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| New boy Tanner now has a photo and a name |
If you're looking for a lovely mixed breed to adopt we can be sure to have the right one for you, however if you want a particular breed or type of coat you may have to wait. For such adoption enquries I always ask that people read my blog to hear about new dogs or puppies coming in, or potentially arriving. As you know just getting a surrender request doesn't mean that the dogs will ultimately turn up, although what often happens is that they will come sometime later.
I received a request from someone to re-home two dogs, both a year old, a bichon and a labrador, and as usual it came to nothing. Now weeks later the same person has asked again about finding a new home for the dogs so let's see. There's also a young beagle in the "surrender pipeline", so again we'll wait for confirmation, but please do submit the adoption questionnaire if you'd be interested in any of these dogs. We'll choose the home that we think best suits the dogs and their needs, always assuming they turn up of course.
You all know I love the mixed breeds more than any other dogs, and I have such a diverse bunch of characters living with me on Lamma that I draw all my experiences and knowledge from. Each dog has its own unique personality and that's what makes them special, no off-the-peg lookalikes. I have shy dogs, outgoing ones, lazy and energetic, social and introvert, bossy and submissive, and the truly unique like Griffin who re-wrote the rules about being a dog.
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| I've never known another dog like Griffin |
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| Honey is the last of the Sugarbabes |
Still, one litter of puppy sisters that we got in from AFCD all looked the same, so I assumed they were crossbreed rather than a total mix. These were the "Sugarbabes", and today the last of them was adopted. I was surprised that they weren't snapped up as soon as they arrived as they're smaller-sized and gorgeous, but sometimes potential adopters don't see the treasures in front of them until it's too late.
That also often applies to foster homes, who insist they don't want to adopt until we have a potential new home and the foster faces losing a dog or puppy they have come to love. This is what happened to the rascal King, a shiba inu (yes, one of those) who was being fostered by my neighbour. Although the home was perfect in that there is a very large amount of land that King could explore freely, he started to go further afield, visiting neighbours or just sitting on the beach, and basically doing whatever he felt like. Nothing could stop him or keep him in, and eventually another home in the bay asked me about adoption and we agreed a trial period. Of course King wandered off from there too, going back to his previous home or visiting other neighbours for a change of scenery, and today it was his foster family that signed the adoption paperwork and made King formally theirs. I know he'll still be off on his adventures and that suits this breed perfectly, but I'm very happy to know that this funny, obstinate and definitely challenging little dog has a new and forever home at last.
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| Truly King of the Bay |
Now I just want the same for the other shiba, three year-old Damson, shown here with our driver Ming.
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| Damson and Ming |
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If you're interested in any of the dogs and puppies waiting for homes, please complete the adoption questionnaire as a first step: www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/
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