Dedrei Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Have any of you had experience with Kookaburra Kennels in Centurion or heard anything about them.It is either them or Keringa Kennels in Kempton Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 My uncle's chihuahua stayed in the Kempton kennels and they had no problems. They drove through from Pta every second day to visit the dog and take it treats. Don't know anything about the Centurion kennel though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindylou Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Keringa are brilliant - my pets stay there when we're away and they will do their quarantine there when we go to Aus. There are loads of thank you letters, cards and photos from people all ove rthe wolrd on display in the reception area and the staff are really great people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dedrei Posted February 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Thanks girls, just trying to see where they should go, as their quotes are more or less the same. Kookaburra is a smaller facility and they have better chance of getting personalised attention.Other thing, someone in Pretoria would be able to visit them for me, just to make sure their ok and to put my mind at ease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dedrei Posted February 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Cindylou, are you close to Keringa kennels? Just wondered, cause I would really appreciate it if someone could just pop in now and then to see how they are. And to put my mind at ease and just to also take some photos for me of them in quarantine.Anybody able and willing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindylou Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 DedreiI live in Kensington, bout 20 mins away. I would visit them with pleasure if it would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riekie Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Deidre, is dit katte of honde wat jy wil saambring?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dedrei Posted February 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Hierso is foto's van my babies...Hierdie is my meisiekind, RubyHierso is my seun, LeoAltwee is beagles en so 15 en 18 maande oud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riekie Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Hulle is pragtig!!! Ek wil net (met goeie intensies) iets met jou deel: toe ons hierheen gekom het, het ek 3 honde en 2 katte gehad - almal soos kinders vir my! Ek was bereid om 'n arm en 'n been vir hulle te gee om hulle hier te kry, maak nie saak WAT die kostes sou wees nie! Ek het navraag gedoen en al my feite gekry, maar ek het ook by mense wat baie jare se ervaring met diere het raad gevra. Almal se "expert" opinie was dat ek die diere 'n groter onreg sou aandoen om hulle 7 maande in kwarantyn te plaas as om vir hulle nuwe liefdevolle huise te vind. Honde begin hulle eie sterte kou uit frustrasie en eensaamheid om maar net 1 ding te noem. Onthou net, dit is nie soos "mense" kinders wat jy kan vertel wat met hulle gaan gebeur, hoekom jy dit aan hulle doen en dat jy hulle weer gaan sien nie. Hulle ervaar dit as verwerping vir 7 maande lank! Hulle kan nie verstaan wat gebeur nie, en weet nie hoekom en vir hoe lank hulle in daardie omstandighede is nie. Hulle weet ook nie of hulle jou ooit weer gaan sien nie. (Dit is soos om iemand in 'n tronk te gooi sonder om te sê hoekom of vir hoe lank...) Vir die vlug word hulle in 'n klein krat gesit - sonder water of kos (anders word hulle naar en braak) - vir die hele tydperk van die vlug en soveel tyd as wat nodig is voor en na die vlug tot hulle is waar hulle moet wees. Kyk, ek kan nie eers 'n uur lank in die kerk stilsit sonder om ongemaklik te raak nie, en 'n 14 ure vlug is nog erger. Gelukkig kan ek opstaan en rondloop, maar die diere kan nie. Dit is regtig 'n vreesaanjaende, pynlike ervaring vir hulle. Vir daardie rede het ek besluit om vir my "kinders" ander huise te vind al was dit 'n baie groot hartseer vir ons (en ek is seker, vir hulle ook). Ek vertel dit vir jou vir die eenvoudige rede dat ek voel enige iemand wat hulle diere hierheen wil bring, ook hiervan bewus moet wees. Die plekke wat die diere vervoer sal dit nooit vir jou sê nie - hulle sal jou net vertel hoe gelukkig die diere is, en hoe mooi hulle versorg word ens. My hart is nou nog seer oor die diere wat ek in RSA moes los, maar ek weet hulle is gelukkig (laat EK eerder die een wees wat treur...). Vir my was een van die mees traumatiese dinge rakende ons emigrasie die keuse rakende ons diere - ons een hond was 14 jaar oud, en alreeds baie siek met heup displasie, so ons moes haar laat uitsit (ons sou haar in elk geval nie kon saambring nie, juis vir daardie rede, al wou ons!) Ons veearts het gesê dit is die beste keuse om te maak. Ek het so erg gehuil daai dag dat ek nie 'n afskeidsfunksie later daai aand kon gaan bywoon nie - ek kon nie ophou huil nie!!! (Ek is sommer nou weer van vooraf hartseer!!!!) Wat ookal jy besluit, gaan nie vir jou maklik wees nie, en dit is regtig 'n baie hartseer saak. Sterkte daarmee!!! Hier is een van my "kinders" wat ek moes los, toe hy nog 'n "puppy" was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindylou Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Hi guysI wnated to post a few pictures of my furry family (5 in all) but can't seem to get it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dedrei Posted February 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Thanks Riekie. Ek het ook navorsing gedoen oor die hele saak en mense sê vir my dat honde geen benul van tyd het nie. Of hulle nou twee weke by die kennels is of 7 maande, hulle besef nie hoe lank dit is nie. Hulle verlang wel na jou, maar dit hou nie lank nie. Het ook met paar mense gepraat wat hulle "kinders" oor gebring het en dit het heel goed afgeloop vir hulle.Van ons familie wat in Townsville is het twee boxers ook oor gebring en hulle het survive. We die een het nou onlangs kanker gekry en is oorlede, maar hulle sê hulle sou dit nie anders wou gehad het nie.Ek voel dat baie mense geld uit haal om hulle huis goed oor te bring in containers. Ek bring niks oor nie net my tasse en ek moet ook maar ietsie hê van die huis en wat bekend is. My kinders is alles vir my. Ek is partykeer meer hartseer om afskeid te neem van hulle as van my familie. Ek raak sommer weer hartseer as ek moet dink om die arme gesiggies hier te los.Ek dink darem my twee jonges sal aanpas en hulle gate uit geniet, miskien omdat hulle nog so jonk is, who knows?Cindylou - if you register with photobucket.com and upload your photos there you are able to post them as I have done above. All you do is to then copy the url, the bottom one, into your post, and viola! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanb Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 This is an issue that has bugged us for years now. We were first going to immigrate 12 years ago but decided not to as we did not want our dog to have to go through quaranteen. The dog is now 14 yrs old and we have decided to look at it again. Problem is though that I am now 5 points short due to my age and the dog is still going strong. Our eldest kid is now 16 and the other is 9 and things are much harder now so my advice is dont put of the move just for your pets. If you think they cant make the 7 months then do it if nott then find them a home but dont not go because of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riekie Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 It remains a personal (and very difficult & traumatic) choice whether to take or not to take your pets. It's one of those things that can really break you down and you doubt your decision to relocate. Whichever choice you end up making, it is not an easy one. Good luck to everyone with an extended animal family still having to go through it. Dedrei, ek is seker jou "kinders" gaan dit maak en baie gelukkig wees in Aus! Ek was nie emosioneel sterk genoeg om dieselfde te doen nie en ek mis my diere vreeslik baie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dedrei Posted March 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Thanks Rix, ek dink hulle sal ok wees. Is jy miskien naby die Sydney kwarentyn stasie60 Wallgrove RdEastern Creek NSW 2766 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riekie Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Dit is so 20km hier van ons af. Was nog nooit self daar nie, so weet nie hoe dit lyk nie, maar kan altyd een of ander tyd 'n draai daar gaan maak as ek kans kry. Het net nou kuiermense, so ek moet ry waar hulle wil kyk..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dedrei Posted March 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Nee moenie worry nie, geniet jy eers jou tyd saam met die kuier mense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riekie Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Dalk kan ons vir jou kinders daar gaan kuier en bietjie met hulle speel - my dogter sal dit VREESLIK geniet! Haar hart is nou nog baie seer oor haar woef! Sy is MAL oor diere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dedrei Posted March 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Julle is regtig meer as welkom om vir hulle te kuier. Dink dit sal my ook help as ek hoor hoe dit met hulle gaan.Die tweetjies is baie liefdevolle honde en like van aandag kry, so hulle sal nie nee sê as tannie Riekie vir hulle kom kuier nie. Ek gaan die twee sieletjies baie mis. Miskien kan jy dan foto's ook van hulle neem in kwarentyn en mail vir my. Sal graag wil sien hoe dit met hulle gaan daarso. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riekie Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Toe ek my dogter vertel van die idee, was sy omtrent buite haarself - wou sommer dadelik gaan!! Ek moes toe nou mooi verduidelik hulle is nog in RSA!! (Dalk kan ons twee as 'n "volunteer service" RSA expats se diere-kinders gaan besoek en bietjie aandag gee op 'n gereelde basis - is daar nog iemand wie se diertjies bietjie liefde nodig het??) Jy moet laat weet wanneer hulle hier is - ek sal vir jou foto's neem en email ook - dit sal help met die verlange! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dedrei Posted March 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Ek sal jou laat weet, baie dankie vir die offer. Sal my regtig gerus stel as iemand net gaan opcheck op hulle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnone Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 Hi DedreiPlease could you share what the costs were for each animal , was it cheaper because they are together ?Any other posts from anyone else who has done this excersise recently specificly looking at the costs incl. kenneling either side, the flights , paperwork, innoculations etc thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindylou Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Hi _0If you send an email to Keringa with the details of your pets and where you are going in Aus they will send a quote with all their costs, as well as an indication of the current AUD costs on the other side. It does work out cheaper if your animals share accommodation and also the charge for smaller animals (like my daxies) is less. They'll also be able to give you advice with regards to microchip costs and the timing of the rabies vaccination.good luck!C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dedrei Posted August 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Hi BarnoneWel for my two beagles weight at about 13kg each the total bill for the two of them in Keringa was R27000 (including their flights to Sydney which is based on their weight). Then the Australian quarantine is about $4000. Then there is the flight to us in Cairns, another $670 for both.So after converting it all back to Rands it comes to about R50 000. But seeing them after 7 months, priceless I would do this any time again if we to ever move some where else again, as they are part of our family and are our babies. And as everybody knows by now, they are home in 8 weeks. CAN'T WAIT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertDaisy Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Your Beagles are just beautiful!We're pretty fortunate that our kitty will now only have to spend 30 days in quarantine as we're sending her direct from Abu Dhabi. Which ultimately means its going to cost us far less. We're just waiting for flight costs now, but I think I should put her on diet first. This cat weighs nearly 6kgs.... and she has a small frame..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnone Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 thanks Dedrei I am not sure I am able to justify that cost for my "landmine layer" but glad I have the correct figures to work with anyway.Another "isssue" seems to be that a number of rental properties do not permit pets, has anyone else had a problem with landlord/rental agents on this point ? rgds_0 aka barnone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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