divingcowgirl, I agree 300%. She doesn't want him lying on the new furniture. Terrible reason. I have hope that she will come around. People who where not raised with animals don't realize how therapeutic they are. I'm much more relaxed with my dog nearby. Zeke my Australian Shepard will see AC.

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Pampered Paws provides boarding services and other dog walking services

Frontline is a helpful means to reducing ticks, but it doesn't eliminate the risk. At times we use Frontline heavily along with Preventic collars and that seems to deal with the most serious times. It depends where you live and where your dog hangs out. When we lived close to the beach and our dog only ever walked on the beach we never had a tick. We were very smug about it. As soon as we moved a couple of hundred meters from the beach, where there is grass, bushes and woodpiles, we started having to deal with ticks. Even with regular application of Frontline and the use of collars, we still have some tick problems when it has rained for a few days.

As with mosquitoes, nothing is 100% effective. I've even used Frontline directly on ticks here and found that they can survive it. Nothing you can really do about tick fever except note the symptoms, take them seriously and don't be afraid to visit the vet if you have any worries at all.

As for people who choose for whatever reason to leave pets behind - it usually isn't an easy decision and I have seen people have to make agonising decisions about the care of a pet when they can no longer keep it, so I am very sympathetic. However, if it just on the basis that she doesn't want the dog on the furniture, I would certainly be concerned about this person's sense of responsibility. When you take on a domestic animal, it is your responsibility for the rest of its life. In fact, ethically, when you breed a domestic animal it is your responsibility for the rest of its life. (the reason why all responsible companion animal breeders will take back any of their stock for any reason at any time - a word of advice to anyone purchasing a dog or cat (and some other pets) - if your breeder does not stipulate that they will take the animal back at any time for the rest of its life they would not be considered an ethical or scrupulous breeder by their peers).

Pampered Pets boards dogs. I don't board my dogs and am still having a nightmare finding someone I can trust to care for them in my home.

Collyk & 3 Palms, Thanks for the info. I'm thinking that after a few months the Island may get a little small and I'll fly over to Flordia for a few days to visit my sister. She likes dogs but I haven't experienced air travel with one yet, so we'll see how that goes.

Raggirl will go along with the dog coming or it will be a cold winter for her. I think if I promise a house keeper for a day a week I can convince her. This summer for the first time I clipped the dog and although he didn't like it at first he seems delighted with his haircut. Therefore minimun shedding which also made raggirl happy. Aussie's have real heavy coats and the first part of the summer was real hot. It was a relief to him after a day or so and I think we will maintain it atleast in the warm weather.

This is paradise for dogs as well as people. I had not had a dog for over 30 years as I just could not see them cooped up while I worked. The day I moved into my condo on the beach I was presented with a shivering little puppy who had been beaten and starved. I borrowed a kennel from a neighbor and put Pepe in it the first night. Not a peep out of him. Six months later when I was adopted by a little black puppy, Grita, I got another kennel and did the same with her. Any time of the day or night I could say “in bed” and off they would trot.
My care taker takes care of my dogs when I go back to the states – so much so that Pepe became more attached to him than to me and wants to sleep beside Rudy’s bed in Rudy’s house. Grita has been dog napped by a woman who lets her sleep in her bed in her air conditioned bed room and cooks special chicken dishes for her. Grita visits me often but won’t eat here. So last year I got a little puppy, Kitty, who will forever look like a puppy and she is with me most of the time.
I do not allow my dogs on the furniture and they can learn the different rules for different houses. Kitty goes to restaurants with me and sits nicely on the chair next to me.
Dogs are one of the best deterrents to crime here on the island.
One of my good friends had a husky that they just kept shaved. Romeo was a wonderful and happy dog.
Come on down and bring the dogs.

Do you know what is involved in transporting dogs via a commercial airline from Belize City to AC. Is it better to just bring them to the island from Belize via the Ferry?

Just contact Maya Island Air on 011-501-226-2611 or Tropic Air on 011-501–226-2012. They will need the dimensions of the crate your dog is traveling in. Your dog will travel on board, in his crate, with you if you choose the flying option.