Fri 21st May: The heat continues

The number of dogs joining my morning walk has dropped to a handful as the intense heat continues, and I can no longer call it a hike as I have to keep it short.  Rain wasn't forecast today but when I saw black clouds gathering in the evening I couldn't have been happier, and the few seconds of rain (and again this morning) felt like a blessing. Let's see what happens over the weekend, but regardless of the weather our two Homing Centres will be open as always, 10am to 6pm, and the Whiskers N Paws puppy party will be taking place on Sunday, 2pm to 4pm.

Although not all of the young puppies are ready to be at the Puppy Afternoon, namely the Baby Blacks and the Beach Babies, there is one litter who will be making their debut, but for some reason they don't have a specific group name.  I know the reason, it's because they by-passed the Homing Centre completely when they arrived due to the distemper outbreak we had at the time, very thankfully over with now. 

Sweet girl Berry

We usually send the older puppies to Tai Po when they grow too big for the limited space at the small Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre, but nobody wants to let go of sweet Berry, one of those exceptionally gentle characters who plays with the smallest and youngest without hurting them.  She's a perfect candidate for a home with young children, and I'm sure she'd be fine with cats too. 

Ned's Bailey Chair

Another older puppy who's stayed at Ap Lei Chau is Ned, and you may remember he came to us as a baby pup with the eating problem megaoesophagus.  Although otherwise healthy it's vital that Ned sits in his specially-made Bailey Chair when he eats, so the food goes down the right way and not into his lungs.   It would be a special day for sure if Ned was chosen for adoption, and we would happily let his feeding chair go with him if it ever happened. 

Brothers Freddie and Doddy, Ned and Sherpa

Brothers Freddie and Doddy have struggled with tick fever since coming as very young pups, as has Sherpa, and all three have grown up at the Homing Centre where they're happy enough and not outwardly showing signs of any illness.  Sherpa is ready for adoption now and the bothers are pretty close to getting the all clear, but being quite shy we hope they could stay together.  It's a wild dream perhaps, but dreams can come true.