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moving to new zealand...shocked at cost to ship dog


View Poll Results: would you take the dog? he is 10 years old
no..thats price is just crazy/ or not fare on the dog 11 16.42%
yes...he is one of the family 56 83.58%
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Old 02-08-2013, 12:03
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lol, that's lovely, did your budgie get to sit on captains table!
Afraid not - he was in his cage in the car on the car deck

On a practical note, I checked both going and coming back with the relevant authorities and there was no restriction on birds.
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Old 02-08-2013, 15:10
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I'm afraid I'm going to sound like a loon, but my cat goes where I go. And if my cat can't go where I go, I don't go.

He's family.
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Old 05-08-2013, 14:19
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My friends moved to the Caribbean and paid about £600 each for their dogs to be flown with them but put in a pressurised hold. That was for the tickets and their dog passports etc. And the flight took far less than a shipping container
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Old 05-08-2013, 14:59
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Duome thanks for sharing your lovely dog story. On a similar note, just over a year ago my older dog was feeling her age of 13 years. We then got ourselves a bonkers Springerdoodle puppy. Our older dog has since lost half her weight and is actually enjoying life and her walks once again. You wouldn’t think she was 14. Fingers crossed that she too lives another 6 healthy years.

OP Good luck in New Zealand to you, your dog and your family
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Old 05-08-2013, 15:36
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Out of interest how long will the dog be quarantined for on arrival into New Zealand?
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Old 05-08-2013, 19:19
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My friends moved to the Caribbean and paid about £600 each for their dogs to be flown with them but put in a pressurised hold. That was for the tickets and their dog passports etc. And the flight took far less than a shipping container
I presume the op is flying them too, just used the term 'ship' to describe what he was doing.
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Old 05-08-2013, 19:38
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Out of interest how long will the dog be quarantined for on arrival into New Zealand?
If the dog is up to date with the nessiary vaccinations I believe it's none, but not 100% on that
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Old 05-08-2013, 23:13
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Just realised you are considering not taking him. Pls take him. We get 2-3 animals in the shelter a week that have been left because of emigration or moving in general. Many stay for months or longer before finding homes. We had to pts one this week who was with us a year, got more and more aggressive and was severely over weight (even after a year!) and terrified of people. Very sad. His family moved 100 miles away, they could of taken him but for some reason didn't bother.
That is so sad. A friend had her dog put down after having a baby. She lied to us and said the dog had been put in a shelter, but her husband blurted it out. I found it hard to forgive her.



My cats are part of the family, the day I took them on I took on a responsibility, I could never leave them , not only because I would miss them to much , it would just not be right to do so , my feeling is that you don't drop responsibility. Either they would go with me , and if I couldn't afford it then I wouldn't go.
Me too.
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Old 05-08-2013, 23:45
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FYI
yes he is comming with us as he is family
he was from a rescue and we wouldn't let him go back to a rescue
thanks for all the comments

Great news.
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Old 06-08-2013, 00:27
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That is so sad. A friend had her dog put down after having a baby. She lied to us and said the dog had been put in a shelter, but her husband blurted it out
Since when could you get dogs put down on request?
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Old 06-08-2013, 06:11
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Since when could you get dogs put down on request?
Always. Dogs are property and as such we can play god.reputable vets should question it but at the end of the day if the owners choice.
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Old 06-08-2013, 22:07
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That is so sad. A friend had her dog put down after having a baby. She lied to us and said the dog had been put in a shelter, but her husband blurted it out. I found it hard to forgive her.
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Thats disgusting!! Why didnt she rehome?

I dont think I could be friends with someone that heartless.
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Old 07-08-2013, 07:55
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Thats disgusting!! Why didnt she rehome?

I dont think I could be friends with someone that heartless.
Because people often use dogs as substitute babies and when the real thing comes along they feel no need to treat it well. People are idiots (I say this a lot).

On the other hand there are some good folk out there,We had one old dog come in last week, the family had a new baby who was really allergic to him, they had tried everything but the allergy was getting worse as she grew, they sobbed and balled and spent a good twenty mins in the car park trying compose themselves, it brought a tear to everyone at the centres eyes. I can't imagine that choice. Good news is he found a home within about a week and will be going soon.
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