Bye Bye Lil' Man

Look out bitches in Australia. The D-Man is en route as I type. Bringing a little bit of NYC canine action at ya like Cleopatra. We had the miserable job of dropping off the hound at JFK yesterday for the long flight back to Oz. It's been a massive journey to get all the things done but we got there eventually. I big thanks to Tracy for over six months worth of effort. We did it ourselves which had the benefit of saving a fortune on costs of what the pet services charge but the paperwork is horrendous to get the little guy in.

The big test was when we got to the USDA vet who had to review all the paperwork. This went well then it was off to QANTAS cargo to drop the guy off. We had frozen a block of water full of treats thinking this would delay him getting to some food but he'd demolished it by the time we dropped him off. We'd kept him up all morning and took him on several walks in an attempt to tire him out. I think it worked as he pretty much crashed as soon as we dropped him inside his create. Obviously he was quite sad to see us leave......Not.

So I just checked flight tracker and he is well and truly en route. He'll be locked in his create for near on 30 hours which is not very nice. It's then a four week stay in quarantine with a release date of Oct 28. That is coincidently the date we land back in Oz so there might be a trip from Sydney airport direct to quarantine installed for us. We've arranged a walker to come in four times a week during his parole periods to play with him so he'll have some contact with people and we'll be able to get updates.

We miss him tremendously. That little rodent.....

The last supper

Last minute clean. Don't you love the sitting pose on Tracy.

Hi last pee on NYC soil.

About to be sealed in his crate.

There were some tears.

Dasha's home for the next 30 odd hours.

Sob sob, waiting in cargo. The staff brought him into the office to look after him while waiting.

En route to his new home in Oz.