Thurs 30th Nov: Early start and late finish

Gershwin as a young dog, many years ago

 I missed another day of posting as I had one of those dreaded vet visits to make, meaning having to make the hardest of decisions for an old dog who no longer had any quality of life.  As in many cases, I had already cancelled a previous appointment for Lamma dog Gershwin, but I couldn't delay the inevitable any longer.  I know many of you will have been through the same anguish of not knowing what to do, or when, and there is always the niggling doubt about whether it was too soon.  Anyway, Gershwin has joined this month's list of Forever Dogs, a list which is also inevitable as so many dogs grow old with us.  

The adoption number for those lucky dogs who found their forever families was 33, and here are their names:

Tai Po Homing Centre

Mochi (Malinois cross)

Moose (Alaskan Malamute)

Victor (Multibreed doglet)

Simba (Golden Retriever puppy)

Elsie (Multibreed)

Kip (Multibreed)

Kennedy Town Homing Centre

Preston (Multibreed)

Nancy (Mini Bulldog)

Latte (Poodle)

Eden (Multibreed)

Otto (Miniature Pinscher)

Baxter (Poodle)

Mocha (Poodle)

Elodie (Multibreed)

Charlie (Terrier cross)

HKDR@Elgin

Toto (Golden Retriever puppy)

Whiskers N Paws

Smartie (Multibreed puppy)

Foster Homes

Primo (Mini Schnauzer)

Babs (Multibreed puppy)

Bijou (French Bulldog)

Butter (Pomeranian)

Zelda (Multibreed)

Rex (Multibreed)

Nova (Multibreed)

Zara (Poodle)

Riku (Shiba Inu puppy)

April (Multibreed puppy)

Andy (Multibreed puppy)

Horlick (Multibreed puppy)

Toffee (Multibreed puppy)

Rex (Multibreed)

Rudi Hans (Dachshund)

Pepper (Pomeranian puppy)

Our Forever Dogs

Dawn (Taipo)

Duncan (Taipo)

Prissy (Taipo)

Raisin (Kennedy Town)

Rollo (Kennedy Town)

Mack (Foster)

Ronnie (Foster)

Dainty (Lamma)

Gershwin (Lamma)

Rescued Dogs (Total: )

From AFCD: 6

From other sources: 32

The late finish to the day was because Yannie, Winki and I attended the Gala Dinner for the Knights of the Truffle and Wine of Alba - Hong Kong Delegation, a non-profit organisation whose aim is to promote the food, wine and culture of Alba, Italy.  

Winki, myself and Yannie not in our usual attire

HKDR was chosen as the beneficiary charity for the evening's raffle, and Yannie also gave a presentation about HKDR and our work.  Other than being lovers of wine and the region's white truffles, several of the guests were also adopters of HKDR dogs, so it was lovely to be able to put faces to the names I was familiar with.  Of course we were also happy to sample the wine, cuisine and truffles during the evening.