This is
boring stuff…so unless you are moving your dog to Australia stop reading
now. I will do my best to update the
blog on stuff I have already done, but for now I will write about what I am
still doing, moving wise.
Today I
spent about 2 hours working on a few of the details for Bone Crusher’s 5 week
stay in Tucson, AZ with my Mom and coordinating food, vet visits etc. during
that time. Chris and I will be on a 5 week road trip visiting friends, family
and sites after we leave Chicago. While I would love to travel with BC, it
would add an additional layer of craziness that we really don’t want. Plus the
thought of being in a car for 5,000+ miles with a dog is not really at the top
of my list. I love the little dude, but we would not be happy and I don’t think
he would be either. The other reason and maybe more important is he has to have
tests and shots administered during this time (21 days out from export) to
allow him to get to Australia and I don’t want to manage that from the road. I
could see the tears (from me obviously) if our car broke down and I couldn't
get BC to the pre-determined vet location on the correct date.
So here is
what I did and some random thoughts as I was doing it.
Finding a
vet in Tucson, AZ that I trust to administer his last tests/shots before
getting to LA and then flying to Sydney. I called 3 vets, and on my third call
I thought to myself, what the hell am I doing….I mean really, I’m interviewing
vets over the phone about scanning a microchip and giving a shot, get a
grip. So I just went with my Mom’s vet.
Letting go
is a big lesson in this process, you have to trust that it is going to work out
and frankly a lot of it is out of your control. Yes, I am a crazy dog lady, I have embraced it.
Locating a
store in Tucson where my mom can get his brand of food for 5 week stay. This
was surprisingly easy, the horse feed store down the street can order cases of
his food. I set a reminder for myself to order this when it gets closer since its takes up space in the freezer.
Shipped
treats, toys and freeze dried food to my mom’s house from my favorite website,
wag.com. The freeze dried food is for after we leave AZ and head to LA and we
will ship individual servings to the quarantine facility in Australia the week
before we depart since he has allergies.
It’s
surprising how long this little stuff takes….I’m trying to do as much as I can
now because I know as it gets closer I will be feeling the time crunch!
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