I love it when I can fill a page with adoption stories and photos, although I wish there were more Tai Po dogs that could be included. As Yannie said to me today when we were at a meeting at Elgin Street (and that's another exciting piece of news for another day), there are so many "top" dogs at the Tai Po Homing Centre now that it's impossible to list them all. The "top" dogs are those that are (usually) young, healthy, friendly and perfect in every way other than they have no family to call their own. Many are large sized, but we also have lots of medium sized adults and older puppies, and it's upsetting that they rarely get a chance to prove themselves. Please take the time to visit, and to see what we mean.
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| French bulldog Mimi |
Anyway, back to today and Kennedy Town, we're seeing a lot of in-and-out adoptions recently, like French bulldog Mimi, and dachshund Fritz, both of whom had homes waiting for them even before they arrived. Fritz was supposed to be on a week's trial because there were other dogs in the home that needed to given their approval, but he's such a sweet boy that his adoption has already been confirmed.
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| Fritz is now called Wystan |
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| Dizzy is now Daisy |
Also recently taken for a short trial for the same reason, shiba inu Dizzy is now officially Daisy what has been confirmed as her forever home.
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| A lovely family photo for Amos |
Puppy Amos didn't have to wait long for his new family, and he was picked up from Whiskers N Paws today. I hope his sister Annie will also be chosen soon, as she's also very cute.
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| Sarah and Ginger going home |
Poodle sisters Sarah and Ginger were also picked up by their new adopter, with Sarah wearing a cone because we had a lump removed from her face, as well as going-home dentals for both dogs.
Even the Staffordshire bull terrier that arrived today has a trial home to go to on Sunday. Her name has already been chosen as Patsy, so I really hope everything works out. Introducing a new adult dog into a home where there are already other dogs can take a while to sort out, but it very much depends on the personalities of each individual dog.
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| Patsy |
Just as a side note, we have had to amend the Adoption Questionnaire slightly to include the agreement that there will be an adoption fee required. Just recently we thought we had a home for puppy Wesley, but the would-be adopters refused to pay anything so the adoption didn't go ahead. There may be a few cases where HKDR don't have to pay much for a dog that is quickly adopted, but more commonly the vet costs, medication and food are far higher than the standard adoption fee requested. We can't charge according to what we have had to pay because that would be unreasonable, so everyone pays the same. However it's absolutely normal and reasonable for any rescue organisation to expect the adopters to pay a nominal amount, and it's happily rare that anyone questions this. However, just to make sure that there's no misunderstanding, this point is now clearly stated in the adoption questionnaire.
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