Thank you, Asia "Rigby" (84 days left)

 March 8, 2021

I grew up with a family dog.  Through the years we had three dogs as the Brayko family, prior to coming to Hong Kong.  Here, we found our fourth!  Rigby, formerly known as Bill.

The following are excerpts from a post originally posted Nov. 20, 2016.  Rigby was re-homed in December 2020 in anticipation of our move.  He is doing great, although we still miss him.

"We adopted him a year ago [2015] from Hong Kong dog rescue where he had been a resident for three years.  We could tell he was a sweetheart with a gentle disposition, so that and a high recommendation for him as an adoptee who could easily adjust to a cat were enough for us.

"He doesn't bark.  He doesn't enter rooms that he shouldn't enter.  He doesn't jump up on beds or couches.  He doesn't steal food off the counter.  He doesn't snap at anyone or get upset when you are near his dish.  He doesn't wake you up in the middle of the night needing to go out.  (Although he does snore.)  He also doesn't lick you, though that part I wish he would do.  He's just an all around great companion.

"It took him quite awhile to play with Jigs our cat, but now he chases or bats playfully at Jigs almost every day.  At first he didn't know what to do with a kong, but he has now figured out it is fun to try to get the treat out.  He still doesn't have a clue about what to do with a ball.

"Somehow - and I still have not witnessed this in person - he manages to pull the handle down and in just enough to wiggle the door open and escape.  From there he pushes a second door and takes the flight of steps leading to either outside or more flights of stairs which take him to the apartment of a dog-friend of his."

Thank you, Hong Kong Dog rescue, for our fluffy companion of five+ years, Rigby.