The Retirement Thread
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4 Jul
12:31pm, 4 Jul 2024
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Bazoaxe
I have resisted the demands from my family for a Dog for precisely that reason HG as it complicates any travels we might want to undertake
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4 Jul
1:41pm, 4 Jul 2024
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macca 53
Good shout, @Bazoaxe
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4 Jul
1:53pm, 4 Jul 2024
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Sigh
Our dog hasn't complicated our retirement, we just include the cost of kennels in our holiday plans. She's definitely been a positive addition to the family. |
4 Jul
1:55pm, 4 Jul 2024
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EvilPixie
I can’t put our pussy cats in a cattery! 😮 They came with us last year 😁 |
4 Jul
1:58pm, 4 Jul 2024
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ThorntonRunner
We're happy to self cater here in the UK - for us the positives of a dog (or two  ) outweigh the negatives of the restrictions that puts on us - but we're all different and other choices are equally valid . Just back from our first meal out with our 4 month old Springer. Settling in a coffee shop/pub/restaurant is still a work in progress but he's coming along. |
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4 Jul
2:00pm, 4 Jul 2024
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EvilPixie
We don’t have passports so yes UK for us! Ozzy 🐈⬛ doesn’t like cars so our restriction is travel time really But they enjoyed the break I think 😁 |
4 Jul
2:09pm, 4 Jul 2024
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Diogenes
I'm not sure what mine would like less, a cattery going somewhere else. I'd be worried they'd disappear and try and find their way home. I'd rather do what we do and leave them home alone with a friend feeding them twice a day.
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4 Jul
2:11pm, 4 Jul 2024
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EvilPixie
Ours are house cats so used to bring indoors But the problems ozzy had with his bladder can be triggered by stress and he doesn’t like strangers! |
4 Jul
3:30pm, 4 Jul 2024
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jda
We have a good local cattery, the only problem is the cats get fat with the lack of exercise when we’re away for a long time.
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4 Jul
3:40pm, 4 Jul 2024
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Winniefree
We have brilliant dog boarders nearby but it does hike up the cost of a holiday at £20 a night.
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