Weds 24th Nov: Bunty arrives in England

 Starting today's post with the best news of all, not only the adoption of a senior Tai Po dog (hooray!) but her safe arrival in the UK,  just proving once again that it's quite possible to take dogs with you when you leave Hong Kong.  Well done to Bunty for finding herself a great home, and huge thanks to her adopter.

Paulie held his ball while having a bath

While adoptions from the Tai Po Homing Centre are less frequent, a new intake of smaller dogs at Ap Lei Chau inevitably results in lots of enquiries, especially when they're all young.  Paulie was the first one to be chosen, an adorable ginger terrier with a passion for tennis balls.  In fact when he was having his bath just after arriving at the Homing Centre he didn't want to let go of his ball.

Some dogs love toys and balls, while others have no interest in them, and like everything else it just proves that they're individuals with their own likes and dislikes, especially when they're mixed breeds. 

The seven new puppies arrived today and went straight to their respective foster homes.  So far two females have been named (by their foster parent) as Lucy and Lola, so it looks like these are going to be the "L" litter. 

While puppies are young and in foster homes it's too easy to forget that they're there (unless you're Cindy, the Foster Coordinator). 

Very cute and chubby, but not labradors

There's the litter of six who all went to the same home together when rescued during the heavy rains, and another litter of chubbies who got a lot of interest when they first arrived because people thought they were baby labradors.  They're not, of course, they're mixed like all of the others, but when you get a litter that all look the same it means that the mother has only mated with one male during her fertile period.  There can be different fathers in one litter which is why there's often such a variety of colours, looks and size. 

If you're interested in fostering puppies, or adopting a puppy (or pair) from a foster home, please email Cindy at foster@hongkongdogrescue.com as a first step.