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Floyd_ · Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 18

Someone who takes their dog(s) with them everywhere, just tell me that you do it. So i know it can be done.... A big dog too. Not a little carry-on luggage dog...

I've heard Latin America in general are kind to dogs.

Also, does anyone know if you can have a dog sent to you once your already in a country?

thanks

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Will depend on the country, most likely. Where are you going?

There's a thread or two in the Mexico forum on exactly this topic, with one poster days away from bringing his dog down.

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

At least they don't consume them anymore.

The Aztecs used to eat Xoloitzcuintli dogs in times of famine.

MELEE · Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:50 pm Post subject:

I'm not sure about that being kind to dogs thing. People definately have a different idea of the role of dogs in human's lives.

I know several people who have driven into and out of Mexico with dogs. I'm not sure I'd subject a dog to a long flight like to Argentina or Chile. I do know a women who adopted a stray in Chile and had it sent home to Idaho.

ilovebdt1 · Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:35 am Post subject:

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

They are, aren't they? And valuable for top breeds back in the US I hear. I know a teacher who bought a pup here for about 80 usd and sold it in Ohio for several thousand after training her.

Weird to pet though. Feels like snakeskin.

Mira · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 16 Location: Raleigh, NC

I've never shipped a pet to South America but have some experience having one shipped back to the US from Germany by a friend. The airlines have restrictions temperature-wise for putting pets in the cargo hold so I had to leave my cat behind in Germany and have someone ship him to me once the weather cooled off. I did some research and bought him a ticket on Lufthansa, who at the time had the best record for taking care of pets in transit. It was relatively easy at the time and just required a letter of health from the local vet and about $250-$300 for his one-way ticket.

My cat arrived healthy but not all that happy. He spent about 18 hours in transit and was completely freaked out by the experience. Talk to your vet about sedation vs. letting the pet deal with the stress. There's pros and cons to each. If you sedate your pet and then there are delays, the pet can wake up and be even more disoriented and stressed than if he / she had been awake the entire time. There's also some herbal options you may want to explore that may make the experience a little less stressful.

Dragonlady · Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:47 pm Post subject:

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Floyd_ · Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 18

Mangy unwanted dogs running around is what i meant by kinder.
you don't see that in the U.S. because were i live they'd be shot. And in cities they just get rounded up and sent to the pound where they get their balls or overies removed and given a couple weeks to live before they get euthenised.

If i were mangy and unwanted, i'd prefer to roam the streets myself.
And judging by my dog. and most dogs. Roaming the streets, getting into trash, even with mange. Would be nearly heaven on earth..especially compared to the alternative.

But what i wanted to know really is how hard it is to find an apartment that allows dogs...Can you take them on public transit? Take them into stores and thigns like that

MELEE · Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:54 pm Post subject:

Floyd_ · Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 18

excellent. thank you
Its sounds as though my dog would do fine, at least in Oaxaca
He's such a handsome dog i'm sure he'd do fine anywhere Smile

adios