I tend to lose track of where we are in terms of dogs coming in, or potentially arriving, as the surrender requests are endless. Some of the dogs don't ever materialise, such as the shiba puppy that was due to be dropped off today but wasn't, but these are almost always the purebreeds that get passed from one home to another, along with their behaviour issues which worsen with each upheaval. We may have a foster home for the old golden retriever boy I posted on our HKDR Facebook page, although that still needs to be confirmed, and there are also potentially four older poodles (from the same home) that could be coming.
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The only time we really know for sure that dogs and puppies will turn up is when they're from AFCD, and today there were two new puppies that needed taking from the Pokfulam Animal Management Centre, both girls.
The big question is really when do you stop and say no, but that's very hard when you're dealing with lives and when the dogs are simply victims of circumstance, such as a further two from the North East New Territories development area. There are probably hundreds of such dogs that have lost their homes and families, thanks to the Hong Kong SAR Government's heartless no-dogs policy in Public Housing. Many, if not most, of these dogs won't pass the AFCD's assessment process and will be killed, so we can only do what we can for those lucky enough to be given the OK for re-homing.
We have so many lovely dogs at our Tai Po Homing Centre, and every day I hope there will be news of a home for one or more of them. At least they're safe, well fed and cared for, and maybe that's enough for a lot of them, but there are many who desperately want to be in a family home, to be loved and spoiled and treated like kings and queens. Remember for constantly updated photos and videos you can always go to Eagle's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/HKDR.DOGGIES, or https://www.facebook.com/HappyWoofHK
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