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soooooo cute! Please update some more photos when you bring him home!

Unfortunately I wan't able to take Prada with me. For me, the whole transport process was a nightmare. I contacted an Australian pet transport agent well before my departure date, I asked them whether it is possible to the Happy and Prada to China. For whoever wants to bring pets into China, it is strickly limited to 1 dog per person. Since I have two dogs, I had to find another person who can take on the other dog. My brother came to visited me 2 months before I leave for China, then we decided to put happy under my name, and Prada under my brother's name, so Prada can move to China with us. I asked the Australian agent whether my brother is eligible to take a dog into China, and they said yes. So I started all the planing and everything. After everything was settled and ready to go. Just 2 days before the dogs were taken away by the agent, I rang the Chinese custom to make sure all information I got from the pet transport agent was correct. Then, I found the custom clearing process wasn't as simple as the agent told me. When I arrive in China, I had to find a authorised agent/person to deal with custom, as individuals is not qualified to do so. And becuase by the Ausrtralian law, exporting animals have to go through as cargo. Clearing a live animal from cargo is in fact very complicated in China. the Chinese custom then told me, my brother is in fact not eligible to take dogs into China, even Prada was shipped to China, he wouldn't be able to be cleared from the Chinese custom! Prada would have to be deported back to Australia and whoever knows what would happen to him. As soon as I know the Chinese rules, I rang the Australia transport company and ask if they know anything about this. And they told me they never heard of it before. The told me they ship animals to China every week and it hasn't been any problems. I can totally understand the Ausrtalia agent may not have a full idea of what is required in China, but I was not happy. Everything they told me that was simple and easy to do, was in fact quite complicated. The cost also added up to be a lot more expensive! I have to blame myself for not ringing the Chinese eariler, however I am very glad I did ring them, otherwise the whole situation would be a more difficult. So, two days before I leave, I had to make the desicion to leave Prada behind. This really breaks my heart, as the two dogs have been living together since they were little. I wasn't sure how they would manage to live without one another. Luckly my boyfriend was still intending to stay in Australia, and he would be eligible to take Prada with him when he comes to China in a month or so. I managed to find a friend to froster Prada in the mean time, and she adores him. We were leaving on the Monday afternoon, so on Monday morning, we took Prada with us to the AQIS vet, and changed all paperwork for Prada. (Prada was offcially under my brother's name. All records and paper works have to be changed to my bf's name so he can take him to China later.) So now, both dogs are settled. I'm so relifed now. My families in China adores Happy, Happy is recciving plenty of attention and love. Having a pet travelling long distance was really hard to the dog himself. I can tell how stressful he was when I first saw him in the crate in China. He had no water left at all, and full of poo in the crate. After seeing Happy going through this, I'm not sure if I should bring Prada to China now.

Thank you all, I tried to feed Happy some breakfast this morning, he didn't take it. However he is starting to show interest in treats (dry chicken breast). He is now looking quite happy and relaxed. It must be hard for him as the climate difference between China and Ausrtalia is huge. It's now in the middle of summer here, very hot and wet. I will try to feed him some boild meat and egg tonight.

Our 3 year-old golden retriver travelled to China with me today. We arrived at the airport early in the morning, but I didn't manage to clear him from custom until late afternoon. When I saw him, he wasn't in very good condition. He had no water left int he crate, and had poo all over his body as he did his business in the crate. He is now wondering and looking around his new home, he seemed very thirsty and drank lots of water. However he had no interest in any food or treat that I tried to give him. When we were in Ausrtalia, he always loved food and will give up anything for food. Should I be worried as he is not eating now? Or is he just a bit shy and nervous about the new environment? I would wait until tomorrow and see if he started eating again, otherwise I might try to find a local vet. What are your suggestions?

Hello guys, We are taking our dogs with us as we are moving overseas permenatly. However, Happy (our golden retriver) has not been crate trained, we are worried that he might get upset about being put into a crate and handled by strangers during the transport process. We'd love to crate train him before we take off so he will feel more comfortable staying in a crate for a long period of time. Does anyone know any companies that does crate rental in Adelaide, so we could hire a crate for Happy for a few days before departure? Thanks in advance.

I will try to give them a ring tomorrow. They seem to be a very popular kennel, I doubt if we could get a spot.

Thank you, will check out the RSPCA kennels. We don't have anyone who can look after them, we have some friends who would like to take them but their landlord wouldn't allow them to do it.

Hello, My boyfriend and I have to go interstate for a 3-4 days early next month. We have 2 dogs, 1 golden retriver and 1 chihuahua. We have been trying to contact a few boarding kennels in Adelaide, but unfortunately because of the school holidays all these boarding kennels get quite busy. As this trip was unexpected, we weren't able to arrage the care for our dogs earlier. We'd love to get a list of good boarding kennels so we could try more, any recommendations? If we weren't able to put the dogs into boarding, does anyone know how much would it be to hire a carer for my dogs? Or is there any other last minute options we could try? Thanks in advance.

Thank you very much guys, I will look into both companies. And yes, it's a permanent move.

Hello, My boyfriend and I are going to move to China later this year, we have 2 dogs living with us and leaving them in AU is the last thing in our mind. I know that there are animal shipping companies which are able to organise the whole trasportation process, I'm wondering if any of the DOLers have some good recommendations. Many thanks in advance

Name: Prada Sex: Male Breed: Chihuahua Age: 4 months Loves: cuddles, housebreaking

Yes, I just want him to be well mannered. I'm thinking something like basic training. I live in NE area, 15mins from CBD

Hi, we've got a 2 years old golden retriver. Since he is our first dog we didn't have any dog training experience, we did not train him properly when he was a puppy. Now he's getting very strong and very hard to control when we take him out for walks, I thought we should join some training classes so we can establish a more enjoyable relationship with him. I'm wondering if there are some casual training course in Adelaide (the ones open on weekends or early evenings Mon-Fri) we can go to and how much?