Canterbury couple fly dog half way around the globe after dream move to Goa
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Together again - John and
Teresa Dunne with Kimberley on the beach in Goa.
by Gerry Warren
When John and Teresa Dunne left
Canterbury for a new life in Goa they reluctantly handed their dog
into the care of an animal rescue centre hoping she would find
loving new owners.
But after just two months they
could no longer bear to be parted from her. So they had her flown
nearly half way round the world to be with them.
Retired engineer John and wife
Teresa fell in love with the laid-back lifestyle, climate and
beauty of Goa beside the Indian Ocean after spending several
holidays in the exotic location.
So instead of weathering the
British winter, the couple decided to up sticks from their home in
Upstreet and move there.
But they faced the difficult
decision of what to do with their dog, Kimberley, a German
shepherd/collie cross they had got from the Lord Whisky Animal
Sanctuary.
She had been part of their lives
for nearly four years but when they decided to make the move, there
seemed too many bureaucratic obstacles to bringing her with
them.
It meant acquiring all sorts of
Defra certificates and an export licence and paying a hefty bill
for her transport, but the couple decided it would all be worth the
effort.
Last Thursday, a courier arrived
at the sanctuary to take the dog to Manchester airport where she
stayed in a shipping agent’s kennels for two days before her
10-hour flight to Goa.
On Monday afternoon local time in
Goa, John and Teresa were at the airport to meet her as she
touched down.
John said: “We had not been away
from her for too long so she recognised us straight away and threw
herself at us.
“She looked very well and none the
worse for her long journey.
“We took her for her first trip to
the beach on Tuesday and she loved it.
“She has settled really well into
her new home and there will be someone to look after her here when
we pop back to the UK.”
He added: “I have to thank Margaret
Todd and the Lord Whisky Sanctuary for having her back before we
decided on her future.”
Read the full story in this week's Kentish
Gazette.
Thursday, January 07 2010
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