Hi all. I’m Joanne. My first SED Ape retired end of 2020, and HKSEDS paired me up with a new pup – Dolce very shortly.

Ape and Dolce are very different characters. Ape is very active and energetic whilst Dolce is tame and more subdued. Dolce has a simple and systematic nature about her, she knows where I would like to go when we step out of a certain MTR station. We went to the dog park after coming out of Tsuen Wan West Station once, and when we travelled to same station a second time, she thought we must be going to the park again and started to lead me towards the park. I had to tell her “not today” and direct her to our new destination.

Ape loved inviting and seeing off guests by the door, while Dolce just lie down quietly and waits patiently for my instructions.

Dolce likes to swim and we go on hikes together. Sometimes she even joins me running, not too fast of course. I used to run semi-marathons before the COVID pandemic, sadly that has to be put on hold as no running guides are available now. Once we were out with a friend, Dolce guided us all the way from Tsuen Wan to Sham Cheng and ran with us. It wasn’t too far, around 2.5km, and we watched the sun set afterwards. It was a very memorable moment. I am really pleased Dolce can now be my new running guide. Maybe its been awhile since we ran, both Dolce and I were exhausted by the time we arrived home. Aches and pains the next morning, ha ha!

Last summer we went swimming and had a great time playing at Cheung Sha beach in Lantau, although I ended up with sunburn afterwards! We also went hiking. Dolce was released and she bounced along happily in front of us, not forgetting to turn round and wait for us now and again, so sweet!

Maybe Dolce knows I’m a masseur, she loves rolling on the floor with her legs up in the air, and waits for me to massage her belly, so funny. We are so happy together.

Going forward, I will journey into a new work environment, hopefully, new changes will enable us to explore new places to go and explore together.