going alone..to take dog or not?
#31
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Re: going alone..to take dog or not?
If you are coming to Australia alone you may be have enough to think about without worrying about your dog. If you're out and about meeting new friends and sorting out a new life for yourself, maybe bringing wuff isn't such a good idea. At a time when your dog is in strange surroundings and needs your attention, you may not be around much for him. Do you have family who would keep him when you emigrate ?
#32
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Re: going alone..to take dog or not?
the paperwork which is really giving me a headache is the import/export permits, not to mention the costs, have emailed the company for clarification on what service they provide
#33
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Re: going alone..to take dog or not?
When they're in quarantine are we allowed to give them toys bought in Australia?
#34
Re: going alone..to take dog or not?
Yes they can have toys and indeed I would bring in many! We also brought our own food as one of them has a delicate stomach if he doesn't eat the stuff we find works for him.
#35
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Re: going alone..to take dog or not?
That's good to know then. Each cat has their own favourite type of toy so it will be great being able to take small tunnels and ping pong balls as soon as they arrive in quarantine. Are we allowed to interact with the cats whilst they're in quaratine?
#36
Re: going alone..to take dog or not?
Yes you can make an appointment to see the cats, although visiting hours are not helpful to most workers. We went into their err "pen" and the cats were also let out into a bigger store room for a bit of a run around with us supervising as nobody else was around the day we went. My husband went for a couple of days after they first arrived as he wasn't working and then we both went at the midway point.
#37
Re: going alone..to take dog or not?
Scare stories. Loads of people have pets, we had no trouble whatsoever securing a rental property with two cats. Although I was very concerned about in advance because of all these comments about landlords not taking pets. I guess a couple of big dogs might be another matter.
Last edited by sa2uk2oz; Mar 10th 2012 at 2:05 am.
#38
Re: going alone..to take dog or not?
Perhaps it was your friends. Seriously I was terrified before we moved because of stories like the one you told and am just trying to provide balance to people that are worried enough about the big move. And I was house hunting around Sydney, which I assume is not a particularly unusual location.
#39
Re: going alone..to take dog or not?
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation...
Im planning to move to oz at the end of the year, the nly dilemma I have is deciding whether to take my beloved dog or not.
I will be going alone and so its difficult to know if I will have time to look after him on my own without knowing what my work pattern will be, I wont know this until I get there and so if I cant afford time/money I need to rehome him before I go, on the other hand I dont want to rehome him and then arrive and realsise I could have taken him.
Sorry if this doesnt make sense, but has anyone else experienced this and what did you do?
Thanks
Im planning to move to oz at the end of the year, the nly dilemma I have is deciding whether to take my beloved dog or not.
I will be going alone and so its difficult to know if I will have time to look after him on my own without knowing what my work pattern will be, I wont know this until I get there and so if I cant afford time/money I need to rehome him before I go, on the other hand I dont want to rehome him and then arrive and realsise I could have taken him.
Sorry if this doesnt make sense, but has anyone else experienced this and what did you do?
Thanks
#40
Re: going alone..to take dog or not?
Hi, we brought our dog out here last September and although I did worry we were bringing him for us and not what was best for him I was concerned that he would struggle with the journey (wasnt worried about quarantine as he has been going to kennels since he was a puppy) and sometimes felt guilty at the thought of dragging him across the world and that we wouldnt get a rental very easy but he is absolutely fine and loves it here, now when I look at him enjoying his life still with us I am so glad we have brought him, we also managed to find a rental fine but we did bring a pet reference with us and that really helped. On the socialising side it is a great way to meet people while you are walking the dog, I meet people regularly to take the dog for his walk which is great, you can also get dog walkers or could consider daycare in boarding kennels while you are at work.
We have two dogs english springer and a cocker spaniel. We are bringing the english springer but not the cocker as she has cancer so we don't really know how long she has got, shes' only 5 (it's not effecting her health or wellbeing, yet)! We have made arrangements for her to go to a friend who has a lot of land and dogs of whom our dog socialises with, so when we leave her (if she is still with us) she will go to a fantastic home, one of which she knows so that eases the pain of leaving her a bit.
We just got the results of the rabies test last week so we are on count down for that now. I think the jab and blood tests where about £150 all in. we are also getting a company to do all the paperwork and shipping for us. It's gonna cost about £3500 including quarantine.