Mon 20th April: Good things are happening

Wizard will be moving to his new home very soon

Quietly and behind the scenes some of our Tai Po dogs are finding their forever homes, thanks in part to the fact that they were lucky enough to be offered foster homes initially.  Some like Emil are staying where they are, while Wizard will be moving from his foster home to a new family after a successful meeting.

Emil looking comfy at home

Another senior found a home with Terry, this time June

June, who has been with us for a very long time, went home with volunteer Terry to join his family of seniors and dogs that nobody else wanted.  Terry has a huge heart and luckily his home is also large enough to provide space for all of the dogs until their lives come to a natural end.

Thanks to our amazing staff and core volunteers our Tai Po Homing Centre has stayed open throughout everything that nature has thrown at us, from Typhoon 10s to the current coronavirus, and nothing makes me happier than to see dogs being adopted from there.   Every one of them has a story and a place in my memory, with some like June going back a very long way.  To all of us at HKDR these aren't "just dogs", they're individuals with four legs, a wagging tail and a heart full of unconditional love.  Look at Tusk, such a beautiful and soppy boy.  When will he go home?

Tusk is big but a great cuddler

Julian is such a sweet doglet

We had the results back from the CT scan on doglet Julian, and as I'd suspected from when I first saw his funny face his problem is related to a malformation of the skull.  That basically means there's nothing that can be done and the sometime noisy breathing is just part of Julian's life.  He's a lovely boy and very sweet, so now we just have to wait and hope that someone will fall in love with him.

Lizzie is just 2 years old and very sweet

Little Lizzie, the young pom-cross girl, will be going for her desexing surgery at Concordia and while she's there it will also give the vets the opportunity to further investigate her heart and how serious the problem is.  Lizzie is showing no signs of being anything but a very normal and happy little dog so I really hope it will be good news.

I found out when I was at AFCD this morning that they have a restricted service for licensing and rabies vaccinations.  There would be no way of anyone knowing if they didn't read the www.afcd.gov.hk website so it's frustrating for any dog owner who turns up on any day other than Tuesday or Thursday.  I have no idea why these two days have been chosen over any other as there are staff there every day, but the HKSAR Government works in a mysterious way.  Here's the relevant information taken from the AFCD website:

Moreover, the anti-rabies dog inoculation and dog licensing services at the Animal Management Centres under the AFCD will be provided on Tuesday and Thursday, from 9.30am to noon and 2pm to 4.30pm, whereas all other Anti-Rabies Dog Inoculation and Licensing Centres will be closed until further notice. For details, please visit the designated website: www.pets.gov.hk.