Fri 22nd Jan: Yes we still have plenty of puppies!

 As of today we had twenty puppies in foster homes and waiting to meet their potential adopters, so I was somewhat relieved to hear that the arrival of yet more, due to come on Saturday, had been delayed.

These are the names of the available puppies already in foster homes, and Cindy is busy arranging interviews for those interested in adoption as I type, as well as asking for updated photos:

These photos were taken when the pups arrived

Bumper, Banka, Busby, Berry

Stella, Sophie,  Sadie (the boys have been adopted)

Fabian, Fidget (these 2 will return to Ap Lei Chau), Faith, Finn, Fergie

Dido, Delta

Wallis, Winter, Wendy, Willow, Willy, Walter  (the latest litter to arrive).

For anyone interested in adopting (and please bear in mind that these are not going to be small-sized adults and probably larger than medium) you can start by completing the questionnaire at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/

We got a surrender request for a border collie today, but before you all rush to ask about him from the very blurred photo that was attached to the surrender request form this doesn't look like a real border collie to me, and he's sixteen years old.  Yes, after sixteen years and the arrival of a human child three years ago,  the owners of this poor dog have decided they don't want him any more.  I have a seventeen year-old dog on Lamma, Gigi, who is blind and deaf, as are many of the older old dogs that live with me (Stardust and Tufty being two others) and the fact that they can't see or hear makes life challenging for them and they get into arguments when they accidentally bump into other dogs or get in the way.  The owners of the border collie say his behaviour has changed and he's become grumpy, and I'm pretty sure that if they bothered to check they'd see it was because he can't see or hear either.  It's a hard decsision to make whether to accept this dog or not, knowing that he almost certainly has multiple age-related issues, but at the same time the thought of him being abandoned at AFCD is really upsetting.  I'll let you know what the outcome is. 

We had to sort and clear everything by end of day

My two Lamma dogs, Connie and Lorna, were back at Concordia Pet Care today to have their ears flushed, so I had to go across in the afternoon to pick them up and bring them home (they weren't very happy dogs at that point).  However before doing that I joined the team at Ap Lei Chau to help sort out the donations received from the Whiskers N Paws Operation Santa Paws.  There were so many boxes we had to get busy to make sure all were cleared away as quickly as possible, with items being allocated to Ap Lei Chau, Tai Po, Lamma and the warehouse.  Thank you to everyone who donated!

Although we haven't been to Whiskers N Paws for our Sunday puppy afternoons for some time we still have puppies staying there as full-time guests, and available for adoption of course, and the store is open every day for shopping, eating, drinking and just browsing.