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.