Fri 13th Feb: Back after a long break

I hadn't realised it's been a month since my last post, but I've been away and time passes so quickly anyway.  Things have also slowed down quite a bit, as happens every year when Chinese New Year's approaching and so many people are leaving for vacations abroad, or just taking time off at home.   Remember to pick up our HKDR Red Packets while we still have stock!

Fisher, Giselle, Edison, puppy Holly and poodle Felix are some of the smaller dogs that found homes since my last blog, while we took in quite a crowd of new arrivals, both at Ap Lei Chau and Tai Po.  Please keep checking our Facebook and Instagram pages for photos and details of new dogs, or browse the full list at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/dogs/.  

Almost all of the Tai Po dogs are young adult mixed breeds that we've taken from AFCD, and every one is a reminder that while baby puppies are small, cute and adorable, they quickly grow.  While that might sound obvious to most sensible people, it's clear that still too many don't consider this fact when adopting.   Most of my Lamma dogs are now fifteen years old, and that's the length of time you have to consider when bringing a puppy into your life and home.  Smaller dogs generally live even longer, so if you're getting a puppy because your children want one, please think ahead and imagine how old they will be when the dog reaches the end of its natural life. 

Fundraising is an important part of running any charity, and especially when we have so many dogs to take care of on a daily basis, from puppies to seniors.  Whether it's basic feeding, monthly tick, flea and heartworm prevention, or expensive vet visits and surgeries, we can never sit back and relax.  Staff also need to be paid, as well as rents, and even though we keep everything to a bare minimum it all adds up.   If you would like to support our work, please visit our website at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/donate/ for all donation information, as well as details on our monthly sponsorship options via the Life Saver Club.  Please also consider donating your Lai See back to the dogs and puppies that rely on your generosity while waiting to find their forever families. 

Tues 13th Jan: One very special adoption amongst quite a few

 We had a happily busy weekend for adoptions, with quite a few dogs finding their forever homes.  The delightful brother and sister pair of Hansel and Gretel (now Peanut) were two of them, each going their separate ways to lovely families.

Small adult Bonnie was adopted at Whiskers N Paws, while new puppy Pesto, who came to us only recently along with two assumed siblings, was taken home after the Sunday Puppy Party. 

There are lots of other happy adoption photos which you can see below, but I want to talk about the small dogs that are still waiting for homes and are currently staying on Lamma due to lack of space at the Homing Centre.  Two of these are assumed sisters Maisy and Lemon, and I strongly suspect that one of them may be the mother of Hansel and Gretel.  They're the same small size, and shape, and with the same very happy and friendly nature.  They're also young, although unfortunately Lemon tested positive for heartworm when she arrived (one of the large intake including the many French bulldogs).   

Willy is another from the same intake, and he's a gorgeous terrier type, probably a Jack Russell cross, small and very friendly.  He's shown on his way back from Acorn after being desexed. 

There was a very special adoption at Tai Po, and while of course all adoptions are special, this one has a story attached.  Some time back we were contacted by a vet who said that a man had brought in a healthy young dog to be put to sleep for no good reason, and finding out that Ruffle had been adopted from HKDR the vet contacted us.  Of course we took Ruffle back, grateful to the vet for having let us know.  By chance the ex-girlfriend of the man who so cruelly wanted to end Ruffle's life spotted her on our HKDR website, and immediately offered to take her back.  The reunion was a very happy one, as you can imagine, and Ruffle is now safely back home.

I'm going to be taking a couple of weeks off from today when I fly to India for a holiday, but I'll still be online and in contact as usual.  Please expect delays though, as hopefully I'll be relaxing by a beach somewhere! 

Please keep checking our Facebook page for news of new arrivals, but also remember that we already have plenty of lovely dogs of all sizes waiting for homes.   You can browse through the full gallery at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/dogs/ if you want to see them all.