Give this dog a Happy Christmas

delikomsu



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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 09:38

Lucy is a white cross greyhound bitch around 6 years old, fully spayed and with EU Passport. Her elderly owners have been taken ill and had to return to UK and cannot take Lucy. She is at present here at K9. If you can give her a permanent home please contact me.

Will she have a Happy Christmas?



See pic [IMG] http://i52.tinypic.com/xpvsyt.jpg[/IMG]

Lilli



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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 09:45

I do hope so, she is lovely. Its so very hard now. xx

delikomsu



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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 13:45

Thanks Lilli, yes it's more difficult to find good homes now, we have another 10 hunting dogs also.

bigbadbob


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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 13:59

Would like to know if you are able to take your dogs back to the UK if things don,t work out and if so roughly what cost.I understand that theywould have to go in quarantine inthe uk is this still 6 months?

bigbadbob


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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 15:14

back to the top please.

Lilli



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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 16:45

i beleive so bob, however i do know of dogs now coming through south side. They havent had to do quartine here. So maybe it can be done in reverse.

delikomsu



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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 17:18

Hi Bob. No, if a dog has EU passport then no quarantine required in uk providing all rabies jabs etc up to date. They do however have to go back via an EU country. Contact KAR or us for more details. Penny

bigbadbob


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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 17:53

Thanks for the help with my question but please find a home for poor Lucy.

delikomsu



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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 18:36

Thank you Bob, well done from us. Give the dogs a chance please. You brought a tear to our eyes.

daisy dukes


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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 18:39

Perhaps a little more detail would help.



ie..how is she with other dogs/cats/children...



....does she need a lot of exercise...(being part greyhound) etc etc....



I do hope you have luck re-homing her.



DD

lovingcyprus


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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 18:48

Remember a dog is not just for Christmas they are not toys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

delikomsu



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Message Posted:
16/12/2010 12:29

More info re Lucy. See pic [IMG] http://i54.tinypic.com/5ydl4z.jpg[/IMG]



She is wonderful with people and other male dogs but dislikes bitches. Fully housetrained and comes on command. Can clear gates and fences. She has a wonderful sense of humour and smiles and talks. Lucy came from Bogaz area and has had several homes already she needs something more stable and permanent. She really is an elegant looking dog but don't think I would recommend a family with children.

Hope this helps. P

MsGarnet


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Message Posted:
16/12/2010 12:54

I simply don't understand that if there are NO quarantine costs the other end; we all know flights via the Greek side are cheaper - and this elderly couple clearly can afford their own flights and removal costs - plus one doubts they are providing for children or paying a mortgage now - why they can't arrange for her to be taken back to UK where they can guarantee Battersea or some other organisation will re-home her and there is 90% less chance she will end up with a family that can't cope with her needs and she will end up YET another feral animal. If they are both? too ill to arrange this, having lived here, they would know someone who could make the arrangments regarding her flight, for them.

Janzy



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Message Posted:
16/12/2010 14:12

Hi Penny...back to top. Please, please, please help. There are ten wonderful dogs at K9. I rescued 2 myself in August and they have been staying with Penny and Phil ever since, sadly we are about to lose one of them to ill health. He will be leaving his best friend "Buddy" without a mate. Can anyone out there give any of these beautiful dogs a forever home? God bless little Yogi xx

Janzy



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Message Posted:
16/12/2010 15:48

Back to top

delikomsu



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Message Posted:
16/12/2010 17:41

Thanks Janet and Phil, you have hearts of gold and are true animal lovers, wish the world had more like you xxxxx

bigbadbob


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Message Posted:
18/12/2010 11:45

Has a home been found for poor Lucy yet surely someone must be able to help.

bigbadbob


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Message Posted:
18/12/2010 15:58

back to top.

delikomsu



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Message Posted:
18/12/2010 17:30

No, Lucy is still here, happy for now thanks but future very uncertain. Too many dogs and not enough caring homes unfortunately. Thanks Bob.

delikomsu



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Message Posted:
28/12/2010 12:43

Nearly New Year and Lucy still here.

barnaclebill


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Message Posted:
28/12/2010 21:44

msg 4.delikomsu.

I do believe that you are giving false hope with regard to the laws on quarantine in the UK.Having been in the position of bringing a rescued animalfrom the TRNC back to the UK through the quarantine system I have had numerous conversations with DEFRA regarding the unfair treatment of animals going to the UK from Cyprus.The UK government only reconises Cyprus as one island therefore animals should be allowed to enter the UK the same as those from the South .However when it has been declared that the animal was in the North then they reconise the North of the island as the TRNC, a third world country not included in the EU passport scheme.For any animal that has been in a country not reconised as part of the EU passport scheme ,that animal on re-entering a country that is reconised must complete 6 months quarantine,that includes the ROC or France.If you want clear clarification ring DEFRA ,although sympathetic their hands are tied.

oceana


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Message Posted:
28/12/2010 22:07

A beautiful dog! I hope she finds a loving hope asap!...

delikomsu



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Message Posted:
29/12/2010 16:48

Hi Barnaclebill, we can only speak from experience here as we are trying to get as many dogs off this island as possible. Yes, it is possible to take dogs to UK without quarantine we have done it. If they have an EU passport and they travel via another EU country then there is no 6 months quarantine. Anyone who wants to do this can contact us for more details. Penny k9 kennels.

barnaclebill


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Message Posted:
29/12/2010 21:11

The PETS scheme

The scheme is designed to stop the spread of rabies and other diseases while still allowing pets to travel.



The UK has been free of rabies for many years, but mammals are still at risk in some other countries. All rabies-susceptible animals entering the UK have to spend six months in quarantine, unless they arrive under and meet all the conditions of PETS.



Most European Union (EU) countries and many outside the EU have joined PETS. You can check details and the full procedure for preparing your pet on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) website.



To be eligible, your cat, dog or ferret must:



first be fitted with a microchip

then be vaccinated against rabies

wait 21 days from the date of their first rabies vaccination before travelling to another European Community country

not have visited any non-approved countries or territories for at least six months before they enter or re-enter the UK

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Travel

barnaclebill


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Message Posted:
29/12/2010 21:17

Delikomsu

The above was taken from the DEFRA website .I think the last sentence is the most important one,the TRNC being a country that does not qualify.I am only bringing it to your attention as the consequences of smuggling a dog into the UK carries a death penalty for the animal and a hefty fine/imprisonment for the owner.

delikomsu



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Message Posted:
30/12/2010 18:00

I think you are misunderstanding totally and I am fully aware of the DEFRA rules. I am saying that dogs here that have a fully up to date EU passport with rabies vaccs, serum lab tested report, tick/flea control/dewormer, microchip etc are able to travel LEGALLY to UK via EU. Nobody is suggesting smuggling dogs as this is completely out of order. Any dogs we send from here are completely vaccinated and legal, why do you have a problem with this barnaclebill?

racoonchic



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Message Posted:
30/12/2010 18:06

hi penny and phil merry christmas and a happy new year . x

delikomsu



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Message Posted:
01/01/2011 17:21

Happy New Year to you Richard and to all our customers, friends and animal lovers in North Cyprus. Lets hope 2011 will see some progress with the stray cat/dog and poisoning problem.

Lilli



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Message Posted:
01/01/2011 17:30

we can only live in hope that and end is in sight. Happy new year to you xxx

barnaclebill


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Message Posted:
02/01/2011 19:53

Delikosmu,

I have no problem with what you do all I am doing is making people aware of the DEFRA rules.I completley agree with what you written in Msg26, however that applies to a dog moving from one EU country to another.You are advocating that a dog even though it may have all the neccesssary paperwork can move from a country not recognised under the pets passport scheme into one which has the scheme in force .That port of entry would have to enforce the 6 month Quarintine rules.When i brought my pet back I tried to get her back through the ROC,I was told she would have to spend 6 months in quarintine there ,I opted to bring her back to the UK.Believe me I do hope you get as many of those poor animals back,which have been caught up in the politics of a divided Island free from quarintine like there counterparts in the South.I also think that a lot more people would bring their animals with them if the same rules applied to the TRNC as does the ROC.

delikomsu



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Message Posted:
09/01/2011 17:43

Update on Lucy. Her owners came back last week to say goodbye and paid for her kenneling until end of February. They are very sad that they cannot take her and together we are actively looking for a new permanent home.

bigbadbob


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Message Posted:
10/01/2011 13:09

Back to the top please.Surely someone must want Poor Lucie.

homeheist


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Message Posted:
10/01/2011 15:12

She is a lovely natured dog who would settle down in a loving home no problem at all I am sure -she deserves it . Back to top

delikomsu



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Message Posted:
26/01/2011 21:33

Still no news on a home for Lucy.

bigbadbob


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Message Posted:
28/01/2011 11:41

Hi delikomsu what will happen to Lucie if she is not rehomed before the kenneling fees run out at the end of February.

delikomsu



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Message Posted:
28/01/2011 20:05

Lucy's owners rang yesterday to see if there was any progress with re-homing but unfortunately not yet. We at k9 always keep in contact with owners but if they cease to communicate we keep the dog here for one month after fees have expired and after that we reluctantly have it put to sleep. Lucy's owners do not want her destroyed and neither do we as she is such a beautiful dog and a real character! We'll all keep trying.

Lilli



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Message Posted:
28/01/2011 20:07

how much are the fees to keep her alive please xxx

spider


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Message Posted:
28/01/2011 23:43

Back to the top please.







Spider,X

bigbadbob


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Message Posted:
29/01/2011 11:24

Back to the top please

delikomsu



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Message Posted:
29/01/2011 12:51

Long term boarding is 10tl per day Lilli.

Janzy



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Message Posted:
18/02/2011 11:55

Any update on Lucy? Love to you all xx

delikomsu



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Message Posted:
21/02/2011 19:09

Hi both, no, Lucy is still here, hoping to hear from her owners soon but no offers of a home yet.

Another stray pointer has been dumped at our gate this week with a smashed back leg and baler twine tight round its neck, trying desperately to catch it but can't get anywhere near it's so frightened. Shame on them!!!