Fri 29th Dec: Paws for Good at WNP

Reuben has been adopted! 

 It's always great news when an adult dog is adopted from our Tai Po Homing Centre, even if Reuben is a labrador who I fully expected to be pretty much in and out.  The fact that he had to wait at all just shows that it's a slow period for adoptions, but hopefully things will soon be picking up, and there I know there are more Tai Po dogs who should be packing their bags very soon.

It's a different matter for the shiba inu who came to us recently, and whose photos and details were shared on our Facebook and Instagram pages.  It's clear this breed remains at the top of the most wanted list, along with poodles who are always popular too.  I hope that the five shibas we have waiting for homes will all be gone by this weekend, because there are more waiting at the breeders.  

Also definitely top of the popularity stakes is puppy Button, the cutest little bundle of fluff with a personality to match.  This is one of those cases where you can definitely ask why some people insist on a specific breed name, because this little guy is perfect.  Anyway, he won't be around for much longer as there's a waiting list of adopters wanting to be the lucky ones, and I won't be sharing his photo again until it's with his new family.

Bertie at Kennedy Town 

Button came with a second puppy, just as cute but slightly older at six months.  However Bertie was very scared at the Homing Centre, so he was offered some quiet space and time to decompress in foster care.  When Lyndsay (Instagram @why_i_foster) came to pick Bertie up, she left with Button too, and they joined Enzo and Elfie for the inevitable fun and games.  Bertie has made amazing strides forward in his behaviour, happy to play with the other dogs and the huge pile of toys, although he's still cautious about people.   Once again we're so grateful to have the support of our foster network, giving dogs and puppies a quiet environment and the space they need to let go of their past.  If you would like to become a foster parent, please start by completing the form at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/volunteer/fostering/. 

For the last time this year I can write that our regular Sunday Puppy Party will be taking place at Whiskers N Paws on Sunday, New Year's Eve, from 2pm to 4pm.   Store resident puppies Alice and Arlene are also available to meet any day during opening hours, and I hope they will both be chosen this time round. 

I would also like to take this opportunity to remind you about a fantastic donation programme that WNP have created called Paws for Good.  Basically when you donate $50 monthly you will receive $200 in coupons in return, going up to $600 monthly donation giving back $2400 in vouchers to redeem at the store.  For once I can say that even if it sounds too good to be true, it's totally genuine, and more than that, all of the funds generated by this scheme will be donated to animal charities. Check out the details here: https://www.wnp.com.hk/pages/paws-for-good/.

Any adoptions will not only complete our monthly round-up, but also the year's total for dogs and puppies that have found their forever families.  In the twenty years since HKDR was founded, we have seen many thousands of dogs passing through our doors on the way to a new life, from the very early days of Lamma and Pokfulam, then Tai Po and Ap Lei Chau, and Kennedy Town.  Where will our next stop be I wonder?