Fri 13th May: Bringing back memories of mad times

It's been a while since we've had to get into emergency mode, which is just as well given the moves and recent upheaval, but today we cranked up to full power when we were asked to help with the case I mentioned yesterday.  However what started out as what was first thought to be thirteen dogs at AFCD, huskies and mixes of husky, turned out to be sixty in total, with a further group of poodles coming from another place.   (I'm jumping ahead now, as the messages about the dogs and who was where and how many we could take, as well as replying to offers of foster homes, continued into the night).   We can't take all of the dogs, and other groups have also accepted some, but we will take as many as we can depending on their size and how many we can get into foster homes, or even better, adopted. 

Jigsaw having a bath

In the morning we took four of the dogs from AFCD Shatin, and to our happy surprise one of them turned out to be a gorgeous young terrier type, now called Jigsaw.   She was smelly and dirty but otherwise in good health, although she had clearly had puppies at some point in her life, even though she's only a year old.   She was given a bath at the grooming are at our Kennedy Town Homing Centre, and she's already been to the vet and had her health check. 

This husky came from AFCD Shatin

The other three dogs were large ones, all girls and possibly pregnant or having recently had puppies.  Only one is a husky, with another looking more like a rottweiler,  and the third a possible husky cross but definitely more of a mix. 

This girl looks more like a rottie

 This is what happens at these illegal breeding places, and why so many "purebreeds" look rather odd in terms of what's standard in the breed.  All it takes if for one stray dog to somehow mate with (in this case) a husky, and that DNA is introduced into the mix for ever.  The puppies look enough like what they're supposed to be for the breeders and pets shops to fool ignorant buyers, and by the time the puppy grows into a dog and its clearly not what it was supposed to be, it's too late.  We have two such dogs at HKDR that were surrendered to AFCD as licensed breeds (one a Jack Russell and the other a border collie) and you can only sigh at the gullibility of people. 

As it stands now we have foster homes lined up for the next group of huskies that will arrive at our Tai Po Homing Centre on Saturday morning, with eight red poodles that will be sent on to our Kennedy Town Homing Centre.   I can't answer any questions about the dogs until they have actually arrived, but please start by completing the adoption questionnaire if you're interested in adopting.  We won't be accepting random visitors who just want to take a look, so please complete the questionnaire as a first step https://hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/. 

The remainder of the thirteen dogs at AFCD are also waiting to be taken out, and we'll have details of what they are soon. 

Not forgetting the already many dogs and puppies we have waiting for homes, recent addition rottweiler Otto is starting to relax and open up to being petted and tickled.  Here he is showing his tummy:

We'll be at Whiskers N Paws again on Sunday, rain or otherwise, and thankfully we have some new volunteers who have offered their time to help Catherine.  Thank you to all!