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around 5 weeks old, thankfully Tobias only would be missed, so it was decided! I would live
lives around 4.5 hours’ drive from Calais so in Germany for almost 5 weeks to be with her,
access isn’t too difficult. They were adorable, creating a relationship and starting our training.
so confident and playful souls, all three of them.
Shelties always have the stigma of being people Thankfully, the breeder and a few other top
shy, these were quite the opposite! Maybe it is agility trainers in Germany run a training centre
the line, maybe it’s the upbringing, or maybe it’s where they have rooms available to stay in.
a combination of both! This made life so much easier as there was
no stress about taking my other dogs, and any
Plans were in progress, you cannot import dogs other problems that might occur looking to stay
to the UK until at least the age of 15 weeks in other places.
old, which can be difficult, and for me waiting
this long to be with my new baby was not an We were lucky, thankfully with everything
option. Too many of the most important weeks going with the global pandemic our plans
were unaffected. Germany has a relatively low
number of cases, and at the time of departing
for Germany the UK also did. At the time of
writing this, however the UK has become a red
zone for Germany and if everything was just
a few weeks later, then problems could have
occurred for me travelling.
Germany, (from what I’ve seen when I’ve been
over here) is a much “stricter” country in general,
work ethic seems to be very high, the trainers
who teach agility over here in the training centre
work crazy hours, sometimes from 9am in the
morning till 10 or even 11pm in the evening
with minimal breaks! But then the facilities over
here are very good, indoor, AstroTurf, a kitchen
area, bar, rooms, and enough room for multi
training rings – I guess it all must be paid for!
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