pics from Spotswood quarantine station

To see what I'm up to, please visit mom's and dad's blog at: http://sebastyne.net/youngs/?p=61

Papers pending

Primo's papers are sent to Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service. They have been very helpful there, the emails I've received there are actually non-automated and they call the dog by his name. I think that so sweet and unexpected by any governmental official. They requested more information about Primo's separation anxiety, for which he gets medication. Of course our vet is on a holiday until the end of the year, so there's a bit of a wait to get her to sign stuff, but that's okay.

We were supposed to go by the end of May. Things change, and we're trying to make it by the end of March instead. It was a scary thought to be honest... Moving from Finland to Tasmania is a jump and a half, even for a plane!

Fieldies are not big dogs, but finding a cargo box for him has proven harder than I expected. I can get them, but they are ridiculously priced in Finland. Give you an example; Pet Cargo 800 is priced at 360 Eur's in Finland. Uk, the same box is 150 Eur's. In USA I found one for under 50 dollars! New too, not used. That would be great news, but nobody seems to be able or willing to ship it outside their own country.

Once he is in the country, he's thrown in jail, as innocent as he is, for 30 days, so his experience of Australia will certainly be quite authentic. We're planning on getting him a striped suit and a ball on his leg just to give him a real experience... ;)