Fri 23rd Oct: The typhoon that never was

 I cancelled the vet appointment for Lamma dog Cotton due to the impending typhoon and the fact that the T3 signal was already up, which turned out to be a mistake as nothing happened except for a cool breeze.  I did, however, make an early dash across to take the new dogs to AFCD to get them microchipped and licensed, returning to Lamma immediately afterwards, where I sat and waited in vain for something to happen to the weather.  

After getting home I received a message from AFCD asking if I could go back to take two puppies that had just arrived, one of which had a broken jaw.  Of course I couldn't go myself but our driver, Ming, was called back just before he was about to go through the cross harbour tunnel, and both puppies were taken to Acorn for a check-up.  I'd messaged in advance that if the puppy with the broken jaw was too badly injured that he should be euthanised rather than suffering, but Dr Tony said the jaw could be wired together and should heal quickly enough.  The other puppy (left, now called Sherpa) was typically covered in ticks although seemingly in good health at the moment.

Going back to the new small-medium Ap Lei Chau dogs, they will all have to have their health checks before going to new homes so I'll leave sharing their information for now in case they have heartworm or any other issues.  They're all adults, not old but not youngsters either, and I'm sure the weekend visitors to the Homing Centre will be meeting them. 

Our Foster Coordinator Cindy has been incredibly busy arranging meetings for the puppies who are getting ready to go to new homes, and so far four out of the eight "G" litter babies have been chosen, with others meeting potential families over the weekend.  I wish them all luck, as well as the little litter of nine, also having adoption interviews lined up. This was how the eight looked as tiny almost-newborns when they first arrived and were taken immediately for fostering....

We have many puppies at our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre waiting too, so please complete the adoption questionnaire if you're interested in meeting them.  www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/

Check out the photos and videos of both puppies and adults staying at our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre here: https://www.facebook.com/HKDR.DOGGIES