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bijjy · Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Location: Daegu

I went to the market here in Daegu today and the puppies were $20, cute, and robust. I want one!!! Is there anything I should know about buying a Korean puppy? Do most apartments allow pets here? Can I bring it back to Canada with me? So far from what I've read I just need to ensure it gets a rabies shot and pay $30 for inspection at customs. A puppy would make me much happier here! I'm not sure my roommate approves, but I haven't given up!

Hanson · Joined: 20 Oct 2004

I know someone who's currently looking for a home for 7 puppies. He'll give them away for free. They have not had anything done yet (vaccines, fixing, etc), but they are only about 6 weeks old...

Anyone interested can pm me and I'll put you in touch...

Demonicat · Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Location: Suwon

takin them back (to the US at least) is an ORDEAL. Its a serious pain in the ass to my knowledge- see the buy and sell forum for people dealing witht his pain.

sheba · Joined: 16 May 2005 Location: Here there and everywhere!

I want a puppy too.

Have given up on the idea though - I still have so much travelling to do and I couldnt face having to give it up..... and what if I couldnt find a home for it???

Sigh..... Im just going to wait until I settle down.

denverdeath · Joined: 21 May 2005 Location: Boo-sahn

I'm not sure about things nowadays, but I brought a cat home from here in '99 and Cdn customs was more like $52.50 or something like that...they didn't even look at the papers or cat I had...just wanted the money and said, "Go on through." Maybe different for cats and dogs? Anyway, bring the dog to a vet soon after purchasing it and get all that is necessary and check out what is necessary for bringing it home - most likely the vet will give you some de-worming powder to put in its food which is a little easier than trying to ram a pill down its throat like is the typical practice in NA - while you're there, buy it some good puppy food(they have that Hill's Science Diet everywhere these days). I think you have to have it looked at no more(less?) than a month to leaving...rabies and distemper and a couple of other things that I've forgotten. Most vets will tell you that it won't need to be "fixed" until it's a year old. You also have to arrive at the airport(Korean) early to have it quarantined prior to leaving - I'd recommend three hours beforehand just to be safe. With regards to acceptability here(in your apartment), talk to your roommate and your boss before purchasing...that's part of being a responsible pet owner.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

Demonicat · Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Location: Suwon

See the Buy and sell board, someones in need of a nice person to take a malamute pup. They're awesome dogs is you really want one. Plus 5 months is a good age, not a total time commitment (younger dogs need someone essentially all day)

Col.Brandon · Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Location: Seoul

VanIslander · Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:42 am Post subject:

Demonicat · Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Location: Suwon

bijjy · Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Location: Daegu

ya-ta .. thanks for your concern and the questions. i am genuinely glad that you obviously care a lot about dogs. Smile

a) are you thinking about yourself or what is good for the puppy?
>i'm probably saving it from becoming dog soup.

b) are you home most of the day/night, or gone for long stretches of time?
>i'm sticking around home to save money; not planning to do much travelling

c) how will the puppy become house-broken if you are gone?
> see b)

d) who will be around to take care of its needs while you are gone to work?
> i believe that dogs are fine staying by themselves during the day; i have a healthy and well-loved dog in vancouver who spends the day entertaining herself.

e) is there a place very near where you live where it can run and play for long stretches of time every day?
>i'd take it for daily walks Smile

f) who will be around to keep it from barking and disturbing the neighbors?
>the particular dog i wanted at the market today was tiny and basically mute.. it would also not grow to be very big.. more like a 'toy' dog.

VanIslander · Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 5:59 am Post subject:

bijjy · Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Location: Daegu

Ok now I'm all nostalgic and must post pics. This is my dog in Vancouver, Lady. She's some sort of mix (shepherd/miniature collie cross perhaps) I've had her for about 12 years.

This is Max, a rotty/english bulldog cross. My boyfriend and I sort of adopted him. He lives in the basement suite below my boyfriend's, but his owners left to go to China for a month, so we made friends with him and started taking him for walks.

And here's the little fellow I found today at the market:

bijjy · Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Location: Daegu

I'm not a big cat person.. I was looking at cats today too; they're fairly cute but not as cute as puppies. The ones at the market were $5; the ones at the petstore a few blocks away were $600 - $800 and didn't look much healthier than the $5 ones.

Bulsajo · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

Uh, you're going to talk to your roomate first, right?