You can probably imagine that the week leading up to today's big event was pretty crazy, because everything else has to continue while the arrangement for Peak to Fong reach last-minute fever pitch. Now it's over so the team can breathe again, and I want to say a huge thank you to not only the staff members who have been working on this for many months, but also the volunteers who play such a huge part as well. It's amazing to see how many familiar faces, past and present, turn up to help and support, and I'm only sorry that there's never enough time to personally thank everyone on the day. I'm sure you have already seen the many photos that were posted on our Facebook Hong Kong Dog Rescue (HKDR) and Instagram hkdr_official pages, and if not please take a look. There will be many more to come as well.
Apart from the human faces, there were so many beautiful dogs I wanted to greet, the lucky ones with their families and the still-to-be-adopted with volunteers. I love them all.
It was business as usual at our Tai Po and Kennedy Town Homing Centres, as well as Whiskers N Paws for the regular Puppy Party, even though all of the photographers were busy helping out at Peak to Fong. It was left to our long-term volunteer Catherine to take the photos of the puppies, and you take take a look here Puppy Adoption Day 24th Nov 2024.
There were even some adoptions at Kennedy Town, with Aggie, terrier pup Ando and poodle Adele being three of the lucky ones. However there was a kind of miracle adoption too, as the foster parent of four of the newborn babies will be keeping them all. In most cases this wouldn't be a suitable situation as four siblings would be a real handful, but if there is space and enough people to take care of them then it can be fun. Since I have had almost all of my Lamma dogs since they were puppies together, I know that it can work.
There are still more small dogs coming to Kennedy Town this week, including four small-sized puppies (meaning they will be small as adults), so please keep checking for details. We'll be needing foster homes for the puppies, if not forever homes of course.
If you're interested in adopting please start by completing the questionnaire at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire, and for fostering the application form is at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/volunteer/foatering/.
If you're not in a position to adopt of foster but would still like to "adopt" in another way, you can become a sponsor of one of our many dogs-in-waiting by joining the Life Saver Club. There are different levels of sponsorship so it doesn't mean committing to a large amount every month, but you can choose which dog you would like to "adopt", or we can suggest one for you. Many of the Lamma dogs for example, who are unlikely to ever find their forever families, but who are guaranteed a safe sanctuary for life. Please email Eva at lifesaver@hongkongdogrescue.com for details of our sponsorship programme, and how to get started.
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