Sat 29th Feb: Bonded pairs

I think everyone has been out enjoying the wonderful weather while it's around (rain is apparently coming) so it was a fairly quiet day at both Homing Centres, remembering that there are always dogs to be fed, cleaned and walked, expecially at Tai Po where we have so many larger adults.  The staff that are normally dealing with events and fundraising are having to spend their time looking after the dogs and their needs, especially as volunteers are thin on the ground during the week, so please bear that in mind if you 're expecting someone to call.   We don't usually reply by phone in any case because it's difficult to talk when there are dogs barking in the background, and that also applies to me when I'm at home.  You can be sure that as soon as I start to talk the dogs will join in, so it really doesn't work.  If you have any queries you can email info@hongkongdogrescue.com and that will reach me initially, and then anyone else that's appropriate.

The boy is 9+ years old

The female is 5+ years old, very sweet

The two poodles were settled in at Ap Lei Chau, and as expected they're quite "sticky", meaning they're always together. They're both lovely dogs, very sweet and friendly.  The male is quite a bit older than the female, but I assume they've been a pair for the past almost-six years, and dogs form a very close bond after such a long time.  In fact it's very common that if one of a bonded pair dies, the other will follow not long after.   So as much as possible we try to keep pairs together, and hopefully the poodles can find a home that understand two are better than one.  For all adoption enquiries please complete the questionnaire as a first step: www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/

Whiskers N Paws, 10/F Horizon Plaza, Ap Lei Chau

We start the new month of March with our regular puppy afternoon at Whiskers N Paws, 2pm to 5pm, and there's also a mini event taking place in Soho for those of you who aren't looking to adopt.

Coffee and goodies to buy for your dogs at Fineprint

HKDR will be holding a mini charity sale at Fineprint on Peel Street, Soho, this Sunday 1st March, 3-6pm! Come enjoy a cup of coffee and support us! ☕️

Fri 28th Feb: Please keep dog licenses up to date

I hope it's clear by now there is no reason to believe that dogs, or any animals, can be or have been infected with the COVID-19 virus, and that the situation regarding the one precautionary case will prove that.  This information is from AFCD if you want to know more about the quarantining and other related information:

"We understand that pet owners are concerned about the recent news that a dog kept by a Covid-19 infected person was tested weak positive for the virus.
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202002/28/P2020022800013.htm

As you may receive enquiries from concerned pet owners regarding Covid-19 you can find some information on our website at the below link:
https://www.pets.gov.hk/english/highlights/files/Quarantine_of_pet_animals_related_to_Covid-19_cases_Eng_updated.pdfhttps://www.pets.gov.hk/tc_chi/highlights/files/Quarantine_of_pet_animals_related_to_Covid-19_cases_Chi_updated.pdf

There is similar information and some photos of the quarantine facilities in AFCD’s Facebook post (www.facebook.com/afcdgovhk) on 14 February (Chinese version only). Members of the public may find the information and photos pinned at the top of the Facebook page at the moment."

This is not the actual dog but a Clumber spaniel

However the knock-on effect is real, especially given that government workers are already on an enforced "go slow", so whenever I ask about the poor Clumber spaniel that's been incarcerated in the Pokfulam AFCD kennels for some time I'm told the paperwork is still in the system somewhere.   The dog was surrendered when the wife became pregnant, but they weren't the registered owners who had since left Hong Kong for Japan. So the process of tracing the licensed owner, who was already known to have left, began and is still ongoing.  Common sense and facts aren't enough to sway anyone, and meanwhile the spaniel is stuck in a kennel for no good reason.

From this photo I think being dumped was the best day of their lives

I keep talking about the importance of keeping dog licenses up to date because of situations like these, and they're really all too common.  The same applied to the Doberman who was found wandering, and it will also apply to the two poodles who are due to come to us first thing on Saturday.  Their owners have left Hong Kong and passed the dogs to their driver on the way to the airport without so much as a backward glance.  Assuming the poodles, a male and female, are microchipped and licensed,  then the process of tracing the registered owner will begin, and knowing that they are no longer in the territory will make no difference.  At least these dogs won't be stuck in AFCD and can go to new homes as soon as I've registered as the official Temporary Keeper.

From the photos I was sent, which I assume are from the previous home, I think being dumped was probably the happiest day of the poodles' lives since the cage will become history.  I loathe dog cages with a passion, as you probably know.

Sunday is Whiskers N Paws day again, and it will be the start of a new month and hoepfully the beginning of a new life for some lucky youngsters.

Remember our Homing Centres are open every single day of the year from 10am to 6pm, both at Tai Po (medium to large-sized dogs), and Ap Lei Chau where the small-to-medium dogs stay.  You're welcome to visit any time but please complete the adoption questionnaire in advance if you're coming to meet the dogs for that reason.  You can find it at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/

Thurs 27th Feb: Please do not abandon your dogs

I'm jumping a day ahead of myself as the media have reported that someone's pet dog may be infected with very low-grade coronavirus, and the dog has been taken into the secretive AFCD facility for further testing.  Since government workers, including AFCD staff, are only working two days a week and all offices are under-staffed and little is getting done, I have to wonder how this is all going to work if they insist on confiscating pets, and I urge anyone who is considering getting rid of their dogs for fear of infection to contact HKDR as a first step.  I have to say right now that we are not a quarantine or boarding facility so we will take dogs for re-homing only, not on a temporary basis, and I hope that all pet owners will seriously consider the consequences of any impulsive action. 

There's no doubt that Bunny is very cute, but don't adopt based on looks only

Talking of impulsive decision making, this is exactly what the pet shops rely on when they put cute little puppies in their shop windows, knowing that it will attract shoppers who set out not having any intention of going home with a puppy but couldn't resist that bundle of fur and adorable little face.  Proving my point, a photo was posted on our HKDR Facebook page of a gorgeous fluffy pup we have that's currently in a foster home, and there was such a huge response that I had to take the photo down.  Then it was a case of choosing the best home out of all the applications, and making arrangements for the potential adopters to meet the puppy.  Sure enough, one by one the applicants withdrew, meaning at this point little Bunny may be at Whiskers N Paws on Sunday after all, something I didn't think would be necessary.  That's one of the many big differences between adopting from HKDR and buying from a pet shop, meaning our questionnaire and adoption process allows both sides to really think about the suitability of any particular dog or puppy for that home, and whether having any dog at all is the right thing to do.

Bertie heading off to his new home

The second of the new poms was adopted on Wednesday but I only got the photo today, and there's another all-family-included photo coming.

With so many events having been cancelled or postoned, including the Pet Expo which is always very important for us, I'm happy to report that we will be holding a mini sale this Sunday, so please come along if you're free.

HKDR will be holding a mini charity sale at Fineprint on Peel Street, Soho, this Sunday 1st March, 3-6pm! Come enjoy a cup of coffee and support us! ☕️

Come and support us this Sunday!

Weds 26th Feb: More Pink than Red

Pom Ellie going home

As expected there was a lot of interest in the three new pomeranians, and by the end of the day two had already been adopted following their visit to Acorn for health checks and vaccinations.  I'm sorry to disappoint other would-be adopters,  although I'm so happy that adoption rather than buying is becoming more and more popular and accepted.  There's been a slow-down in the number of small dogs coming to us recently but I hope normal service will be resumed before too long so please be patient.

Red Dogs with their volunteer friends

This could be an opportunity for some of those which we call the "Red" dogs, which means they need experienced adopters who understand that time and patience are a cure for almost all behaviour issues.  This has been proved many times over by adopters who have worked with their "naughty" dogs (and I really don't like using that word) and built up a bond based on trust.  Such behaviour problems are almost always fear-based, and if you see the "Red Dogs" with the volunteers that they know and trust you'll see exactly what I mean.  With these volunteers the dogs are happy and affectionate, and no trouble at all.

While some of the "Red" dogs' behaviour might be worse than others, a few are really more pink than red.  Bonnie the corgi, Wilfred the smaller mixed breed and a few of the poodles fall into this category, and they would be absolutely fine once they have settled in homes (without children of course).  You can talk to our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre staff about the Red dogs if you think you would like to give them a home, and of course our trainer Cactus is always available to help all adopters through the initial stages and beyond.

Bonnie is actually more Pink than Red

While we haven't been taking in too many small dogs recently there's no shortage of medium-to-large ones arriving at Tai Po, including the new boy from AFCD who came with the poms.  He's a super-sweet black dog now called Guinness, and there are so many wonderful characters at the big Homing Centre, all hoping that they will be the one chosen.  Please give them that chance to prove that what I'm saying is true, and go to Tai Po to meet them yourself.

Tues 25th Feb: Another day of surprises

I expect these little poms will be gone in a flash

Our HKDR van was in the repair shop having this and that done, and we'd all been told it wouldn't be available for two days, yesterday and today, so nobody made any specific plans to go anywhere.  Then I got a message saying the van would be ready by two o'clock, and at the same time received another message from AFCD Sheung Shui telling me there were several dogs and a puppy ready for re-homing, so without having any other jobs to do driver Ming was sent immediately to pick them up.  Now there are three adorable little poms, a poodle and a very unusual puppy at our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre, with a lovely young adult boy sent to Tai Po.

New 11 year-old poodle

I have never seen a puppy such as this new one, now called Shadow, other than perhaps Aries who was adopted on Sunday and who had odd patches of colour splashed here and there.  Shadow has the same shades of black and grey-brown, but in stripes on her body.   I don't know what colour you would call her when she's licensed.  In fact Shadow and Aries look so similar I suspect Shadow may be from the same litter and got left behind somehow.

Aries had odd patches of a different colour

Another puppy, Bunny, was posted on our HKDR Facebook page and I quickly had to take the post down after receiving so many enquiries about her.  All of our puppies, Bunny included, were at Whiskers N Paws last Sunday, and will be again this coming Sunday, so you can meet them all at the same time and in one place if you're looking to adopt.  I think Bunny will be in a new home by Sunday, but there are so many other beautiful youngsters available so please come along to meet them.

Oscar is adopted again

I mentioned that Oscar and Sidney were being returned after having been adopted, and they were duly brought back to our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre.  Happily for Oscar his available status was quickly changed back to adopted again as he was chosen to go home with another family.

I should also mention that we have a full quota of potental homes for the baby bichon-cross family, especially as the foster parents will be keeping one themselves.  I hope we'll have more small-sized puppies before too long so please keep reading for news of new arrivals.  You'll see everything here first!

Mon 24th Feb: Frustrating times

One of the side effects of the current virus situation is that there are few AFCD staff working on a daily basis and that has created a backlog in the paperwork, as if it wasn't slow enough anyway.  I've been trying to get one particular dog out of the Pokfulam kennels as he has a home waiting, but the release documents are somewhere at AFCD Headquarters with nobody to sign them it seems.  The dog, a spaniel, was surrendered by somone who wasn't the registered owner so there's a long process to get him out even by normal standards, but now who knows when it will happen. I was there again today to see how things were progressing with the spaniel, but only left with a large and very hairy cat I was picking up for Kirsten's Zoo (he's a lovely boy by the way).

This government staff shortage isn't only affecting the dogs waiting for their release from the AFCD Animal Management Centres, but also any other paperwork relating to licensing, or the issuing of any other documents, and that's a worry for dog owners wanting to take their pets out of the country.

There also seems to be a bottleneck in the supply of small-sized dogs from our usual source, and that means we actually have very few available for adoption at the moment, even if we have plenty of puppies. It's frustrating to have so many applications from would-be adopters without having dogs waiting, especially when I'm sure they're out there somewhere, just as they have always been.

Wilfred is 2 years old and loves his walks

Of the small dogs still waiting we have young Wilfred, a very good-looking young boy who loves walks and adventures.  He's not really suitable for a home with children but for an active couple who enjoy the outdoors he'd be perfect. 

Another small dog who's also still waiting is French bulldog Romeo, a very sweet boy with people but not with other dogs.  Again we're looking for an adults-only home for Romeo, but not with anyone who enjoys hiking as Romeo is a short-walks-only boy.

Romeo has funny feet that get sore with long walks

Sidney is due to be returned on Tursday

There was more disappointing news today regarding two recently-adopted puppies who will be coming back, one due to unexpected allergies and the other for another reason totally unrelated to Sidney or his behaviour.  In fact the adopters said he had been well behaved and very easy, so at least that's some consolation.

Sun 23rd Feb: Such lovely puppies

We love double adoptions! 

After a blustery start to the day it turned beautifully sunny in time for the puppy afternoon at Whiskers N Paws, and there was a good turnout of people.  We had two new litters to introduce, one being the Zodiac family, and siblings Aries and Scorpio were quickly chosen to go home together.  In fact by the end of the afternoon there was only one puppy left who hadn't been offered a foster home and that was Taurus, another of the Zodiacs.  There were two volunteer photographers for the afternoon, Aaron Howland  Puppy Adoption Day 23 February 2020 - Part 2 and Laura Nie  Puppy Adoption Day 23 February 2020 - Part 1, and thank you to both for such happy captures.  I'll be adding all of the names as soon as I can, but if you're interested in any of the puppies shown before that happens you can just send a photo of the one you particularly like.

Taurus

Hazel's flopped-over ears are standing up now

I have to admit I was captivated by little Hazel who has grown - or rather not grown much - into such an adorable pixie pup who adores her lovely foster parents.   If you're looking for a puppy who won't be anything larger than medium sized as an adult, maybe Hazel is the one for you.  In fact she reminds me a lot of Rio, who today moved back to Whiskers N Paws as a full time guest, along with Google.  Currently slightly smaller than Rio I suspect Google will quickly overtake her in size.

Google as a big baby when he first came to us

Google now

There was another very happy and special adoption at Whiskers N Paws today, not a puppy but an older dog who's been with HKDR for a good few years.  She needed surgery on both legs some time ago and went to a foster home to recover, where she stayed for several months, in fact until the foster parent had to leave Hong Kong.

You can see Ellie's not exactly relaxed! 

We really didn't want Elle to come back to Tai Po and were lucky enough to find a new foster home, which today became for ever.  We're all so grateful to her new family for giving Elle, now Ellie, this dreamed-for chance, especially as she's quite a timid dog who isn't suitable for most families.  Thank you adopter!

One more older puppy I really want to mention is Adele, or Addy for short.  She's been in a great foster home for a few months and is now fully trained, loving, funny, sweet and incredibly happy.  She adores her foster mama of course, and is very much loved in return, but unfortunately adoption isn't possible.  Addy-Adele needs a home, and I can promise you won't be disappointed.

Typical Adele, such a happy girl

Sat 22nd Feb: Sunny Saturday

Charlie is in foster care now

I called the new curly-coated puppy boy Charlie, a name that just popped into my head and seemed to fit.  He's gone to a foster home with one of our very regular and reliable volunteers, Rose, who has looked after so many puppies for us I've lost count. Charlie has already started to relax and allow himself to enjoy being petted, and I'm sure it won't take long before we see a happy and playful little boy.

Full and happy

The baby "panda pups" are doing really well now that their bichon frise mother is producing milk to feed them, and there's something very satisfying about watching puppies busily suckling without a care in the world.  I'm happy that the owner of the bichon came to us for help because these babies will never know what it's like to be unwanted or unloved, but I do need to remind anyone who's asked about adopting that we don't know who or what the father is and we won't have any idea of the pups' final size or type of coat until they're older.   This is exactly the situation I've written about before with the other poodle-cross breeds like labradoodles, meaning not all of the puppies will have the poodle coat (or in this case bichon) or be small-sized.

I also need to emphasise that this was obviously an accidental pregnancy and this is exactly the reason why we insist all of our dogs are desexed, and puppies, females especially, spayed at six months.  There is really nothing cute about unwanted lives, and it was pure luck and chance that the owner of this bichon happens to live very close to our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre, and that we found a foster home within an hour of the pups being brought to us.   The pups would otherwise have died without a doubt.

It was a beautiful sunny day today and I saw that many people headed out to the countryside to enjoy fresh air and physical activity, so remember that you can sign up as a dog walking volunteer at our Tai Po Homing Centre and do this type of thing any day of the week, and with a dog for company.  Just visit our website for details and an application form at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/volunteer/
(please not you do have to be over 18 years of age).

We'll also be out in the fresh air of the Whiskers N Paws terrace on Sunday with all of the puppies, so come along to meet them all.  The cafe serving delicious food, snacks and drinks is also open at the store so you can enjoy luch there too.

Fri 21st Feb: Sudden change of plans

As an update on the newborn babies, as hoped the mother has started producing her own milk to feed them although the wonderful foster parents Zinnia and Geoff are continuing to bottle feed for the time being.  Once it's clear the milk supply is enough for five hungry babies then additional food shouldn't be needed and the human "parents" can take a break.   I've been receiving a lot of adoption enquiries but it's still far to early to even consider new homes, because the puppies will have to be two months old at least before that can happen.

Happy family

You can't really see the soft curls in this photo

As so often happens any plans I had made for the day had to be shelved when one of the Lamma dogs had to be rushed to Acorn in the afternoon, and I also received a message from AFCD Pokfulam that there were two dogs ready to leave.  As our HKDR van is booked in for repairs next Monday and Tuesday I didn't want to leave the dogs waiting any longer than necessary, so I went to pick them up only to find that the mongrel and the poodle cross were actually one and the same.  The puppy is a curly-coated, chocolate coloured mixed breed that may or may not have some poodle in him.  Either way he's really very cute but also very scared, so it was difficult to handle him.  Now I'm trying to think of a name for him, one that suits his looks and character.

Apart from the new puppy we have many others waiting for homes, and a variety of ages and stages.  Those like Paddle and Tiller are fully vaccinated and already going out for walks, while the younger group have to stay inside and play.


You can meet them all on Sunday at Whiskers N Paws 2pm to 5pm, including those in foster homes, or the Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre residents any day frpm 10am to 6pm.

The timing is back to normal for Sunday

These youngsters have to stay inside for now

Paddle at the dog park

Thur 20th Feb: Five little surprises

This was Cara with Scarlet's puppy

A couple of months ago I knew almost nothing about dogs giving birth (whelping), as the only real experience I had were the hardy mixed breeds who seem to have no trouble reproducing.  Now thanks to poodle Scarlet and poodle-cross Cara, both of whom gave birth during or shortly after being abandoned, I'm very aware that stress results in the mother not being prepared, not having any interest in her newborns or producing milk, which is supposed to start before the actual birth.  Neither Cara nor Scarlet's pups survived, and both adults have since been adopted so their stories did at least have happy endings.

Mother and five panda babies

Today in the late afternoon a woman came to our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre with a bichon frise she had very recently bought from a "breeder", and asked to surrender the dog's five newly-born mixed-breed puppies to us. The mother wasn't producing any milk and the woman had no idea what to do, so I agreed to accept the pups on the condition that the mother could stay with them, at least temporarily.  Even if not able to feed her babies she could take care of them by licking and nursing, and from the experience with Scarlet I hoped the milk would start once the pups were suckling.  Luckily we had puppy milk to feed the little ones and they accepted the bottle while I posted an emergency call for help on Facebook.  We were incredibly lucky to receive an instant offer from a couple living very close to the Homing Centre, and they took all five babies along with the mother (on loan from the owner), and you can see photos and video updates on https://www.facebook.com/hkdogrescue/.  So far it seems everything is going well, and hopefully the milk will start flowing from the mother very soon.

Zing feeding a baby at the Homing Centre

Thank you to everyone who offered to help with fostering, and we may need to call on you if circumstances change but if at all possible it would be best for the family to stay together as long as possible.  I have already received a couple of adoption enquiries, but obviously it will be some time before the pups can be separated, and it should also be remembered that the father is unknown so the pups may grow to be much larger than their mother.

Now that the immediate crisis of finding a place for the pups has passed, I want to know more about the mother and where she came from.  What kind of breeder sells a dog that's just about to give birth?  With Scarlet, who came from AFCD and gave birth shortly afterwards, she had no milk and only two puppies so it was hard to tell that she was expecting, but the bichon had five puppies inside her. Even without any milk you would have thought there would have been some indication that she was in whelp (pregnant).  This is a reality of the pet trade and breeders, and why we try so hard to dissuade anyone from buying from either.  The behind-the-scenes cruelty and suffering needs to be exposed on a continuous basis until it sinks in.

Weds 19th Feb: Giving names

Pretty Rosie at Tai Po 

The new arrivals from AFCD were all given their new names today, and I think Tai Po's Rosie suits her name perfectly because she's so lovely.  Also, as a special surprise, she tested negative for heartworm so she's ready to go to a new home any time. 

The puppies are happy like all puppies are, especially when they have each other and plenty of toys as well as food, and you can meet them at our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre any day.

Julian is a bit older than the other new puppies

I also have a better photo of ex-HKDR Martina, ten months old and urgently in need of a new home.  She's been with her sister and family since she was a baby pup and has no health or behaviour issues, and I would really like her to be able to move straight to a new home rather than have to come to the Tai Po Homing Centre.  She's never known anything but a lovely life and it's hard for these dogs when that's ripped away from them.  Adopting an older puppy like Martina means you don't have to worry about any of the vaccinations or toilet training while still being able to enjoy having a dog for the whole of its natural life.

For any adoption enquiries please complete the questionnaire at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/ as a first step, thank you.

Celeste arrived safely in Switzerland and can now start her new life afresh.

Martina is still a doglet, not yet an adult at 10 months

Tues 18th Feb: Byebye Celeste!

Celeste ready to leave for Switzerland

Celeste left Tai Po for Switzerland today as planned, and many thanks to George Yung of International Pet Travel for his help and support in making sure everything went smoothly.  I know the pet travel companies are very busy at the moment with so many people leaving Hong Kong, and to everyone who's included their pets as family members in their relocation plans, thank you.  Even today someone said he couldn't afford the cost of six months quarantine in the UK, but there hasn't been any quarantine requirement for many years, and even Australia is only ten days.  Please make sure you know what's needed and what the rules are for importing your dog ahead of any leaving plans so you're prepared, and as an idea start putting aside some money every month so you have the funds when needed. It's true it's not cheap to fly your dog to wherever, so please make sure you're ready.

I'm waiting for a better photo of Martina, still only 10 months old

We have one doglet adopted as a puppy who's being left behind, so Martina needs a new home and family.  She was actually adopted as one of a pair with her sister, but they will need to be separated now so it's a double whammy for Martina.  She has no health or behaviour issues, only the bad luck to be the victim of a relationship break-up plus relocation to another country, so if you can offer her a new home that would be wonderful.

We also took in several puppies and an adult (female) from AFCD Sheung Shui today, so our puppy supply is plentiful and you can meet them all at our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre, at least until they're lucky enough to move to foster homes.

One of today's new puppies

Of course we still have lots of gorgeous, fully vaccinated and ready-for-walking puppies available, and as a reminder here's the video by Sunday volunteer photographer Marco Lam once again https://www.facebook.com/hkdogrescue/videos/508203953435500/ .  I have watched it myself many times, as I love to see puppies playing so happily.

For adoption enquiries please complete the questionnaire at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/ and for fostering information email Cindy at foster@hngkongdogrescue.com.

Mon 17th Feb: Hooray at last for Fred!

Fred has waited a very long time for his adoption

Despite these difficult times I have some lovely and very happy stories to share, the first being confirmation of "Freddy McFatty's" adoption after many years of waiting.  Fred the beagle/basset had been living on Lamma since leaving our Pokfulam Kennels in 2010 and was lucky enough to be offered a long-term foster with one of our previous adopters.  All was going well until the company the foster worked for decided to relocate to Singpaore due to the ongoing protests at the time, so Fred was going to have to return to Lamma until another foster home was offered.  Now that home is going to become Fred's forever family, and I'm incredibly happy and grateful that he's been given that chance at the ripe old age of fourteen.


We have two dogs leaving our Tai Po Homing Centre for overseas adoptions, with Celeste heading off today for Switzerland and her new life with another ex-HKDR adopter from Pokfulam Kennels days.  Celeste and her family-to-be have never actually met, but she looks very much like their previous dog and she's such a sweetheart I'm sure it's going to be love at first sight.

Remy is also going to be flying off to his new life in another country, this time in Norway, and again Remy is such a lovely boy I know he's just a perfect fit for his new family.

Ferris

We had adoption confirmation of foster dogs that came to us being quite sick but are now fully recovered, and they are poodle Ferris and cockapoo Cara, both lovely and very sweet characters.

Cara 

Although we had a very successful puppy adoption day on Sunday https://www.facebook.com/hkdogrescue/videos/508203953435500/ (with many thanks to Marco Lam for the lovely video), we have new recruits arriving from AFCD on Tuesday to take the spaces of those lucky ones that left.  As always we would really appreciate foster homes if you can accommodate little guests, and you can get all details from Cindy by emailing foster@hongkongdogrescue.com

Sun 16th Feb: Half and half

Leo and Libra were adopted at our Homing Centre

I was expecting it to be too cold to be outside on the Whiskers N Paws terrace today, so suggested that we only took half of the available puppies as we'd need to be inside and there wasn't room for all.  That's why the puppy afternoon ended up being split between our own Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre and Whiskers N Paws, luckily quite close to each other, with siblings Oscar and Emmy being adopted from one, and Sidney, Leo and Libra from the other.  Five puppies finding home was a lovely surprise, wherever it happened, and the only disappointment was that the Boat Litter weren't chosen as they're perhaps the loveliest of all in terms of character, and good looking too.

Oscar's new family

Oscar's adoption photo is coming

Sidney's adopters came especilly for him

Adopter and foster families with Emmy 

What really helped Emmy's adopters decide on her was because she had been in a foster home and her temporary family were there to talk about her and explain how perfectly toilet trained she was, how sociable and happy.  In fact the adoption photo shows both families and explains the sad face on one little girl who was desperate about losing her puppy, but they will stay in touch.  Foster homes really make such a difference and we very much appreciate the help in so many ways.  If yu can foster a puppy please email Cindy at foster@hongkongdogrescue.com for information.

Sloop's foster parents say she's the smartest and happiest puppy, and they love her to bits.

Sloop is one of the Boat Litter, along with Tiller, Paddle and Canoe

Emmy and Oscar's brother, Wilf, is also in a loving foster home who adore the funny pup, and although he wasn't one of the lucky ones today you can learn all about him and his fantastic character if you're interested.   You can see lots of photos of Wilf and the others in the two albums we have of the Whiskers N Paws afternoon, thanks to Jocelyn Chiu Puppy Adoption Day 16 February 2020 - Part 1 and Marco Lam (photos not yet uploaded, and with Oscar's adoption photo).

Wilf is also in a wonderful foster home

I'm really very pleased that despite the cold and all of the other issues (which I prefer not to include in my blogs) people are still coming to meet the dogs at the Homing Centres, and even better adopting.  Although no dogs left Tai Po today there are several hopefuls, and another small dog was taken for a trial from Ap Lei Chau.  Pomeranian-cross Igloo has to get along with ex-HKDR spitz Lego, and if they can be friends then it will be a permanent home.  Fingers crossed.