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Offline Evita

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Farewell to pets when emigrtaing
« on: July 22, 2011, 10:44:08 am »
It takes time to reflect which I'm doing 3 years later !!

The best thing we did was get Paddywag. He filled our lives here in NZ and we have great beach walks and when I'm at work he is my husband's devoted companion.. and he sleeps on our bed !

Anyone having to re-home doggies when emigrating, it does help to get a pet once in NZ and one can buy one on Trade Me. (bit less costly than from a pet shop.) They are expensive here, but without a pet we'd feel even more bereft, as we had a menagerie of animals in SA!  ::)

See my article just posted - I could swear my dog is psychic on evehemming.blogspot.com

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Re: Farewell to pets when emigrating
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2011, 10:46:24 am »
oops. I MEAN EMIGRATING - TYPOS ERROR ! :)  :o
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Re: Farewell to pets when emigrating
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2011, 10:46:24 am »

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Re: Farewell to pets when emigrtaing
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2011, 09:54:05 pm »
Quote from: dievissers on July 22, 2011, 07:16:19 pm
You had me puzzled there for a moment...... Dog story under Police Clearances... he he  ;D  ;D ;D ;D ;D

 ;D you know what these dogs are like....fathering kids and not paying maintenance........and wanting to leave the Country!! I'm sure there are a few Bruno's like that!


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Re: Farewell to pets when emigrtaing
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2011, 10:24:04 pm »
Me and DD want a pet so bad, but OH is not biting - yet  :whistle:  I might have to resort to finding a "stray" and that way he can't say no.  In the meantime, he has resorted to buying DD FurReal pets - I mean really  :D
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Re: Farewell to pets when emigrtaing
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2011, 11:08:01 am »
Hang in and explain all the psychological pros !!  :gl2: :gl2: :gl2: :gl2: :gl2: :) :) :) :clap: :clap: :clap: :gl: :gl: :gl: :gl:
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Re: Farewell to pets when emigrtaing
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2011, 08:55:34 am »
With the new quarantine period only 10 days, maybe more people will bring their pets with them and can avoid the stress of re-homing them. :( :(
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Re: Farewell to pets when emigrtaing
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2011, 10:56:18 am »
Quote from: Gypsymom on July 24, 2011, 08:55:34 am
With the new quarantine period only 10 days, maybe more people will bring their pets with them and can avoid the stress of re-homing them. :( :(

Are you sure? Do you have a link to this? I am horrified as I had to leave 6 dogs behind and it broke my heart.  :'( The main reason was the cost and the length of the quarantine period!
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Re: Farewell to pets when emigrtaing
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2011, 09:29:08 pm »
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Re: Farewell to pets when emigrtaing
« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2011, 11:14:03 pm »
the new 10 day rule is great news, wish it was around when i brought my two monsters, would have saved heaps of money!!! but wouldnt change it for the world
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Re: Farewell to pets when emigrtaing
« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2011, 11:45:31 pm »
Quote from: colel on July 25, 2011, 11:14:03 pm
the new 10 day rule is great news, wish it was around when i brought my two monsters, would have saved heaps of money!!! but wouldnt change it for the world


 :bigwelcome: to the forum colel!! And I am right up there with you - we too as a family would not have done it any other way, our boy was way too precious to leave behind! Where in NZ are you situated? And as for your monsters..... :D what type of monsters are they?

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Re: Farewell to pets when emigrtaing
« Reply #10 on: July 26, 2011, 06:43:11 am »
HI thanks for the welcome, we are in east auckland and my two monsters are brother and sister, black and white staffies
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Re: Farewell to pets when emigrtaing
« Reply #11 on: July 26, 2011, 11:38:54 am »
Best wishes from a staffie lover !! See blog about POOCH THE DIABOLICAL STAFFIE :)  evehemming.blogspot.com

Twas sad but we have move don now with Paddywag.  Evita
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Re: Farewell to pets when emigrtaing
« Reply #12 on: July 26, 2011, 08:04:32 pm »
Quote from: colel on July 26, 2011, 06:43:11 am
HI thanks for the welcome, we are in east auckland and my two monsters are brother and sister, black and white staffies


Agh, fantastic! We have a tri colour staffie we brought from SA....as you know they NEVER grow up, I was really concerned that he would not handle the quarantine, but alas - he did fantastically!! The 6 months at Keringa was a breeze, however, he did not cope well in Perth quarantine (Byford) as arrived in June (winter) and they are not as jacked up as the SA quarantine.....FREEZING, and WET! yes, if we had known about the new quarantine laws, and where we were going to land up....we too would have saved a lot of money......no worries, would do it again in a heartbeat!We are looking to get another staffie baby soon.... :D and with the new one, we will need to learn another language, as this one can understand Afrikaans should we want to chat  about those things like...'park, walk, car, going out' etc.......they are so flippin clever!


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Re: Farewell to pets when emigrating
« Reply #13 on: July 27, 2011, 01:04:47 pm »
Ah cute... you can talk English, Afr, Kiwi and dogs will just NOW. Our boy understands walkies, bacon, we are going to the park, poohs and wees etc ! Oh and pritt kitty cat !!!  lol. best wishes to all Saffers who relocate and get a new pet or bring one with the new less traumatic process ! :hug: :clap: :clap: :clap: :) :) :)
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Re: Farewell to pets when emigrtaing
« Reply #14 on: July 28, 2011, 12:55:06 am »
Just moved this topic to the correct sub-board.    ;)
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