Sun 18th Oct: Male or female, or does it matter?

 After feeling sick and miserable all day (see yesterday's post for the reason) I have some happy news today as two puppies, both guests at Whiskers N Paws, were adopted today and I'm hopeful that more will be going home soon.  The lucky dogs were Patti and Tickle, and their departure means two more can move from our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre to have fun at Whiskers N Paws.  I don't know which pair will be chosen, but I'll let you know.

Meanwhile one of the "foundling" litters are reaching the age when a move back to the Homing Centre is looming, but we'd much rather that they were adopted directly from their foster homes if at all possible.  This is the "G" Litter of Gussie, Gail, Gabby, Greta, Gina, Grover, George and Gunner, eight in total. They were only a week old when brought to us on the 2nd September, and now they're all happy and healthy and enjoying their lives.  Here's a video of Gina and Gunner: https://www.facebook.com/hkdogrescue/videos/pcb.3741261622553209/2780035708948303/

If you would like to meet any of these, or other, puppies in foster, please start by completing the adoption questionnaire at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/ as a first step. 

I was just asked by a potential adopter if there is a difference between males and females, and my reply was as always that although it's a generalisation, yes there is.  Females tend to be more family orientated and naturally like to form tight-knit groups, while males don't have best friends in this way and prefer to have a group of mates they will play with when they feel like it.  I know this from my first-hand observation of the dogs that live with me on Lamma, where there are cliques of females who stick together closely but very few males who live like this.  There are exceptions to every rule of course, so Melba and Romeo are always together and lookalike brothers Beefy and Sammy are pretty much inseparable, but the rest of the boys hang out as individuals. 

The word "bitch" is highly appropriate when two females fall out though, and once the fights start they're serious and there's nothing you can do about it.  That's why, again as a general rule only, if adopting a pair we recommend a male-female combination as most likely to form a close relationship.

Having said all this, the Lamma dogs that are closest to me (by their own choice, and nothing to do with me) are Griffin (male) and Rag (also male), but although they don't have enemies they also don't have best dog friends either.