It's been a busy week for me one way or another, and finding time to catch up with the incoming dogs and puppies as well as sharing happy adoption news is quite difficult.
It's not often that I get to visit the Homing Centres these days either, as I have so many dogs to take care on Lamma, with frequent vet visits taking up whole days. However, this week I made it to both Kennedy Town and Tai Po, and got to meet the little hopefuls as well as a few of those at our big Tai Po Centre. There are so many and I didn't have enough time to cover the whole area, but I got plenty of enthusiastic welcomes from those I did manage to say hello to.
At both sites I couldn't help but wonder why there are so many such lovely, sweet and friendly dogs that are homeless, especially the little ones at Kennedy Town. Gibson (more medium than small), Kingsley, precious Celia, who is so incredibly sweet after being horrendously injured before coming to us, Hilary, Bobbin, Soda - all such happy characters, as well as many others. Small Dogs available for adoption in KTHC (MAR2025). It's just as well I can't fit any more dogs into my home because I wanted to take them all.
Despite already having so many dogs at HKDR, especially at Tai Po which is a very big space but full to capacity, we are inundated with surrender requests on a daily basis. Some of these are genuine cases, such as one dog who was adopted from us several years ago but whose adopter recently passed away. Delphine, as she was called before, is a lovely girl, and our commitment to all of our dogs means that we will take her back, even though the chances of her finding a new family are sadly very slim.
On Monday we will be taking in an older Collie, who is homeless due to unforeseen family circumstances, and I hope that being a breed this boy will at least have a chance of finding someone to take him in. We would be happy for a foster home, even if not an immediate forever family.
We've also been asked to accept a Dutch Shepherd, a breed similar to a Belgian Shepherd in terms of intelligence and energy. As it happens I managed to find a great home for a young Malinois (Belgian Shepherd) this week, but that was pure luck and perfect timing, and a rare occurrence. These breeds are not suitable for most homes, and I wish the breeders would stop adding to the already too many that are abandoned as adults. We still have one at Tai Po waiting for a home, and it's very upsetting to see such magnificent animals not living the life they need and deserve.
We took in more puppies this week, the "A" group, although they're not all from the same litter. They are, however, all gorgeous, as you can see from the photos.
Luckily almost all from the previous intake, the "C" puppies, have now found homes, but surprisingly the one I thought would be the first to leave is still waiting for a family to adopt him. Casper was the odd one out, as the others were from the same litter.
If you're interested in adopting any of our dogs or puppies, please start by completing the questionnaire at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/adopt/adoption-questionnaire/.
For fostering, please complete the form at www.hongkongdogrescue.com/volunteer/fostering/, or if you have already registered you can email Cindy at foster@hongkongdogrescue.com. Please note that not all dogs need foster homes as it's often better if they can stay at the Homing Centres to be seen by potential adopters, but puppies and older dogs like the Collie need fosters while waiting for forever homes.