On our last day in the states we dropped Bone Crusher off at a kennel next to LAX until his flight - it was a Friday, he flew on Monday. Dogs are only transported from the states when both the Australian and American government are operating, in case there are any issues.
His quarantine really started on the 1st when we left - he was separated from other dogs, just in case, its not really a requirement, but its not worth the risk. They sent us some photos and I am just pretending in my head this is how much fun he is having now that he has been in Australia for a few days.
He arrived on Wednesday the 6th - they sent us a quick email just letting us know he was received and healthy and to pick him up next Saturday at 9:30 am. He is either going to hate us or be really excited. We are curious to see if he will get anywhere near his travel crate again. He was really loving it before he spent 22 hours in it.
And since we don't make anything easy when it comes to our pup, we had an adventure on our second day here to source him suitable food while on "vacation." He was approved for a special diet while in quarantine - he is allergic to grain and looses his hair, gets super itchy, its not the end of the world, but he's not comfortable and we love him to death so he gets what he needs. We were going to ship his food from the states, but quickly realized that would be destroyed in customs (can't ship beef). So we would find suitable food Monday and ship it to him next day. Well, most pet stores here don't actually sell food, what?!?!?! We ventured about an hour away to find a huge dog food warehouse and got food there, but the selection was not awesome, there have got to be better places I just don't know about yet. Then there was a post office in the mall next door and Bones had his food. Crisis averted.
I did read on the quarantine facilities website that they wash them, so hopefully he won't be too stinky. And Australians, love their dogs, there are dogs everywhere and they are so well behaved. My favorite so far was an Australian Bulldog - I think they are what bulldogs are supposed to look like prior to human breeding intervention.
For those of you who are interested, here is Bones Resume. IT looks a little wonky, but you get the idea. I think I have emailed this to over 30 people in the last 4 days. Oh and, Chris created this, he wants to make sure I don't get credit :)
His quarantine really started on the 1st when we left - he was separated from other dogs, just in case, its not really a requirement, but its not worth the risk. They sent us some photos and I am just pretending in my head this is how much fun he is having now that he has been in Australia for a few days.
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| That is a seriously happy dude! |
And since we don't make anything easy when it comes to our pup, we had an adventure on our second day here to source him suitable food while on "vacation." He was approved for a special diet while in quarantine - he is allergic to grain and looses his hair, gets super itchy, its not the end of the world, but he's not comfortable and we love him to death so he gets what he needs. We were going to ship his food from the states, but quickly realized that would be destroyed in customs (can't ship beef). So we would find suitable food Monday and ship it to him next day. Well, most pet stores here don't actually sell food, what?!?!?! We ventured about an hour away to find a huge dog food warehouse and got food there, but the selection was not awesome, there have got to be better places I just don't know about yet. Then there was a post office in the mall next door and Bones had his food. Crisis averted.
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| I seriously can't wait to see this little man! |
For those of you who are interested, here is Bones Resume. IT looks a little wonky, but you get the idea. I think I have emailed this to over 30 people in the last 4 days. Oh and, Chris created this, he wants to make sure I don't get credit :)
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI just read this post and I must say its really helpful. We should be moving to Sydney by end of this year and I am getting really anxious reading up on the strict pet rules in Sydney. We'll be moving from Dubai, which I thought was bad enough, but I am getting increasingly worried about Sydney.
We have a 20 kg mid sized mixed breed girl who is really quiet and content, as far as her disposition is concerned. She too has lived in an apartment all her life, and is completely house trained.
Will build her resume based on what I saw here. Are there any specific suburbs in Sydney that you would recommend for dogs?
Look forward...
Thanks
Gunjan