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« on: December 23, 2007, 02:57:37 pm »
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Newfoundland Pictures / Re: Time for a long awaited bath
« on: July 25, 2007, 09:17:13 pm »I'm sorry but your not nearly wet enough to have given a bath.
Yes, how did you manage that? I'd love to know your secret.
And here's another thing I'd love to know: Why do our beloved big paws happily jump into slimy, muddy ponds and lakes, but act like you are torturing them when you give them a bath? Sweet, lovable, crazy puppers...
I don't get too wet when washing Meisi because I have been giving her baths since she was 8 weeks old. She actually always liked to be washed and always stands still waiting until the bathing is done. She does like to shake off from time to time, but if I tell her "don't do it" she knows not to shake. Then I dry her off with a towel and again she stands still. When I'm drying her front paws and I don't want to walk around her to dry her back paws I just tell her "turn around" and she know that she has to turn around. I guess she listens to these commands because she just wants the whole thing to be over with ASAP.
As to why our pupper love the puddles, muddy lakes and ponds, and not to be washed...
I don't really know, but my suggestion is... free will. They go into these ponds, lakes and puddles out of they own free will. But we force them to have a bath, they never ask for it.
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Newfoundland Pictures / Time for a long awaited bath
« on: July 24, 2007, 02:06:27 am »
Bathing a Landseer 
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Newfoundland Pictures / Meisi at Jack Darling Memorial Park.
« on: July 24, 2007, 01:58:53 am »
A few recent pics of Meisi at the Jack Darling Memorial Park in Clarkson, Mississauga at the leash-free area.
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Transporting & Traveling With Dogs / Sending Big Paws from Finland to Canada
« on: July 02, 2007, 12:34:40 am »
As promised, here is the information about my experience of shipping my Landseer Meisi from Finland (Oulu) to Canada (Toronto).
I started researching the possibility of sending my big paws overseas 8 months before the planned move to Canada. Because of her size and weight she had to be shipped via cargo. Also because of her size and weight she needed a custom made kennel. Some airlines also said that the kennel for a cargo shipment had to be a strong wooden box. Finnair for example said that if the dog weighs more than 50 kg (110 lb.) including the box, it has to be shipped as cargo and the box must be wooden. Unfortunately, there are no commercially available plastic boxes big enough for giant dogs. The biggest box I could find in a pet store was 90 H x 82 W x 123 L (cm) which is 35.5x32x48.5 (in.). Note that these dimensions are the outside dimensions. The airlines are only interested in the inside dimensions, which are smaller. Therefore information written on the boxes in pet stores is misleading.
This was too small for Meisi according to IATA regulations. Meisi's height is exactly 90 cm and the box must be larger so that she can stand up straight without touching the top with her head. The box must also be wide enough for her to freely turn around, and long enough for her to comfortably lay down.
I also had to check all the rules and regulations about shipping a dog from the IATA.
http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/cargo/live_animals/pets.htm
And all the rules and regulations for importing a dog to the specific country. In this case it was Canada and luckily, there is no quarantine for domestic dogs with current rabies vaccination. Which of course needs to be supported with official paperwork. Since Finland is in the EU the official EU pet passport was enough. I confirmed that by contacting the Canadian embassy in Helsinki. It was also important to check the rules and regulations for pet imports from the countries of transit (if the shipped dog will have intermediate landing in countries other than the final destination). In this case it was Germany which also only required current vaccination record.
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/import/petse.shtml
I shipped Meisi myself with a bit of help from the person who build her IATA approved kennel.
The link below is all in Finnish
http://www.lemmikkipalvelu.com/
Here is a list of the things I had to do and their cost.
Of course she already had the microchip. She got that when she was 3 months old. It is a requirement for shipping/sending animals.
Details of the dog:
Breed: Landseer
Sex: Female
Color: White and black
Weight: 50 kg (110 lb)
Height: 90 cm (35.5 in)
Length: 125 cm (49.2 in)
Width: 35 cm (13.8 in)
Details of the trip:
From: Oulu, Finland to Helsinki, Finland (by Car, 500 km one way)
I drove her there myself.
In Helsinki she stayed in a shelter for 5 days and then was brought to the airport by the person who build the box.
From Helsinki (Finland) to Frankfurt (Germany)
From Frankfurt (Germany) to Toronto (Canada)
Flights were arranged with Lufthansa Cargo.
1. Custom made wooden kennel 40kg (100 H x 75 W x 135 L) (cm)
(39.4x29.5x53.1 in) the cost €445 ($640 CAD)
2. Visit to the vet for vaccination and to get the pet passport one month before departure (cost €60 ($82 CAD))
This takes care of all the official paperwork.
3. Another trip to the vet 6 days before departure for clinical examination to determine whether the dog is able to withstand the carriage to its destination. This cannot be done more than 10 day before departure. (Cost €40 ($57.50 CAD))
Without this the airline will not accept the dog for shipment!
4. Booking of the cargo flight.
This is the big one.
Airline: Lufthansa Cargo
Weight of dog and box: 90kg (198 lb)
Chargeable weight as determined by airlines based on volume of the box: 188 kg (414.4 lb)
The total air freight cost with all airline and airport charges: €3504.84 ($5038.32 CAD)
5. Driving from Oulu to Helsinki to the shelter and the person who was taking her and the box to the airport. Cost of gas: €100 ($144 CAD)
6. A Power of Attorney letter for the shipper, the person taking the dog and the box to the airport. The person who did this for me didn't want any money for this letter. This is a VERY IMPORTANT paper if someone other than the owner is delivering the dog to the airport. Without this letter the airline will NOT accept the shipment.
7. 5 days in the shelter and delivery to airport: €210 ($302 CAD)
8. At Toronto airport the person picking her up had to pay $31.08 CAD to the Canada Border Services Agency for customs inspection. And $53.16 to Lufthansa Cargo Canada an airport fee.
The grand total in CAD: $6348.06
One may ask why...
The answer is very simple...
For the love of my pet Landseer Meisi!
She's unique, special and I couldn't and wouldn't ever leave her behind!
If I had to do it again I would without any hesitation.
That's about all I have to say about that.
If anyone has any questions please feel free to respond.
I started researching the possibility of sending my big paws overseas 8 months before the planned move to Canada. Because of her size and weight she had to be shipped via cargo. Also because of her size and weight she needed a custom made kennel. Some airlines also said that the kennel for a cargo shipment had to be a strong wooden box. Finnair for example said that if the dog weighs more than 50 kg (110 lb.) including the box, it has to be shipped as cargo and the box must be wooden. Unfortunately, there are no commercially available plastic boxes big enough for giant dogs. The biggest box I could find in a pet store was 90 H x 82 W x 123 L (cm) which is 35.5x32x48.5 (in.). Note that these dimensions are the outside dimensions. The airlines are only interested in the inside dimensions, which are smaller. Therefore information written on the boxes in pet stores is misleading.
This was too small for Meisi according to IATA regulations. Meisi's height is exactly 90 cm and the box must be larger so that she can stand up straight without touching the top with her head. The box must also be wide enough for her to freely turn around, and long enough for her to comfortably lay down.
I also had to check all the rules and regulations about shipping a dog from the IATA.
http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/cargo/live_animals/pets.htm
And all the rules and regulations for importing a dog to the specific country. In this case it was Canada and luckily, there is no quarantine for domestic dogs with current rabies vaccination. Which of course needs to be supported with official paperwork. Since Finland is in the EU the official EU pet passport was enough. I confirmed that by contacting the Canadian embassy in Helsinki. It was also important to check the rules and regulations for pet imports from the countries of transit (if the shipped dog will have intermediate landing in countries other than the final destination). In this case it was Germany which also only required current vaccination record.
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/import/petse.shtml
I shipped Meisi myself with a bit of help from the person who build her IATA approved kennel.
The link below is all in Finnish
http://www.lemmikkipalvelu.com/
Here is a list of the things I had to do and their cost.
Of course she already had the microchip. She got that when she was 3 months old. It is a requirement for shipping/sending animals.
Details of the dog:
Breed: Landseer
Sex: Female
Color: White and black
Weight: 50 kg (110 lb)
Height: 90 cm (35.5 in)
Length: 125 cm (49.2 in)
Width: 35 cm (13.8 in)
Details of the trip:
From: Oulu, Finland to Helsinki, Finland (by Car, 500 km one way)
I drove her there myself.
In Helsinki she stayed in a shelter for 5 days and then was brought to the airport by the person who build the box.
From Helsinki (Finland) to Frankfurt (Germany)
From Frankfurt (Germany) to Toronto (Canada)
Flights were arranged with Lufthansa Cargo.
1. Custom made wooden kennel 40kg (100 H x 75 W x 135 L) (cm)
(39.4x29.5x53.1 in) the cost €445 ($640 CAD)
2. Visit to the vet for vaccination and to get the pet passport one month before departure (cost €60 ($82 CAD))
This takes care of all the official paperwork.
3. Another trip to the vet 6 days before departure for clinical examination to determine whether the dog is able to withstand the carriage to its destination. This cannot be done more than 10 day before departure. (Cost €40 ($57.50 CAD))
Without this the airline will not accept the dog for shipment!
4. Booking of the cargo flight.
This is the big one.
Airline: Lufthansa Cargo
Weight of dog and box: 90kg (198 lb)
Chargeable weight as determined by airlines based on volume of the box: 188 kg (414.4 lb)
The total air freight cost with all airline and airport charges: €3504.84 ($5038.32 CAD)
5. Driving from Oulu to Helsinki to the shelter and the person who was taking her and the box to the airport. Cost of gas: €100 ($144 CAD)
6. A Power of Attorney letter for the shipper, the person taking the dog and the box to the airport. The person who did this for me didn't want any money for this letter. This is a VERY IMPORTANT paper if someone other than the owner is delivering the dog to the airport. Without this letter the airline will NOT accept the shipment.
7. 5 days in the shelter and delivery to airport: €210 ($302 CAD)
8. At Toronto airport the person picking her up had to pay $31.08 CAD to the Canada Border Services Agency for customs inspection. And $53.16 to Lufthansa Cargo Canada an airport fee.
The grand total in CAD: $6348.06
One may ask why...
The answer is very simple...
For the love of my pet Landseer Meisi!
She's unique, special and I couldn't and wouldn't ever leave her behind!
If I had to do it again I would without any hesitation.
That's about all I have to say about that.
If anyone has any questions please feel free to respond.
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Transporting & Traveling With Dogs / Re: The journey starts tomorrow *UPDATE 1*
« on: July 01, 2007, 10:33:04 pm »
It has been a long time since I wrote the first update. Now Meisi and I are reunited in Canada (Mississauga). When she first saw me when I came home she seemed to be a bit confused at first. I guess she just couldn't figure out where did I come from. But then she realized who I was and was extremely exited. Here are a few pics of the reunion.
The first meeting
Hugs and kisses
Happiness and joy
Couple weeks later at water rescue workshop in Alliston ON.
Looking at TO from Jack Darling park
I also promised that I'll write about all the necessary information for sending a dog from Europe to Canada and I will write all the details that I had to take care off in a separate post (including pics of the custom kennel).
The first meeting
Hugs and kisses
Happiness and joy
Couple weeks later at water rescue workshop in Alliston ON.
Looking at TO from Jack Darling park
I also promised that I'll write about all the necessary information for sending a dog from Europe to Canada and I will write all the details that I had to take care off in a separate post (including pics of the custom kennel).
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Transporting & Traveling With Dogs / Re: The journey starts tomorrow *UPDATE 1*
« on: May 24, 2007, 09:12:57 pm »We can post our pictures and also we can agree to wear something that will identify us! Also, Liz can come up with a spot and a time that we'll all meet.Sounds good to me. I'm posting my pics on the "Woofstock, toronto meet-up?" topic. Hope others will also post their pics.
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Transporting & Traveling With Dogs / Re: The journey starts tomorrow *UPDATE 1*
« on: May 24, 2007, 01:50:05 pm »WOW! I must have missed the original story...so, you and your dog moved from Finland to Toronto? WOW! What are the circumstances that brought you both there?I came to Finland from Canada 4 years ago to work. After one and a half years in Finland I got Meisi when she was only 7 weeks old. Yes, she is a Finnish dog. So I had her for 2.5 years here in Finland, and there was NO WAY that I would ever leave her behind or give her up.
I can't wait to meet you both at Woofstock!
I'm also looking forward to the meeting at Woofstock! I have no idea how I'm ever going to recognize anyone. But surely, you could easily recognize Meisi. She'll probably be the only Landseer there.
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Transporting & Traveling With Dogs / Re: The journey starts tomorrow UPDATE 1
« on: May 23, 2007, 02:47:44 pm »
Meisi is in Mississauga! 
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She has successfully completed her journey from Finland to Toronto. My father picked her up from the airport and now she is at my parents house. Her actual trip from Finland to Toronto lasted 24 hours.
At the Toronto airport in the cargo pickup area they asked him jokingly if he was waiting to pickup a small pony, that's because the "package" (box + Meisi) weighed 90 kg (198 lb). Meisi on her own weighs exactly 50 kg (110 lb).
Next week Wednesday I will arrive in TO, and be reunited with Meisi. I will then write a complete update about Meisi's trip to Canada, and what it takes to send a BP overseas. I'll try to include pictures of the box as well as the full cost of this endeavor.
! !She has successfully completed her journey from Finland to Toronto. My father picked her up from the airport and now she is at my parents house. Her actual trip from Finland to Toronto lasted 24 hours.
At the Toronto airport in the cargo pickup area they asked him jokingly if he was waiting to pickup a small pony
, that's because the "package" (box + Meisi) weighed 90 kg (198 lb). Meisi on her own weighs exactly 50 kg (110 lb).Next week Wednesday I will arrive in TO, and be reunited with Meisi. I will then write a complete update about Meisi's trip to Canada, and what it takes to send a BP overseas. I'll try to include pictures of the box as well as the full cost of this endeavor.
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Transporting & Traveling With Dogs / Re: Delta Airlines FYI
« on: May 19, 2007, 02:52:17 pm »
I really didn't need to see this thread again. I've read about these stories some many times in the past 6 months.
I'm really nervous because my Meisi is going to fly from Helsinki to Toronto this Wednesday. She is flying with Lufthansa unaccompanied. I just hope everything is going to be Ok.
I'm really nervous because my Meisi is going to fly from Helsinki to Toronto this Wednesday. She is flying with Lufthansa unaccompanied. I just hope everything is going to be Ok.
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Transporting & Traveling With Dogs / The journey starts tomorrow ***UPDATE 2***
« on: May 17, 2007, 04:52:30 pm »
Tomorrow morning Meisi begins her journey to Canada. First we have to drive 300 miles (480 km) south from Oulu to a small place near Helsinki. There she will stay in a shelter for 4 days before she will fly from Helsinki to Frankfurt and from Frankfurt to Toronto. Her actual trip from Finland to Toronto will all happen in one day. And in one and a half weeks we should be reunited on the new continent.
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Great Pyrenees Pictures / Re: I know you guys see this every day but..
« on: May 17, 2007, 04:27:37 pm »
This kind of stuff never gets old even if we do see it every day. Your pupps are adorable!!! Love the video!
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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Re: Had to share!!!
« on: May 16, 2007, 08:22:30 pm »
Simply GORGEOUS!
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Saint Bernard Pictures / Re: New Abby Pics!!! Yesh..
« on: May 15, 2007, 02:20:46 pm »
Love the puppies! Especially in the bathtub.
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Medical Conditions & Diseases / Re: fumble's limping
« on: May 15, 2007, 02:14:52 pm »
I really hope that Fumble will feel better real soon!
All the best to Fumble from Meisi and me.
He looks like a great teddy bear!
In the pictures with the shaved leg, looks like at least they let him wear his natural sock
All the best to Fumble from Meisi and me.
He looks like a great teddy bear!
In the pictures with the shaved leg, looks like at least they let him wear his natural sock
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