First of all thank you so much to those who have opened their homes to the more vulnerable Tai Po dogs, those who are older or have the sort of thin coats which don't help much in cold weather. I know my Lamma sharpei-cross residents, who also happen to be seniors, are already shivering by bedtime when they come inside, and that's before the really cold weather due to arrive very soon. If you can help with fostering for the duration of the cold snap, and hopefully even a bit longer, please email Cindy at foster@hongkongdogrescue.com.
Thanks also to everyone who has donated warm bedding for the dogs who'll be staying behind at the Homing Centre, and you can see little Marla discovered the blanket mountain and made good use of it. Hopefully she won't be needing the extra bedding as she should really be in a home before too long, being so sweet as well as small in size. Her assumed sister Maggie is a little bit bigger but also very much medium in size, and both are staying at our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre.
I don't know why the German shepherds we have had for really quite some time at Tai Po have been unsuccessful in finding suitable homes. Of course we have had offers but Sadie (left) is very large and strong, and definitely not suitable for smaller apartments or city life. Victor unfortunately needed to have surgery to remove a lump on his throat which lessens his chances of being adopted, so that leaves Mona, a smaller German shepherd with a sweet nature. She came to us with heartworm which needed to be treated, but finally her big day came and today she left the Homing Centre to start her new life.
There have been so many messages going back and forth between all of us regarding potential foster homes or adoptions, that it's been quite hard to keep up and sort out who's going where. Thanks as always to our volunteer Foster Coordinator Cindy, who has been amazing in helping with enquiries, even over the holiday period.
One adoption that took place without anyone else knowing about it was that of Bailey, a puppy-turned-young adult who has been in foster since he was a baby with a stubborn case of tick fever. We never forgot about him but his options were restricted given his health, and the fact that dogs with a history of tick fever can't travel to countries like Australia or New Zealand. Bailey has finally found a forever home, and I'm sure the fosters are going to miss him after so long, but we're so grateful that they never complained and stuck with him, knowing that eventually his time would come. Bailey will also go through a period of confusion, but with the support of our trainer Cactus I hope he'll settle soon. Every dog needs time to get used to a new home, family and environment, with some taking longer than others. Give your new dog space and don't try to force it into doing things before its ready, and everything will work out in the end.
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