Importing a stray dog

[nicole_]

Originally Posted by TomHannah

Not got pet insurance?!

ironicly, my parents couldnt afford it lol
he was quite a 'high risk' dog as he was huge and they have quite a few problems later on, and he was only 5 so they were going to wait till he was a bit older i think
told them they were stupid and his sisters still not insured

[TomT]

Originally Posted by ed-bradley

I would have done it for free.

Let me keep a copy of the tape? I'll give you a call sometime..

Originally Posted by nicole_

ironicly, my parents couldnt afford it lol
he was quite a 'high risk' dog as he was huge and they have quite a few problems later on, and he was only 5 so they were going to wait till he was a bit older i think
told them they were stupid and his sisters still not insured

Oh. lool Bet they regret it now?

My dogs jsut over £10 a month, super glad he's insured after the ammount of pricey trips he's had to the vets lately

[0rang3peel]

Originally Posted by welshy23

lol you daft cunt. for £1300 you can get a lovely pedigree alsation that'll be loyal and yours and have money left over for some tastey mods for the motor. dont import it, dont be a twat!

that's not the point moron.

[nicole_]

Originally Posted by TomHannah

Oh. lool Bet they regret it now?

My dogs jsut over £10 a month, super glad he's insured after the ammount of pricey trips he's had to the vets lately

yup, thank god for credit cards
each of the dogs was £42 a month, more than twice the insurance for the horses!

[TomT]

Fuuckin hell

[jonathon5]

Go for it !

I sponsor several dogs at the local dog sanctuary .

Small cost for loyalty

[Moke]

Meow.....

[welshy23]

Originally Posted by 0rang3peel

that's not the point moron.

lol suck my dick!

[sexy_gt]

thanks for all the banter guys!!

she is a healthy approx 5/6 months old. the greeks do not feed the strays and they are bad towards them, kicking them away, etc. even the young kids do it!!!

at the minute, dogs do need to be in quaranteen for 6 months, but as of 1st Jan 2012 all they need is vaccinating, microchip and blood tests. then they can be exported.
the £1300 is 5E per day for boarding until end of Feb when the next shipment is, 400E for shipping and the vets is about 200E and an extra 120E if i want her neutering over there. the vets fees are a fraction of what it would cost over here.

its not an overnight decision to make, whicvh is why we are still contemplating it.

we lost our 14yo 2.5yrs ago and this is the first dog that we have met that felt right, a part of the family.
she is brilliant with people and kids of all ages (as we have seen her mingle with them) and she slept on our bed, so if she was going to maul us in our sleep, im sure she would have done it by now!!! hehe

the worst thing is, we have the money to spend on her, but should we?
before ive been against paying for predigree dogs and would rather go to a rescue home, which is what i am doing, but from 2k miles away!!!
right dog, wrong country :-(

the rep from our hotel also works for the local animal shelter and he runs weekly carboots and the table money goes towards feeding stations for the strays in the resort. there is no chance of locals feeding them.
at the airport he saw how upset vickie was and we swapped emails and he said he will look out for her, make sure shes ok.
so hopefully we will be able to track her down.

feel like going there for xmas in the car and driving her back (the roads out there = amazing)

to the lad who said to buy mods for the cars instead...i have 3 decent cars in the drive thanks ;-)

[Peter_D]

Instead of importing the dog to live with you in your UK residence, why not buy a house in Greece and move there so you can be with the dog

[sexy_gt]

Originally Posted by Peter_D

Instead of importing the dog to live with you in your UK residence, why not buy a house in Greece and move there so you can be with the dog

we did thinks about that as there is a surprising amount of saxos over there!!!

[Tontsy]

i understand with what you are saying. and its great that you are wanting to help... but seriously, in other countrys the "stray" dogs are fucked from day one.

you dont know what its been through, and what could set it off, or it could run away as i doubt it would be comfortable sitting in a house for majority of the day.

would be great to see another thread in a few months with the dog at home with you, dont get me wrong. but there would always be doubt in my mind, not knowing it from a young age, you could wake up one morning to find it eating your face.

[loudandproud205]

Stew/Vicky I think you are of your rocker.

Holiday romance and all that, learn from this take it as a stepping stone get your arse out to a few dogs trust places keep floating about one still strike the right cord.

[Yates]

i cant believe other people haven't mentioned this already, what about the language barrier? the dogs greek so wont understand you

[CEdwards]

do it

[sexy_gt]

Originally Posted by Tontsy

you dont know what its been through, and what could set it off, or it could run away as i doubt it would be comfortable sitting in a house for majority of the day.

would be great to see another thread in a few months with the dog at home with you, dont get me wrong. but there would always be doubt in my mind, not knowing it from a young age, you could wake up one morning to find it eating your face.

same can be said for getting one from a rescue centre.
our last one was soft as grease and we got him from local rescue when he was 18mths/2yrs old.

Originally Posted by loudandproud205

Stew/Vicky I think you are of your rocker.

Holiday romance and all that, learn from this take it as a stepping stone get your arse out to a few dogs trust places keep floating about one still strike the right cord.

we have been to them Lee with no joy, or the one we want has already been reserved.
we have also been to peoples houses when they have been getting rid.

our problem is, we dont want to line someones pocket, which is why we want to go through a charity.

i do worry about "capturing" her, as she is part of a pack with all that freedom. we most likely would need another to keep her happy and again, wouldnt be able to trust her on the lead. but with her being so young, they can adapt.

weve weighed up the pros/cons and to be honest the cons outweigh the pros. but i dont like the thought of her getting run over / shot over the winter period.

an elderly lady next door to vick's mum got one from romania and has adapted very well.

[rey]

Personally I'd do it.

If it means that much to you, then do it.

[jw1325]

a lad i know did it - he's on here actually but not very often.

use to live in spain and found an injured dog at the side of the road,nursed her back to health, brought her back to live with him here. shes a bit old nowbut what an awesome wee dog!

[D--R--E--W]

Originally Posted by jw1325

a lad i know did it - he's on here actually but not very often.

use to live in spain and found an injured dog at the side of the road,nursed her back to health, brought her back to live with him here. shes a bit old nowbut what an awesome wee dog!

Thought it might have been yourself you were reffering to, but then read that it is now old, you're still a young pup

[Viper]

Originally Posted by Yates

i cant believe other people haven't mentioned this already, what about the language barrier? the dogs greek so wont understand you

Bloody hell Matt that's a good point! Can always count on you to bring some sanity to a thread