Thurs 28th Jan: A funny story

 

New girl Claudia is very sweet

Going to AFCD Pokfulam used to be a regular thing for me, but these days there are rarely new dogs coming in and subsequently no reason for me to visit.  However today the second of the two I wrote about yesterday was due to be taken out, as well as puppy Bacon needing to be licensed.  

The new dog confused me somewhat as I'd been told that it was a male and female pair, however Frisbee is female and so was the one from today.  It's a small matter, but I had to keep checking that I hadn't made a mistake and nor had the Tai Po team.  Sometimes, albeit rarely, mistakes are made as in the recent adoption of Amber, who was registered as a girl but turned out to be a boy whose penis had been surgically removed.  This happens when bladder stones become lodged, but I was surprised to see the operation carried out in such a young dog.  We only found out when the adopter told us, and she had been wondering why "Amber" cocked his/her leg to pee.  

Gorgeous Ernie

Another foster dog had his adoption interview today, and Ernie passed with distinction.  As always being in a foster home has allowed us to see a dog's true personality and has been incredibly helpful.  Even better, as Ernie had received quite a lot of interest thanks to the foster update on him, we hope it will mean homes for other dogs that are equally lovely. 

I know everyone loves to read the happy updates, and this one about Bonsai is lovely too: Adoption Updates of Bonsai:

"Bonsai has settled exceptionally well and fits in perfectly with our family. He particularly loves hiking and has been able to enjoy more adventures in the country parks. He is fantastic in every way and we are very pleased that he did so well with the heart worm treatment and the recovery period

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As is clear from the photo Bonsai is a shiba inu, a breed we see more surrender requests for than any other due to their often difficult personality and behaviour. Bonsai is one of the "good" ones, but we still have others that are waiting for homes, the most urgent of which is King. He's currently being fostered by a neighbour so I've got to know him pretty well, and what I can say about him is that he's incredibly smart, independent and stupidly brave. He guards his home better than any other large-sized dog can, and will take on other big dogs that trespass on what he sees as his territory. The problem is the bigger ones win.

King

We don't usually like our dogs going to homes where they won't be house dogs and live as members of the family, but with shibas like King they need and want to live freely. What we are waiting for is a home with a very big outdoor space that King can roam freely in, and he can guard it as much as he wants to. If that's your home please complete the adoption questionnaire at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/