Bringing dogs to qatar??????

Salut Sarah

Ee voulais juste te demander si tu as visité ce site www.expatwoman.com? Je viens de m'y enregistrer il y a quelques jours. Si tu ne l'es pas je te suggère d'y s'inscrire. Il y une dame qui vit la bas (Doha) son pseudo est "bir" elle a 4 chiens et un chat! Peut etre qu'il faudrait que tu lui poses la question et lui demander son avis avant de prendre une decision finale surtout lorsqu'il s'agit d'un beau chien tel que le Golden Retriever :-) C'est vrai que ce sera pas pareil qu'en France surtout avec la chaleur et tout, mais peut etre que tu pourrais trouver un moyen ou un autre pour l'aider a mieux s'adapter à l'environnement et au temps. Trés bonne chance ;-)

A bientôt

Ili

P.S.: Tu pourrait aussi te renseigner aupres de www.qatarpetrelocators.com il s'occupent du transfert des animaux domestiques.

Also since Qatar doesn't ascribe to the European Pet Passport scheme, and Janet from QAWS won't be able to spearhead that effort here in Qatar any longer, it would be difficult to get your dog back and forth (if needed) without a lot of notice, or quarantine, which isn't fun for them either.

We're going home at the end of this month, having been here just over 1 year, and our dog with us just over 10 months; we'll all have a much better life back in Canada, and she'll have all her dog friends to run off leash in the park...

thank you all so much for your helpful comments, I have spent already a lot of time in qatar and apart from being concerned how the children and I are going to adapt I just think it's too much to expect from the dog I know in my heart he will have a better life in france. Someone has offered to look after him temoparily but I know it's pointless because although we're keeping our house in bordeaux, it's a permanent move to qatar!

lots of french bisous to you all

sarahx

I have my own two dogs and they spend most of their time indoors. Summer heat and lack of adequate walking areas, plus the fact that dogs aren't as well-liked as in Europe....and particularly france, where they are really treated like family by most.

If your relocation here is absolutely permenent then I agree with Charmed. If on the other hand you will be returning or just testing it out here, than maybe in the interest of the kids, you will consider rehoming your dog temporarily or have a family member look after him until you 'truly' decide after having lived a couple of months here. I say see for yourself first. My dogs stayed with my parents, whilst we found house, settled our daughter in school etc. Then we brought them over, because my parents already have two dogs of their own and the harsh winter was going to be too much for my dogs.

Whatever you decide I wish you well.

and I know the heartbreak of what you are going through now... i just made the decision not to bring my GSD with me... He was a fully trained four-year old male, full of fun...

I was fully prepared to bring him, but the I though about it and weighed up the pros and cons. What made it easier for me though was at that time, friends of mine in S A desperately wanted him, so I felt that was fate enough to have made up my mind without hesitation.

I miss him so much and cannot believe I have given my child up, but when i thought about it and realised that he won't have the life here that he was used to back home... i couldn't do that to him.

Its always what best for them I am afraid... we think we are making it easier on them to make the decision to bring them, but in fact its just our heartbreak we are thinking about. Anex, is happily living with my friends and has adjusted so well.

X

thank you charmed for your message, you prety much confirmed what I think i already knew that he would be better off being re-homed over here but it's such a difficult decision to make, especially because my young kids believe they can walk him everyday at the sheraton! (their young minds bless them think qatar's a great ball of sheraton fun) thanks again for your view where are you from in scotland before france i lived in the trossachs stirlingshire for a few years!

sarah

but if you can leave your doggy behind - if you have someone you can trust with the doggy. I brought my baby border collie with me he was a year old - we came from scotland with long lovely walks in the fields and streams! Now along with my saluki ( we found him bless ) we get to walk them on a wasteland each morning, dodging the broken glass and jumping over the dirty needles which lie around. There probably are other places where you can walk them which are a bit better but not many. My bc hates the lead and we cant have him on the lead, hence the wasteland. You will also get pestered when walking the dogs by people hollering and shouting abuse! The summer is far too hot for doggys and the only nice place for them is the beach ( which they love like crazy!) dont get me wrong i love my dogs like mad they are one of the most important things to me - but its no life for them out here i dont think! If i can i would have left them behind with a new home, but i couldnt trust anyone with them so there here with me!