I have a black pug called Bailey and I just love him to death. He's got such a good heart, always tries to do the right thing, but screws up sometimes because he forgets.
I live with him and my girlfriend in the Philippines and we're planning to go to Australia for a few months and maybe think about moving there permanently.
But after much enquiry, it turns out Bailey can't come! Australian customs is very strict and Philippines is not a favoured country when it comes to animal imports.
Not to mention, pugs are considered a flight risk by many airlines due to some suffocating in transit due to their silly little noses. The requirements make it virtually impossible to transport a pug from Philippines.
I'm heart broken; I don't want to leave my little buddy behind. He and I are best pals, but he's totally obsessed with his mummy. When she's away, he just sits at the front door loyally, waiting patiently for her to return. How will he do without her?
I can't look him in the eye, because I know in a few days I have to say goodbye and he won't understand why we disappeared. Maybe he'll think he did something wrong?
I'm seriously considering paying Johnny Depp to smuggle him in for us. Does anyone know a way I can keep my little defacto family together?
Oh no, @popcornlobotomy. That is terrible! I wouldn't be able to do it. Have you made arrangements for Bailey to have a good home? I am so sorry.
Yes, he'll be well looked after. My alt plan is to leave him with a very good friend who will continue to raise Bailey in an environment where he'll want for nothing. No cages (they use cages frequently in the Philippines, it's terrible), 24-7 care and loving company.
It's still heartbreaking, though. I keep imagining him sitting at the door waiting for his mummy and daddy to come home, and maybe we never can.
I don't want to leave him, but we made these plans assuming we could work something out -- it was only after we investigated it we realised we didn't have any options. By then we were committed to the path.
I have a feeling this will be one of those things in life that leaves a little pain in the heart that never heals.
It may well be. My heart is aching for you.