Lisey Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I've been thinking a bit lately about possibly moving overseas for a year or 2. And I would never go without my 2 girls. Made me wonder where the most 'dog friendly' place is.... I'm guessing somewhere in Europe? What does everyone think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) My sister lives in London and it is very dog friendly there. No renting problems, able to take on Public transport andinto shops. You can also take your dog around Europe easily and when I was in Austria it was lovely to go to a Hotel (Pub) and see people enjoying a drink in the beer garden with their dogs (Rough Collie, GSD, DOberman) sitting quietly under the tables. :) Edited March 23, 2012 by LizT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curlybert Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 If you are planning on going only for a year or so, you would need to consider the period your girls would need to spend in quarantine on return. It could be six months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flame ryder Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 My sister lives in London and it is very dog friendly there. No renting problems, able to take on Public transport andinto shops. You can also take your dog around Europe easily and when I was in Austria it was lovely to go to a Hotel (Pub) and see people enjoying a drink in the beer garden with their dogs (Rough Collie, GSD, DOberman) sitting quietly under the tables. :) Wow that's awesome.......I'm immigrating Off to pack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murve Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 On the Island Gotland, (part of Sweden) dogs are welcome everywhere, we were there for 5 weeks & loved it :D :D, apparently the other Scandinavian countries are the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Germany or Austria for sure! Dogs are allowed everywhere!!! Imagine going into your local Myer store with people pulling clothes of racks with their dog patiently waiting by their side. Trams and trains in peak hour with a dog by your side. Go for a meal in the pub or cafe and their are dogs sitting under the table. In these countries dogs are well socialised members of society. They are not things that you lock up in the back yard that when they get out for the first time they chase after a small child. States like Victoria with more restrictions are taking steps in the wrong direction towards 'making it safer' and stopping dog attacks. Countries like Germany have significantly less dog attacks and hardly any fatalities per capita and as a whole number compared to Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Germany or Austria for sure! Dogs are allowed everywhere!!! Imagine going into your local Myer store with people pulling clothes of racks with their dog patiently waiting by their side. Trams and trains in peak hour with a dog by your side. Go for a meal in the pub or cafe and their are dogs sitting under the table. In these countries dogs are well socialised members of society. They are not things that you lock up in the back yard that when they get out for the first time they chase after a small child. States like Victoria with more restrictions are taking steps in the wrong direction towards 'making it safer' and stopping dog attacks. Countries like Germany have significantly less dog attacks and hardly any fatalities per capita and as a whole number compared to Australia. That's right. The more exposure and socialisation dogs get the better behaved they are. But try telling that to those who make the rools here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megan_ Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 There's more to it than that though - in many european countries don't are seen as precious. You don't just rush out and buy one for the kids, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Her Majesty Dogmad Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I'm from the UK and it is much more acceptable over there to have your dog with you. In 2010 I stayed in a B&B and 2 lots of guests had brought their dogs with them, no problems, everyone was fine with it. Back in the 1980s they stopped petshops selling puppies and kittens but they do still have an unwanted animal issue but far less statistically than in Australia. Another big problem they have there are the hoodlums who use dogs as weapons, particularly staffy and pitty types. A major headline in the Daily Mail UK today shows pictures of a pitbull cross attacking policemen who were looking for the owner, a criminal. Dog injured 5 policemen and a couple have "life changing" injuries which is terrible. They don't carry guns over there and had to wait for an armed policeman to kill the dog so injuries got worse. It's a really scary story of the owner being an obvious a---hole and the authorities ignoring a serious issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisey Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 Thank you. It's interesting reading all of this. It does make it a little more difficult, I have 2 staffords and I know they are restricted or banned in some countries or states. I wouldn't want to take them anywhere they are not welcome. I would love to visit these countries and see the dogs in shops, restaurants, trains, etc. It seems like a novelty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy82 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 There's more to it than that though - in many european countries don't are seen as precious. You don't just rush out and buy one for the kids, Could have something to do with the prices of them. I'm from Norway and a purebred dog would usually go for $3-4000. Mixed breed dogs might be as little as $500, if you're lucky and they're a really big breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 When i went back to the UK, few years ago i had forgotten how dog friendly it was. I walked through the park and there were familes having picnics with dogs running around, ,dogs ran upto other dogs, everything was really relaxed, no one screamed and ran away. In my brothers pub there was a guy with a RR, laying at hi feet while he had a pint. It made me sad to come back here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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