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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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 Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:03 pm Post subject: Leaving and your dog needs a home? |
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I want a dog. I want a dog that's already housebroken. I'd prefer a quieter one, if possible, because I live in an apartment, and don't want to be rude to my neighbors. Also, my pet rat would be scared of constant barking.
If you have a well-behaved dog that needs a home, please message me. I'm in Incheon, so if you're close, we could arrange a test run of a few days to see how things go.
Thanks. |
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dongjak
Joined: 30 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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Have you tried the animalrescuekorea.org forum? There are plenty of dogs that are being fostered that need loving forever homes. You can read their description to see if they are barkers or are housebroken
Also there are plenty of dogs that are in shelters that need homes. The most desperate at the KARAMA shelter, which are killed after ten days if noone reclaims/adopts.
http://karama.or.kr/ |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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I'd prefer to go directly to the shelter, if possible. I'm in Incheon. Is there one there or in Seoul that I could visit?
I've be interested in Karama, but the site is very confusing, and I don't see an English option. Where is it located? |
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Poltergeist
Joined: 03 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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Karma is north of Seoul, in Yangju, but the staff aren't likely to know which dogs bark and which are housetrained. If you go through the ARK listings you'll see that some of the dogs are already in homes or foster homes and more is known about their behaviour.
For example, these two dogs have also been listed on Dave's:
http://www.animalrescuekorea.org/forums/showthread.php?t=5190 |
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Poltergeist
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Dazed and Confused
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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There are animal shelters in Inchon. However, I am not sure if they are online or if anyone there would speak English. I suggest you talk to your vet about it.
When I wanted another dog I told my vet I wanted another dog. I told him what kind of dog I wanted and age, etc. About 2 months later he called me about a 4 month old Maltese (who turned out to be mixed). 10 years later I've still got him. Another teacher I know got a full blood poodle about 2 years old from a local vet as well. Many times the vets will find homes for homeless animals because they won't last long in local kill shelters. |
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n�fara
Joined: 14 Jul 2007
Location: The Island
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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With the shelters you might not know if the dog was housetrained (but they more likely to know what to do if they are an adult) or if they bark or not. You also run the risk of the dog having picked up a disease at the shelter.
This isn't to dissuade you from rescuing a dog from a shelter like KARAMA, but please just keep in mind that something might come up that you weren't expecting, so adopting from a shelter requires a certain amount of faith and commitment.
You can plug in the KARAMA website into Google Translate and it will give you a basic translation, but some of the info will still be nonsensical. Here's a (super long) link to their animal listings, translated:
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.karama.or.kr%2Fcommunity_7.asp
If you see a dog you'd like to adopt from KARAMA, many people have gone through a vet that can pick up the dog and vet them for you (for a fee, of course) but it can be worthwhile so you'll know if they are healthy. A vet that other's have used before is Dr. Pet. The vet there is named Dr. Choi and he speaks English.
Contact info for Dr. Pet
Address: 35-3 samsungdong, Gangnamgu.
Phone : 3443-8275
Subway: gangnamgu office, line 7
One of the benefits of adoption from a person who is fostering a dog is that you get to know all the details about temperament and personality from the foster parents. If you'd like to know as much as you can to make the perfect match, it's a good way to go.
But if you see a shelter dog that you'd like to save, go for it. They might not get another chance. |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks. I just registered with the site and hope to have my account activated soon.
Still, if anyone is leaving Korea and does need a home for their housebroken, relatively quiet dog, please let me know. We could avoid having them have to go to a shelter in the first place.
I'd only ever get a shelter or hand-me-down pet. No pet shops or breeders for me.
I absolutely LOVE mutts, so breed doesn't matter. It just couldn't be very large, as I live in a 14 pyeong place, and I'd feel bad getting anything over 30 lb. |
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n�fara
Joined: 14 Jul 2007
Location: The Island
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Dazed and Confused wrote: |
There are animal shelters in Inchon. However, I am not sure if they are online or if anyone there would speak English. I suggest you talk to your vet about it.
When I wanted another dog I told my vet I wanted another dog. I told him what kind of dog I wanted and age, etc. About 2 months later he called me about a 4 month old Maltese (who turned out to be mixed). 10 years later I've still got him. Another teacher I know got a full blood poodle about 2 years old from a local vet as well. Many times the vets will find homes for homeless animals because they won't last long in local kill shelters. |
This is also a good idea, as some vets work with the shelters and are the ones to receive strays before they go to the shelters. You'll need to have a vet anyways, so why not find one now if you haven't already and see how they might be able to help you?
There are municipal shelters in Incheon, but I don't know their locations. You can check and see what animals have recently gone to the shelters in Incheon by visiting: http://www.animal.go.kr/portal_rnl/abandonment/public_list.jsp
And then go down and select 인천광역시 as the area, under 시도. If you see a dog you are interested in, a local vet might be able to help you get them.
Good luck! |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks everyone. You've been very helpful.
Also, if any of your friends are leaving and can't take their dogs, please let them know about this posting. |
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murmanjake
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NYC_Gal 2.0
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| Thanks! I didn't know it was in the community section. I was looking for a pet section earlier. You rock. |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Home sweet home
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| Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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I'll have to say that Animal Rescue Korea is good, BUT they have their downsides. If you're not willing to stay in Korea forever, or take the animal back home with you, then you're likely to get rejected.
While I appreciate the effort (even though it sounds a bit odd since I'd think they'd rather have dogs in good homes for a bit, then dogs in the shelter waiting ages for their forever home), I doubt I'll be in Korea and since I haven't lived in my home country for nearly a decade, I'd be taking the dog to the next country I'd be living it. And personally, I don't think it's fair for the dog to have to go through all the air travel and possible quarantine. I'd rather leave the dog with good poeple in Korea.
I know some people will say that's cold, but that's the way I feel. |
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n�fara
Joined: 14 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:10 am Post subject: |
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| naturegirl321 wrote: |
While I appreciate the effort (even though it sounds a bit odd since I'd think they'd rather have dogs in good homes for a bit, then dogs in the shelter waiting ages for their forever home), I doubt I'll be in Korea and since I haven't lived in my home country for nearly a decade, I'd be taking the dog to the next country I'd be living it. And personally, I don't think it's fair for the dog to have to go through all the air travel and possible quarantine. I'd rather leave the dog with good poeple in Korea.
I know some people will say that's cold, but that's the way I feel. |
People who work in animal rescue would like animals to be adopted into homes that will keep the forever, because it actually is hard on a dog or cat to be passed around from owner to owner year after year like a piece of interactive furniture. If someone can't commit beyond their time here in Korea then it's better for them to foster animals and find them a good home while they are staying with you (not just a few weeks before you leave as so often happens). This way you still get the companionship of an animal for weeks or months (depending on how fast they get adopted), they get out of the shelter, and you get to feel good that you helped an animal in need. It's win-win all round.
It's when people "adopt" a pet for a year and keep them until it's almost time for them to fly out because they grow attached to them during their sometimes lonely time in Korea. Then their companion becomes an inconvenience when they want to pack up and leave they try to find a "good home."
That doesn't show much respect for the animal, despite how much they might say they love them.
About air travel and quarantine. I'm sure flying does kind of suck for your dog or cat. I must admit I don't always like flying, either. But it's one day in their life, and the rest of their life they'll get to spend with you. If you live in the U.S. and Canada there is no quarantine if your pet has been properly vaccinated and you have documentation. It's not as hard as some people might think, unless you are from NZ, Australia, England, or an island state or country. Then it takes more preplanning and monetary commitment on your part.
If you are planning on traveling to many different countries after Korea, I think it would be irresponsible to adopt an animal and ditch them when you are about to leave. But if you open your home to an animal with the intention of finding him or her a forever home whether it takes days, weeks, or months, it's not cold at all. |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Home sweet home
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| Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:28 am Post subject: |
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Like I said, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. It's not one year, I have a good uni job, I'm here for a while, just not forever. And it wouldn't be an English speaking country, but a third world country, quarantine is different in each country. The UK for example, has 6 months.
FYI: I've been put on the long term foster care list, meaning I get to foster the dogs until they get a forever home. Win-win for everyone invovled. |
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