Sat 22nd May: Reduced numbers this Sunday

All adopters are given this information

 One of the things that commonly happens when puppies are adopted, and often adults too, is that they get sick, with diarrhoea and coughing being the two most common symptoms.  It's very stressful for a puppy to move to a new home and environment, and their immune systems have yet to properly develop, so it's not at all uncommon for them to react in this way.   

The Sunday puppy afternoons can also be very stressful, even though it appears that the puppies are having fun (which they are), and on Mondays we can see the result.  Last Sunday we sent puppies from Tai Po, so that was a long day for them including a visit to the vet for vaccinations before Whiskers N Paws, and they subsequently developed a cough, not serious, but we don't want to send them again this week. 

In a way it's going to work better having fewer puppies at Whiskers N Paws this Sunday as I think we'll need to be inside due to the heat, and it also means those puppies that will be available to meet will get a better chance at being noticed.  Jet and Alison are the two permanent residents at the store (until they find a home), so they're never affected by Sunday afternoons, and we have some foster pups coming too, including new and young ones. 

Alison feels at home at Whiskers N Paws

The puppies that were there last Sunday Puppy Adoption Day 16th May 2021 are mostly still available for adoption (other than Romeo, Cotton and Kiwi), but they'll stay at Tai Po Homing Centre if you want to meet them there. We do also have some at our Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre that won't be sent this week, so please start by completing the questionnaire at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/ so we can direct you to the right place for the puppy that's going to best suit you and your home.   

Loopy comes every Sunday from her foster home