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I do a lot of fostering and other stuff for A Dogs Life myself
My girlfriend does the mini marathon for them.
We won't be there tomorrow though
Good luck with it.
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If you see a bake sale called Bake Us to Galway around Temple Bar, pick something up too, trying to raise money for our feature film shoot in a few weeks!
I'll pop over and say hi as I should be around for an hour or two!0 -
No way! That's great to know like that it's a good charity from someone I know (kinda) lol. You're girlfriend is great for doing that, I wouldn't be able t'all. Sure you do enough for them reallyI do a lot of fostering and other stuff for A Dogs Life myself
My girlfriend does the mini marathon for them. We won't be there tomorrow though 
so no
Oh great, we'll have to do an exchange then :pac: I'll let the group know about the bake sale, hopefully they'll go over.johnny_ultimate wrote: »If you see a bake sale called Bake Us to Galway around Temple Bar, pick something up too, trying to raise money for our feature film shoot in a few weeks! I'll pop over and say hi as I should be around for an hour or two!
No such thing as too much cake right? Dinorex is giving me cake as well0 -
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Wow you do loads thenFair play to you Sera. I like to help out with the bow wows too. Wife and I sponsored the Dogs Aid calendar this year and help out when we can with volunteering in Ashbourne etc. Think I mentioned before we adopted our mutt from the Cayman Islands Humane Society and brought her home with us.
Head wrecker of a job getting her on the.I flight and took nearly 18 months of injections, rabies tests (that take 6 months alone) and encyclopedias of paperwork. Not to mention costing a bloody fortune.
Worth every penny though. Well, a copy of Nintendogs would have been cheaper but still... :pac:
It's nothing really just doing something I like to help something I love.
I wanted to work in Animal Welfare when I was looking for volunteer work but Cancer Society was looking, most of the oldies have dogs anyway n_n .
No never heard that story!
I can't believe it'd be so hard and take so long to take you dog with you. Have you still got him? 0 -
Wow you do loads then
It's nothing really just doing something I like to help something I love.
I wanted to work in Animal Welfare when I was looking for volunteer work but Cancer Society was looking, most of the oldies have dogs anyway n_n .
No never heard that story! I can't believe it'd be so hard and take so long to take you dog with you. Have you still got him?
Ah we don't do that much in fairness. If I had the time and capacity we'd be fostering dogs and helping out much more.
Double whammy with the Cancer Society and dogs then. Fair play.
We do indeed still have our dog. She'll be 4 next month. As far as stuff like this goes, getting our dog on to a plane to bring her home was one of the hardest, most complicated feats of endurance and emotion I think we've ever faced. I guess if folk want to scoff, then they just don't know until they have kids or bring an animal etc to their homestead.
We got the dog on a flight from Cayman to Heathrow via The Bahamas. During the flight I was working in Dubai. Flew home two days before she landed in London. Got to bed around midnight only to have to leave the gaf at 5am and drive to Dun Lay O Guh Hair to get the ferry and drive non-stop to Heathrow. Kipped overnight and collected the mutt the next day. Then had to drive straight back to Holyhead to get the ferry at some stupid time like 3am to get back to Dun Lay O Guh Hair.
Was excruciating. You literally sit on a couch in some conservatory tagged on to the side of the customs building. Everythings blacked out so you can't see inside or knock the door for service, they come out to you when they want so you just sit there like a dope wondering what to do. Took 4 feckin hours for her to be released as there was a typo on the paperwork or something.
During that time you can do nothing. You can't even knock on the door to ask what's happening. If they decide not to release your animal, the rule is that you either pay them £7000 cash on the hip for the quarantine time as a whole or a) they send the dog back (at your expense and to who??) if not b) they put your animal to sleep there and then if you can't pay. It's horrific.
I'd never go through that again. Ever. Glad it's all sorted now though. Worth every cent and all the agony. 0 -
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Well I lost my job yesterday so I'm officially unmployed for the first time ever .
Now there's slim to no chance of getting a Vita:(
Gonna drink loads of beer tonight to make up for it so that should take the sting off it.0 -
atavan-halen wrote: »They kept refusing to take the cat as the carrier wasn't to the right size. We had about 3 carriers made because they kept changing the size requirements. Was a total nightmare.
I hope your aul fella isn't still in Greece or he'll be having a hard time bringing the cat home! :pac:
I forgot about the pet carrier thing. It's true indeed, you have to buy carriers that are the EXACT size for your pet. Not some random carrier and hope for the best. We got ours measured up about a month before the flight as there's no stock in the shops in Cayman so if we needed another, even an inch smaller say, it would have to be shipped in from Miami which takes at least a week or two.
Absolute nightmare. The rules are so strict it's unreal.
@pdbhp: Sorry to hear that. If it helps, I'm off to a wedding this afternoon so I'll have several Johnny Herberts down my gregory in your honour. 0 -
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Fostering a dog who would otherwise be put down and finding it a good home is one of the most rewarding things I've ever done.
It can be hard to let them go though. I managed to get my mum to adopt out last foster dog so at least I get to see it ever so often
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@pdbhp: Sorry to hear that. If it helps, I'm off to a wedding this afternoon so I'll have several Johnny Herberts down my gregory in your honour.atavan-halen wrote: »Aww really sorry to hear that Pdbhp! Unemployment sucks but hopefully something will come up. I'll get locked tonight, just for you!
Thanks gents, pretty shítty situation but I'll motor on as always!0 -
Thanks gents, pretty shítty situation but I'll motor on as always!
On the plus side we might be seeing more of you on here.
Nothing like a gaming fix to cheer up the loss of a job.
I learned something new today about batteries while contemplating spare a23 batteries for my remote controled mains socket thingy...
Higher voltage alkaline batteries are often made up of smaller batteries!
Reminds me of this classic pic:
I previously thought they were solely made up of unsealed "flat cells".0 -
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Well I lost my job yesterday so I'm officially unmployed for the first time ever .
Now there's slim to no chance of getting a Vita:(
Gonna drink loads of beer tonight to make up for it so that should take the sting off it.
Sorry to hear it man...
On a brighter note there's a slim to no chance of you getting a Vita, so not all bad then!
Just means you'll get one later, cheaper and with a better range of games!
But seriously sorry to hear it, I'm sure something will come along soon.0 -
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New Pokémon game announced for release in Japan in June! Excitement levels are through the roof even if it is only a rehash of the current ones.
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Black_and_White_Versions_2
A bit odd also that it's not on the 3DS but will feature certain enhancements if used on a 3DS.0 -
That's absolutely horrible, at least there was a happy ending. Did you end up having to pay the £7000? I can't understand why it costs so much and was so much troubleWe do indeed still have our dog. She'll be 4 next month. As far as stuff like this goes, getting our dog on to a plane to bring her home was one of the hardest, most complicated feats of endurance and emotion I think we've ever faced.
Took 4 feckin hours for her to be released as there was a typo on the paperwork or something. If they decide not to release your animal, the rule is that you either pay them £7000 cash on the hip for the quarantine time as a whole or a) they send the dog back (at your expense and to who??) if not b) they put your animal to sleep there and then if you can't pay. It's horrific.
I'd never go through that again. Ever. Glad it's all sorted now though. Worth every cent and all the agony.
No way! Did ye get sorted in the end yeah? I thought they liked cats in Greeceatavan-halen wrote:I remember the hassle when my dad was moving to Greece and taking the cat with him. They kept refusing to take the cat as the carrier wasn't to the right size. We had about 3 carriers made because they kept changing the size requirements. Was a total nightmare. It was even front page news in the independent with a picture if me and the cat
do there you go, I have been on the front page of the paper for other reasons than drunk and disorderly and indecent exposure 0 -
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Did you end up having to pay the £7000? I can't understand why it costs so much and was so much trouble
Thankfully no. The seven grand is the cost of quarantine at Heathrow which is paid up front and in full. It's why it's a logistical nightmare getting your animal prepared for import.
You literally need to check every last detail. If one t isn't crossed or an I not dotted, you're fecked. One simple typo cost us a four hour wait for them to confirm a detail on the microchip.
She's grand now though. Alls well that ends well. Instead of playing with coconuts and listening to Bob Marley, she watches Ros na Run with us instead. 0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr5ZB1eFhwc
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