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And my dog and probably every other dog would eat "crap" given half a chance. Even her maj's corgi's probably wouldn't turn there nose up at some fallow deer turd.
Had to resort to a normal household brand as her gout was flaring up again!

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Now he has a supper of raclet rinds, gay and a Europhile.

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I love that site. Now I feed my dog raw meat/scraps.

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There's a difference between a scavenging dog (they're naturally opportunistic foragers, so it's hardly surprising if they grab what's available), and purposely choosing to feed your pet something that's nutritionally deficient.

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Mmm, raclet-te rind? Best part of the cheese! lol

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Where did I say on my OP I wanted to move over for a better life for the kids? Or because the UK has gone to the dogs?

I'm guessing then since you are so blinkered on these points, that's why YOU moved over, hence proving my point completely.

This post was for people who were in the process of emigrating, or just thinking about it. Funny that the folk who hate the place are quite so prolific in the replies.

I'm also seeing a lot of racism coming through.

You're all showing your true colours here and it's not pretty.

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What's your take on dog food?

And rather more to the point, why did you start this thread in the first place?

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So you're a racist now?

Nice.

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Eh?

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My take on dog food?

I buy "Chase Super chunks", £9.00 for 24 tins, and Asda's own mixer at £2.50 a bag. Lasts nearly a month. My dog is super fit and passes hit mot every year with flying colours. That ok?

Why did I start this post?

Why does anyone start a post? To get answers and reactions, which I think I have succeeded in, don't you?

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As much as ever, I suppose. Where's the racism in that post?

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You're guessing wrongly. A few judicious pokes at the search button would easily demonstrate why.

Who said I (or any other respondent) hates the place? The only thing most of the above have in common is that they've been in Canada (and on this site) long enough to be a teensy bit wary of your unbridled enthusiasm.

Talk of barbies every weekend, Canadian Tire, Tim Horton's and muscle cars from a wannabee is usually an indicator of future pain.

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I love these threads.

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I liked your original post. I'm originally from the North of England but moved to London UK for work around 13 years ago. Met a Canadian and got married. Once we started a family, we knew that we'd be moving. London is a great city but neither of us wanted to raise our family there. Having visited Canada several times over the past 8 or 9 years, I loved it. Although it was always for a holiday, I knew I could live here. So the choices were; stay in London; move back to the North of England closer to family and old friends, move elsewhere in the UK or emigrate. A no brainer really!

We've only been here 4 months so some will say we're still in that rose tinted / honeymoon stage but we're not missing anything from the uk at all. We skype family (just as we did when we were in London), we don't miss much UK TV (never bothered with Eastenders, Corrie etc) - anything we want we can catch up with online (Spooks, An Idiot Abroad etc). Tim Hortons is ok for a coffee. There is Starbucks too! Canadian Tyre is just another shop, as is Walmart. If / when you emigrate, things will of course be different. It's all about how much you compare it to the UK or wherever you've emigrated from. If you think you're going to miss too many things, don't emigrate. Try not to compare when you get here. If you're the type who goes on holiday then spends all the time looking for an english pub, english breakfast, etc etc then perhaps you're not the type to emigrate. I'm not directing this at the original poster, just saying.

This site is fantastic, the Wiki is great and the knowledge we took from others during our immigration process was invaluable. I posted more regularly then but still read a bit now. It's true that once you've made the move, there is less to say here. But anyone who is looking to 'escape' should read, research, visit, visit again and consider very carefully what impact a new country will have on their life. It may be better, it may be worse, it may be the 'same'. One thing is certain, it will be different. It's just how you cope with that 'different' compared to what you are used to, comfortable with or if you're the sort who easily adapts to anything new and embraces it, then emigrating is definately for you.

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Why? are you a veggie?

Ok, put it this way, from reading some of your, and others like you, posts, you don't have many nice things to say about Canada.

So tell me of this future pain I will have to endure.

Do you not have nice hot summers where you live?
Are Barbeques not real?
Is Tim Hortons shutting down?
Are there no muscle cars in North America, was someone lying?

Really don't see where you were going with all that.

Anything else you can think of that I won't actually like when I'm there?

What about yellow School buses, or country music, or Niagara falls, or bears and wolves, or pancakes and maple syrup, or big-rigs, or meters of snow, was it all just lies for the tourists?

Why do some of you have such a problem with people who want to move to Canada because they love everything about it?

If you don't like this question, why keep responding to it? :rofl: