Calling all dog owners?
Feb 26th 2008, 12:46 am
#16
Just Joined
Joined: Apr 2007
Location: Hamilton NZ
Posts: 27
Re: Calling all dog owners?
Hi, if you can bring your dog over. We made the decision to not bring ours when we came over last october and it is still very hard not to have him. the girls cried more when we got here because they missed "Jaspa" than missing family and friends. We left him with my parents so we know that he is well cared for and we see him on the webcam but its not the same. We felt so lost without a dog that in january we got a puppy "Woody" and he is keeping us very busy and the girls are so much happier.
good look with your journey you wont regret it.
Annx
good look with your journey you wont regret it.
Annx
Feb 26th 2008, 12:55 am
#17
Actually just Adie
Joined: Jul 2006
Location: Up the Hutt
Posts: 478
Re: Calling all dog owners?
Hi there,
We have two dogs and two cats. Didn't have a problem finding rentals, I lived in a hostel/backpackers (private room) for 3 weeks when I got here, and during that time i got offered 2 that would take dogs out of about 10 that i'd looked at. That was in AKL, we moved to WGTN about 6 months ago, same thing here.
Allow a couple of weeks to find a house, then be patient and work all the letting agents, offer a larger bond and more frequent inspections. they hardly ever come to inspect anyway, but it shows willing. Also if you are renting in UK bring a refference from the landlord/agent there.
Bring your pets ! for what it is worth finding a house is simple.
Adie
We have two dogs and two cats. Didn't have a problem finding rentals, I lived in a hostel/backpackers (private room) for 3 weeks when I got here, and during that time i got offered 2 that would take dogs out of about 10 that i'd looked at. That was in AKL, we moved to WGTN about 6 months ago, same thing here.
Allow a couple of weeks to find a house, then be patient and work all the letting agents, offer a larger bond and more frequent inspections. they hardly ever come to inspect anyway, but it shows willing. Also if you are renting in UK bring a refference from the landlord/agent there.
Bring your pets ! for what it is worth finding a house is simple.
Adie
Feb 26th 2008, 1:50 am
#18
Forum Regular
Joined: Jul 2007
Location: Quinns Rocks Perth, WA
Posts: 220
Re: Calling all dog owners?
We put our dog in to kennels in the UK through a fab pet shipping company in Leeds. They arranged for the poo and blood tests etc to be done by a vet thier, it all started 30 days before he was due to be shipped out. Total cost of kennels, vets, certificates and shipping was £3,500. He's a chocolate lab four years old. I know it might seem cruel to put him in kennels for that long, but it gave us time to get here to Wellington, and look for somewhere to rent while we stayed at a hotel. We landed 1st Jan 2008 and had found somewhere to rent within 2 weeks and moved in 17th Jan. We were lucky that we didn't have to pay anything extra as the landlord said in the advert that pets were OK. We found it on Trade Me, which is a great place to look.
I hope it all goes well.
Catkin
I hope it all goes well.
Catkin
Feb 26th 2008, 6:40 am
#19
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Thread Starter
Joined: Aug 2007
Location: Christchurch, NZ
Posts: 234
Re: Calling all dog owners?
Thank you soo much everyone ... I never really entertained the idea of re-homing our dog, but after reading horror stories about not being able to find rentals I needed to ask.
I personally don't think my son would cope with losing her ... even at the ripe age of 4, he terribly missed our old dog, whom was put to sleep 18 months ago so I can't possibly put him through that again.
thanks again ... off to show hubby this thread!!
Lou
I personally don't think my son would cope with losing her ... even at the ripe age of 4, he terribly missed our old dog, whom was put to sleep 18 months ago so I can't possibly put him through that again.
thanks again ... off to show hubby this thread!!
Lou
