Sat 6th April: Shiba time again

8 month-old shiba boy

 After having taken in the half-drowned shiba inu puppy girl (now called Nikki), today we were asked to accept two more boys from a breeder.  One of these is apparently eight months old and I assume was too old to sell, while the other younger pup has half a front leg missing.  From the photos it looks like a birth deformity, but either way the rest of the leg will need to be amputated to allow the puppy to be able to get around normally.  As we know from other dogs who have lost a leg, especially when young, having three good legs is perfectly manageable and the dog can run and play as normal. 

5 month-old shiba boy 

Anki 

We also still have Anki, another young ex-breeder shiba available for adoption, and while she's perfectly healthy she's also quite shy, so she will need an understanding a patient family who can bring out her confidence.  Living with another dogs will be a great help, as it always is.

Kira 

Also still with us, shiba Kira is a very sweet ex-breeder girl who suffers from the effects of puppyhood distemper virus.  Although fully recovered, she has the typical neurological twitching which we hope will lessen over time, as it often does.  In the meantime she has medication to reduce the muscle spasms, and she enjoys going out with the other dogs  and living an almost-normal life.  

Happily there are some adoptions to write about, including the Weimaraner who came to us from AFCD.  Willie had many offers of a home, which is wonderful of course, but also sad because there are so many fantastic "no-breed" dogs that are just as deserving.  I follow the Instagram page of two dogs adopted from HKDR, one a French bulldog and the other a large mixed breed who was also adopted as a puppy before being returned for growing to be too big.  Richie stayed with us at Tai Po for quite a while before being chosen by his now-family, and he has proven himself to be the absolute best and sweetest boy ever.   Richie could easily have been overlooked, as so many others are, but he was lucky in the end, as were his adopters who couldn't have found a better family member. 

Richie became Pich on adoption

Also having their adoption confirmed, two bonded "sisters", Lucy and Lola, won't be coming back to Kennedy Town following a successful short trial. 

If you would like to adopt an HKDR dog or puppy, pleas start by completing the questionnaire at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/.

Remember all adopters have free support from our very experienced trainer, Cactus Mok, so whether a first-time dog family or just needing some advice on any behaviour matters, you are never alone with an HKDR dog.