busymumof3

Thanks everyone, I feel much happier after reading your posts and have decided to stop worrying and bring him with us. We are going to leave him with friends whilst we find somewhere to rent as suggested. He has already had his rabies jab and due to have a blood test next week, I was just really worried if we were doing the right thing, you've all helped put my mind at rest - thank you x

Hi All, We are hoping to move to South Perth next June/July and have been planning on bringing our dog, however as time goes on I have been getting a number of doubts about it. He is very similar to a Red Setter although black but same size and long hair, he is quite nervous and aside from the actual flight I'm really worried about trying to find a rental property. I've read some threads about putting a portfolio together and we are happy to pay any sort of bond but it still worries me, how did you all get on with finding a rental with a large dog? I do also wonder if we are bringing him for selfish reasons because we simply don't want to leave him behind. He is not great in the summer in the UK and his favorite place to be is in the forest, we walk for a good few hours every day through forests and fields and from what I understand dog walking in Oz is quite restricted to dog parks and dog beaches. I don't want to confine him to inside a house with air-con when he is has so much energy and I'm really worried about the effect the heat will have on him. On the other side though the move will be such a huge upheaval on our kids that I think it would break their hearts to leave him behind and he would really help them settle. I feel really confused about this, any advice or hearing other people's experiences would really help. Thanks all julie x