Weds 5th June: New arrivals, and an old problem

 Before starting on the dogs, I have to mention that there's an annoying glitch with posting my blog on Facebook because the settings recently changed themselves. That means I have to add the direct link at the top of the page, rather than being able to click directly on the post.  I'm not sure how to remedy this, but no doubt someone will explain it to me (I hope!)

Whitey was adopted today 

We took in four new dogs at Kennedy Town today, while Whitey the poodle left with his new family. He'll have a sister poodle to play with, which I'm sure he'll enjoy.

One of the new shibas

Three of the new dogs are ex-breeder shibas, all young at a year old.  There are still more ex-breeder shibas on hold for now, as we need to move those we already have before taking in others. 

I'll call this little girl Violet 

The fourth ex-breeder dog is a tiny ten year-old poodle girl, worn out from having been forced to produce puppies for so long, but a lovely little dog who deserves to have a wonderful life from now on.

This is Gringo being adopted

Two of the other soon-to-arrive dogs will be coming on Thursday, with the labrador already lined up to go straight to his new home.  The other dog is a five month-old puppy girl who's the same type as a previous dog we took in.  His name was Gringo, and he was a very popular boy who had several offers of a home.  This is apparently a Chinese breed although I can't find any information on Google, but it doesn't really matter, because all you need to know is that the dogs look like small shibas and are good-natured. 

A further few dogs are due to arrive on Friday, as mentioned in yesterday's post.

We're all so happy for Johnny 

Other happy adoption news is that of Rottweiler Johnny, who's status was confirmed after a short trial. 

Now I have to talk once again about the long-term commitment that adopting (or buying) a dog entails.  I'm dismayed every day when I see the social media posts showing dogs that have been abandoned, literally, on the street or in Country Parks, or the endless messages we get asking if we can take in such dogs.  I feel terrible that it's impossible to say yes to all of them, not only because of the lack of space but also the financial burden that it entails, knowing that these dogs almost certainly have heartworm, and will need everything else doing, including desexing.  There seems to be an epidemic of people giving up their pets for a variety of reasons or excuses, and I have honestly never seen things so bad in this regard.  

Taylor and Tatum need a new home 

Today there was another surrender request for a pair of young dogs, and even worse, adopted as puppies from HKDR. Now still only two years old, their adopter is "too busy" to take care of them.  These girls are quite small at only 14 kilos, and I want to cry for them and all of the other innocent dogs who are promised a home for life but become a burden after such a short time.  

PLEASE, think about the future if you plan to bring a dog into your life and home.  If you can't be sure that you will consider that dog to be part of your family no matter what, and that you have thought about all of the costs, vet bills and everything else, DO NOT get a dog.  You can foster, which means temporarily taking care of a dog, or you can get an animal that has a shorter life span, but don't assume that when you no longer want the dog you can easily find another home, or just surrender to an animal rescue charity.  There are literally thousands of dogs and puppies desperately in need of homes, and adding to that number is just wrong. 

As far as Taylor and Tatum are concerned, if you can offer these sweet and very easy girls a home together, please complete the adoption questionnaire at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/.  Thank you.