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small dog to tasmania..

clairem

9-Dec-2008
6:06:29 PM

Hi,

we are planning climbing trip to Tassie soon but have a small dog - what are the rules for dogs at crags in Tassie; he's normally tied to some gear with water and food and behaves well? we dont have any family here as recently arrived from the UK so can't leave him with anyone?


Eduardo Slabofvic

9-Dec-2008
6:07:59 PM

The general rule is that you'll get there quicker using the ferry or an aeroplane, but if you insist on going by small dog then pack light.


Capt_mulch

9-Dec-2008
6:47:59 PM

I heard that Tasmanian Devils were particularly partial to small dog...

9-Dec-2008
6:54:22 PM

Please do NOT take your dog into the Aussie bush - for all the reasons given in your previous thread on the same topic!!

http://www.chockstone.org/Forum/Forum.asp?Action=DisplayTopic&ForumID=1&MessageID=57069&PagePos=&Sort=&Replies=97&MsgPagePos=0


nmonteith

9-Dec-2008
7:08:45 PM

Hillwood - NO
Ben Lomond - NO
Coles Bay - NO
Tasman Peninsula (Moai and Totem Pole) - NO
Organ Pipes & Mt Wellington - NO
Frenchmans Cap - NO
Adamdfield - NO
Fingal - NO

...doesn't exactly leave much you CAN visit does it!


rodw

9-Dec-2008
7:12:12 PM

Im sure you'll pick up plenty of dogs in your travels anyway, to compensate.

gfdonc

9-Dec-2008
9:59:24 PM

I would have thought the Totem Pole was a great place for a small dog. You could use them to distract the sharks while you swim over ..

Cam McKenzie

10-Dec-2008
7:15:40 AM

You'll still be able to visit Freuhauf and Waterworks. Those alone definitely justify the trip.


Cookie

10-Dec-2008
7:48:13 AM

I would suggest maybe putting your dog in a doggie daycare centre, that way you are free to climb without getting dirty looks and your pooch gets pampered while you are away... plus, he will love you all the more after being seperated for a day or so... or at least, that what cats do...


IdratherbeclimbingM9

10-Dec-2008
8:27:36 AM

I could be wrong about this, but if you do go for the canine holiday kennel option, be aware that the dog will need to have appropriate (current), vaccination (kennel cough amongst others??), and this at a specific time beforehand to be valid? Two weeks at least?, ... ie you can't just nip down the vet, get the dog vaccinated and then rock up to the boarding kennel, because they will knock you back without appropriate timeframe & documentation...


Phil Box

10-Dec-2008
9:23:22 AM

So um, the question must be asked, are you planning on dogging all your routes?

widewetandslippery

10-Dec-2008
9:30:08 AM

Also when at the kennel when the ask you if the dog bites cross your fingers behind your back and say "NO".


Cookie

10-Dec-2008
9:38:56 AM

On 10/12/2008 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:
>I could be wrong about this, but if you do go for the canine holiday kennel
>option, be aware that the dog will need to have appropriate (current),
>vaccination (kennel cough amongst others??), and this at a specific time
>beforehand to be valid? Two weeks at least?, ... ie you can't just nip
>down the vet, get the dog vaccinated and then rock up to the boarding kennel,
>because they will knock you back without appropriate timeframe & documentation...

i would assume that the same rule for catteries applies to dog kennels.. all vaccinations up to date(and not a last inute jab at the vet), but most responsible pet owners should be doing that anyway to protect their fur-kid :) i doubt they would take in an animal which wasnt properly vaccinated, it would be a breach of duty of care to the other... guests.


Jackie

10-Dec-2008
9:40:14 AM

Tassie would be difficult with a dog, theres so much wildlife and most thenice places are national park too so no doggies allowed - i'd go the kennel optioon or bring pooch and put them in a kennel for few days at time
Tassie is spectacular, enjoy!


tnd

10-Dec-2008
9:42:00 AM

On 9/12/2008 clairem wrote:
>Hi,
>
>we are planning climbing trip to Tassie soon but have a small dog - what
>are the rules for dogs at crags in Tassie; he's normally tied to some
>gear with water and food and behaves well? we dont have any family here
>as recently arrived from the UK so can't leave him with anyone?

Guys, as per the comments in your previous thread about importing your dog, most people do not appreciate domestic animals in the bush, especially in a pristine place like Tasmania. Do yourselves and everyone else a favour and make arrangements to leave your dog somewhere.

egosan

10-Dec-2008
10:18:42 AM

There is more than a little vitriol in some of the replies to clairem. The long and short of it is: dogs, cats and rats have made life hard for the local wildlife and many crags are on some kind of protected land. These refuges for the native wildlife are very important. Beyond that there are more selfish and curmudgeonly reasons for discouraging dogs at cracks, but we don't need to go into those.

Does anyone have any recommendations and experience with an good kennel?

I will be in town till the 20th. If you are anywhere near Carlton North, I would be happy to feed your dog, clairem.

Cheers,
Sol


Cookie

10-Dec-2008
10:48:14 AM

>
>Does anyone have any recommendations and experience with an good kennel?
>

there is a place in werribee that is like a 5 star resort for pooches, my fiend's dad takes their diabetic dog there weekly cos he 'loves' it.

there is also a minders service in brunswick east, its a group of people that come around to your house once or twice daily and feed/walk/groom your pets... i'm not sure how comfortable people are with having people come to their house like that tho.

other than that, i only know catteries...

Tastrad

11-Dec-2008
2:42:44 PM

A good route to do on your trip would be Dog Style (18) on Mt Amos at Coles Bay

Cam McKenzie

11-Dec-2008
3:28:01 PM

Canis Minor on Flange Buttress at the Organ Pipes would seem even more appropriate.

Winston Smith

11-Dec-2008
3:41:07 PM

On 11/12/2008 Cam McKenzie wrote:
>Canis Minor on Flange Buttress at the Organ Pipes would seem even more
>appropriate.

Or Dog's Knob (26) and Dog's Coif (27) at Sister's Beach

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