Weds 13th July: 14 new arrivals at HKDR@Elgin

 Getting straight down to the business of the day, it was all happening at HKDR@Elgin when the new arrivals were due in the afternoon and I headed over myself to help.  We didn't know how many dogs there were going to be, and how many puppies, and in the end there were four adults, all young,  and ten puppies.   The photos taken were for identification only, not really good enough for promotion, but when it's like a conveyor belt operation of sorting, checking, worming and so on, there's no real time for posing.  One of the puppies was even chosen on the spot after I'd invited a potential adopter to be there to meet them as they came in, so we're already down to nine (and that's plenty!)  The new adults joined the others already with us (minus Cara and Curtis, already adopted), and they're also all small or medium sized dogs.

We were lucky that ALCVC agreed to take all of the puppies in so they could be checked and vaccinated, and then stay so we could send them straight out to foster homes - or even better, permanent - directly from the clinic.   It's very hard to be sure of any puppies final adult size when they're so young, but some of them are definitely not going to be large when fully grown.  If you're interested in adoption, please start by completing the adoption questionnaire at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/, and for fostering please email Cindy at foster.hkdr@gmail.com (using the alternative emails for now). 

I should mention that Jacob and Joanna were taken home directly from HKDR@Elgin for fostering in case you like the look of them and are interested in adopting.  Jacob is really very cute and won't be larger than medium sized as an adult.

The small dogs staying at 22 Elgin Street can me met any weekday between 10am and 6pm, but please make sure you complete the questionnaire before coming, and that you have made an appointment. This isn't a Homing Centre, it's currently where our office is located and also a training centre, so it's very much a temporary set-up and far from ideal for both dogs and humans.  Thanks to the volunteers who have been coming along to help with the cleaning and feeding, as this would all have been impossible otherwise.