Fri 2nd Aug: The inevitable result of heavy rain

 I've been having a lot of bad luck with my electrical appliances recently, with everything breaking at the same time.  A new split air conditioner that I had installed earlier in the year has already stopped working, along with a washing machine and hot water heater. The downside of living on Lamma means there are no repair options, even if the guarantee is still valid, and having to replace almost-new items is more than frustrating.  At least the currently hot weather means cold showers are actually very pleasant, but that's not the point.

I don't know if it's better to have constant rain or very hot and sunny weather, but one inevitable result of the recent heavy downpours is that we were asked if we could find foster homes for three "Rain Babies" who had been washed out of their nests.  In fact these three were the only survivors from two separate litters, the other pups having drowned before they could be rescued.  We had an immediate offer of help from one of our adopter-fosters, so you could say these pups are actually very lucky.  Not only have their lives been saved, but they won't grow up as hillside strays.

The previous five newborns are four weeks old now, so it won't be too long before they're at the age when they're ready to be adopted.  Funnily this litter are all girls, while the three new foundlings are all boys, so there's a choice of both sex and colour if you're looking for a young puppy to adopt.

You must know the adoption procedure by now if you regularly read my blog, and it starts with the completion of the questionnaire at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/.  Unfortunately even though we try our best to be sure that the adopters fully understand the commitment of bringing a dog into the home, not every adoption works out, and in those cases we prefer to take the dog or puppy back so we can find a more suitable situation.  

One recent case was that of Yorkie-cross Muffin, whose adoption was confirmed after a trial as there was another Yorkie in the home, but now it seems the two dogs really don't like each other.  That means we need a new home for Muffin (a girl), although she will stay in her current home until we find a new family for her.