To Those Dreaming About Moving To India

Thanks, birds, though that is an old one reused now.

That's because you can't teach an old mouse new tricks either.

We brought our dog to India with us having decided to try and live here permanantly.We thought long and hard about it but decided that if we didin't bring here we would have to give her away,which to be honest wasn't an option.When we have to go back to the uk we have somebody move into the house and look after her.But the dog has settled her marvelously.

John

I don't have pets, and never will, because I know I could never give it much attention as I'd like. I wouldn't mind a goldfish, but I'd probably end up killing it. I love animals, but it's just not for me. It kills me to see ill treated animals anywhere. It kills me even more seeing lonely animals.

This is the same with me and my husband. Dogs ADORE him, cats actually approach him, I love just about anything with 4 legs, but we travel, I work 2 jobs...just not fair to a fluffy. So we just visit everyone elses' animals. Same with kids. I'm 'aunty' to about 8.

As for the people retiring...I think loving somewhere so much it hurts, and actually LIVING in a different culture forever are two very different things and I'm suprised more people don't 'try before you buy' when it comes to permanent residence. And if they found it too hard to live, how could you leave a loved one behind?!?!? Or love a little animal while you are there, show it love and a better life, bond, and then dump? The pain and loss....I'm almost tearing up just imagining!!!

I often get asked "You seem to love it so much and are in the community, do you want to move to India?" My response is ususally something like "Are you crazy? India in the summer would kill me!"

I'm adoring visitor material I think. BUT after saying that, will I have foot in mouth disease after my November trip??

Kim

Unfortunatly not uncommon at all. The worst we got so far was about four months ago when a couple that lived here in Goa for nine years together with a Russell terrier which had brought from the UK at the time, went back to the UK and left the poor bugger on street. After NINE years!?!?

Thankfully we found an excellent home for it. But that is not good enough because it means one home less for the local dogs.

Thats cruel. That dog would have no idea how to survive on the street in India.

Good you found a home for him. I take it he has no visa issues now

We live just outside Vasco where there is a People for animals centre.When we sort our transport out we will pop in and see if they need any help.One thing i realy hate is cruelty to animals.

John

Actually, if anything could walk in and take charge of an Indian doggie street gang, I reckon a Jack Russell could!

But seriously... that is really disgusting, and I hope they have bad dreams about their dog.

I hope they are haunted by their dogs.

True enough, in spite of his years he is a buddle of energy and not afraid of anything in the world.

Let me tell you that it was very good that I only heard about this case after they left because I suffer from this really, really bad temper outbursts !

Great! Go for it! Nearly all animal centres need help, if alone to walk and play with some of the dogs. Many are also looking for foster homes where they can 'park' dogs until a permanent home is found. Keep in mind that if it is government centre you might be shocked. If you need any help with this let me know.

Thanks for the offer,we have bought our dog with us from the Uk and have also adopted (or rather she has)another one.But as we have plenty of time on our hands we will look to help the best we can.We have met the vet from the centre so will give him a call.


John

I think they are playing just to celebrate the Birthday of Lord Krishna. By the way in this case too - we try to switch off our hearing power and think it is the Indian way. I have a mosque may be 100 mtrs away from my home. And every morning I get up with the Azaan from the same. But never found anyone from our Hindu community complained about that. It is a kind of "Forgive & Forget" situation. Nowadays I just stir in my sleep while they start it. We learnt living with it.
I don't blame you Nick. I know you are not born with it. But we are. And about those lot of Indians You mentioned who think otherwise... We the regular soundproof fatalist Indians have a saying about them, "They have stepped on the shit of the Sahabs (foreigners)" .
I think If you just keep an eye in the temple doors you will find that the Modern Teen-age girls with Tank-Tops & 3/4 jeans goes to the temple before they enter the Cyber Cafe.
Once again don't take it personally.

By the way I terribly dislike the idea of shooting (put to death) a pet dog/horse once they are very old / suffering from some disease. And buy another next month.

One of my German guest sent me a mail that she put her Jack Russel Terrier to sleep becasue it was very sick and couldn'move that much anymore. She brought her to India and stayed with us for 6 months and then took the dog back too. I thought it is like her grandson.. But.....I believe I can't do that to any of my family member.

Nick, you had me worried there for a second!

The 'S.' was in the preceding line and I missed it!

On topic, some of you know that we adopted our Sadie a couple+ years ago....at that time our permanent resident status was still under process (we have the "Green Card" now), I fought off my kids and my wife's presure for a long time before we got her.

I'd have been really sick if we had to leave her and go back to India for whatever reason.

The Dictatorship in America is anything but unheard of!

Actually, our local temples were silent for Krishna's birthday! Unless that is why had fireworks in the night. It was some Amman celebration for three days that they were making noise.

In Tamil Nadu, about three or four years ago, the huge horn speakers were made illegal, and the law was actually enforced: it really is unusual to find a place making as much noise as this one. Unfortunately I happen to live by it. I've also discovered that the local people actually contribute to the cost, and complain if they don't do it! Hey Ho! There's earplugs...

We turned down two houses primarily because they were very close to mosques. The sound in the distance is quite nice, and it is only a very few minutes, but I could not live with it starting at 5.00am and then five times a day, if it was just accross the road. Pity: one of the houses was a real, old-fashioned muslim house like something out of a fairy tale, with narrow twisty stairs, odd passageways, and rooms on different levels. It was big enough for two families to live independently too, having been built that way, in two connecting halves, by two brothers.

Yes, India is noisy, and one just has to get used to it. For my first week in my previous house I found it impossible to sleep past about 5.30, but I soon became able to sleep through. Here, although a much less posh area, is actually mostly quieter. But, wherever you are in the world, one new neighbour with a television can spoil anything!

I am ---back to the animal topic--- just so grateful that I have never had to take the decision to end an animal's life. My last two cats died; with one, it was slow, and I knew the time would come, but in the end she departed naturally.

But... during the last few days of my mother's life, she thought it was dreadful that no-one was allowed to give her an injection to bring on the inevitable.

Oh... Congratulations, Hyderabadi. Glad to know you are sorted and secure

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