Tues 30th Nov: A move is inevitable

 Another day meant another expedition out onto the streets of Hong Kong with Iris, the Ap Lei Chau Homing Centre manager, as we continued our search for a new location.  We have to make a decision soon, in fact the deadline has already passed, but there hasn't been anywhere that's really suitable.  I think we've been incredibly lucky to have discovered Ap Lei Chau all those years ago when it was still Hong Kong's best kept secret, and since then things got even better with the opening of the dog park so close to the Homing Centre, and then the waterfront becoming a "dogs allowed" promenade too.  Leaving is going to be huge wrench, no matter where we end up.  We've seen great spaces but in hard-to-access locations, and good locations but with the space being too small to accommodate all of the dogs and the office too.  It looks as though we're going to have to split into two separate places, which is a real shame. 

Jilly is still under a year old

Having adequate space for all of the dogs is more important than ever, as they're arriving faster than we've ever seen in the past.  Four more turned up today, a mix of the old and young, two of each in fact. 

Jasper the schnoodle

The young include an incredibly cute terrier girl, under a year old so still technically a puppy, and a young adult schnoodle boy (schnauzer-poodle cross).   The oldies are both boys and not in great shape, but I'm sure there are kind hearted dog lovers who will offer a soft bed and lots of love to these two.  

Poodle Jumble is a bit of a mess right now

Happily the smaller dogs are easy to home, but we won't ever be less than discerning about the type of home they go to.  It would be pointless to rescue dogs from bad situations and then to put them back into a similar type of home.   Unfortunately we've made mistakes, such as the newly-returned terrier Scribble, adopted for the children and then dumped at AFCD, but every time this happens it makes me more determined that every adopter understands the commitment of having a dog. 

Scribble is still only 6 years old

Jimmy is a senior too

Pilot is now Zeus 

Terrier Pilot, now Zeus, was today's lucky boy, and his name will be added to the November adoption list. 

Just 4 of the many baby pups in foster

I can never forget that there's a large number of puppies in foster homes, getting older by the minute and closer to the time when they're going to be looking for new homes.  By chance these  siblings were briefly reunited when they were taken for their vaccinations, and if you're interested in meeting them with a view to adoption please contact Cindy at foster@hongkongdogrescue.com.  They're not old enough to go to new homes as singletons just yet, but you can either adopt one and take the second on a foster basis, adopt one and wait until he or she is a bit older, or best of all adopt a pair and take them home immediately!