Newly adopted shy dog Taylor went missing today after slipping out of her collar and harness during a walk. I'm not going to say anything other than I want Taylor to be safely found, although truthfully that's going to be difficult given her already timid nature. I don't know why Taylor wasn't wearing the double safety collar/harness combination that we always ask newly adopted dogs to wear, but here you can see Dimple demonstating what I mean.
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| Dimple is wearing a safety collar and an Easywalk harness, both attached to a separate leash |
All newly adopted dogs should have special care taken when being walked, but particularly those who are even slightly nervous and afraid of unknown people, traffic and anything else. It's happened time and time again that a scared dog has pulled back and out of an ill-fitting harness or a regular collar. At HKDR we always use and suggest the type of martingale collar which tightens when pulled (set so it doesn't choke) along with an Easywalk harness, each attached to a leash. This means that if the dog manages to pull out of one, the other is still in place.
I'm continuing to receive many adoption enquiries for smaller sized dogs, but for whatever reason we haven't been getting these dogs coming in since the coronavirus situation started. It's as frustrating for us as it is for any potential adopter because I'm sure there are dogs being abandoned and unwanted puppies born just as there always has been, and the only reason I can think of is that while so many people are working from home there isn't the need to get rid of the dog. We'll see what happens once restrictions are relaxed and more return to office working, but for now we don't have the small dogs available, at least the young and those with no behaviour issues.
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| Igloo will bark non-stop if left alone |
At our Ap Lei Homing Centre we still have pomeranian cross Igloo (who has separation anxiety) and French bulldog Romeo whose problem is serious dog-dog aggression.
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| Romeo hates other dogs |
We have several "Red" dogs who would be suitable for experienced adopters, and Piper who is currently staying on Lamma. He is an active dog who needs proper exercise, and again a home without children and who has experience with dogs. On Lamma Piper is very happy and has no behaviour issues but he wasn't happy in the Homing Centre with so many dogs in a relatively small space.
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| Piper |
I almost forgot to mention that two sister dogs who have been in a foster home for a long time while waiting for a home together will be staying right where they are.
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| Angel and Beauty together forever |
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