Weds 15th April: Romeo returns

You can't see Amos but he's there

Puppy Amos was adopted today, the third from a litter of six I recently took from AFCD.  These puppies will probably be larger dogs when fully grown but it's really impossible to know at this age.

We're still getting a lot of enquiries for small-to-medium sized puppies or young adults, but as mentioned previously we haven't been getting the dogs that would normally arrive on a regular basis, and certainly not the small-sized puppies.  I can only ask that would-be adopters be patient, even though I know that this is the time when so many people are desperate to have a dog or puppy at home.   This isn't only happening in Hong Kong as I've read that countries requiring non-essential workers to stay at home are seeing a surge in adoptions, and while that seems like a happy side effect of a horrible situation, it worries me that this is a short-term phenomenon and the shelters will be full again once everyone goes back to work.

Pepsi, Cherry and Waldo remain

New arrival Lizzie had a grooming session from Iris today and looked very pleased with herself afterwards as she enjoyed a walk in the sunshine.  It's impossible to see from the outside that Lizzie's heart has a problem as it didn't stop her from wanting to run ahead and have fun.   She'll be going to a foster home while we arrange further tests on her heart, but that doesn't mean she's not available for adoption if you don't mind that she'll need a special diet and probably regular checks.

Lizzie is a lovely little dog

Following Igloo's return from her foster home we have another sad returnee coming back on Thursday.   It's heartbreaking for me, and all of us at the Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre, that French bulldog Romeo has to go back into isolation, the very reason why he became so depressed and frustrated in the first place.

French bulldogs often have antisocial behaviour towards other dogs and this is made worse if they don't have the opportunity to mix with other puppies when young.  Romeo has a bad case of dog hating, and we can't even begin to work on that problem until he's settled and happy in a home.   The requirements are simple, and they are that the home should have an outside area like a terrace or garden for toilet needs and play, and other than that there's nothing except that Romeo should be left alone.

Romeo's not a bad boy, he just needs space to unwind

All dogs who have behaviour issues need space to unwind, relax and be left alone until they are ready to try again.  We've seen it time and time again, and every dog that's come to Lamma for rehabilitation has succeeded in changing from scared and angry to happy and (relatively) normal. Unfortunately for Romeo, the fact that he hates other dogs means he can't join the other Lamma ex-misfits, but surely there's someone who can provide the same sort of environment to help this poor guy heal?

Lamma resdident Kobe had serious anger issues when he first arrived

If that's you, please contact Cindy at foster@hongkongdogrescue.com or complete the adoption questionnaire at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/