Sun 31st May: A "Red Dog" turns green

Bell has a home of his own!

I don't know how many times I've written about our "Red Dogs" saying that if only given the opportunity they would be fine in a home, and now one of them has been given that chance.  Poodle Bell's now-adopter has been visiting and getting to know him, until finally today it was the right time to take him home.  Harryn, one of our long-term volunteers who knows all of the Red Dogs well, made this heartwarming goodbye video as all of Bell's human friends came to see him leave the Homing Centre and board the ferry taking him to start his new life.  https://www.facebook.com/hkdogrescue/?eid=ARDJcwC1ahNQ7luZgzW6SrsdA21RK35r9kmZ8JvNNJPPPIRCKMoftyURcHnxnWbcYo7c-3ZF9sZm1R79&timeline_context_item_type=intro_card_work&timeline_context_item_source=560806777&fref=tag .

All of us want to thank Bell's adopter, and hope that seeing this will encourage others to step up and do the same.  The "Red Dogs" aren't bad, they just need someone who will take the time to get to know them and build trust, just like Bell's adopter did.

Sabre is already out hiking with his big "brother"

Even the mild-mannered poodles may initially show stress-related behaviour when they first go to new homes, as happened with Scribble, now re-named Sabre.  Scribble-Sabre had taken a day or two to settle at our Homing Centre so we had seen his fear-based reactions, and when the same happened with his new family we were able to reassure them this would quickly pass.  And it did.

Harley

Having moved puppy Mandy to Whiskers N Paws to keep Harley company after sister Hattie's adoption, Harley also left with his new family today so it's Mandy's turn to need a friend. https://www.facebook.com/WhiskersNPaws/videos/946693769116763/

Berry  going home

We had a lot of visitors coming to meet the puppies at our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre and there are many "maybe" adopters trying to decide on if, when and who to take home.  We don't hold dogs or puppies  after having been let down too many times in the past when promised homes never materialised, so sometimes when a decision is made that puppy has already gone, as happened with Berry today.   There are still many others available and I'm sure new puppies will be coming in, so just keep checking in here.

I was very happy to hear that Ginny was also given her chance at a new life as she was taken home for a trial with the two resident dogs, adopted from HKDR many years ago.  I really hope it will work out as Ginny's a very sweet girl and I dont want to see her coming back.