Rambo coming with

It is brilliant just how helpful people are and particularly heartwarming when it is people who you don't actually know in person who provide you with unexpected support.

Puppy Rambo and his handbag

As long-term readers of this blog will know there has been a bit of a saga around whether or not I would be able to take my lovely dog with me. First of all I looked into flying him and the cost was astronomical. Then the thought was that he would be able to come on the drive over and this has bubbled around for quite a while until finally, the weekend before last, it was put to bed as there is really not enough room to give him the space I would need to to be happy with driving him (and this is never mind all the other challenges with having such a large animal with us as we are going across Europe).

Are you gonna throw it, dad?

This left me researching who may be able to keep him for a little while until I may have been able to drive him over in comfort next year (as I am coming back a couple of times potentially in Thomas) however this was a sad decision to have to make.

Rambo on guard duty (watching a pigeon)

This sad decision has now been able to be changed, and changed in the best possible way. A regular reader (who is heading out to Bulgaria two weeks before me; I bet they are SO excited right now!) spotted my decision and mentioned in passing that they knew a person who ran a pet transport between the UK and Bulgaria and charged a very reasonable amount. I was put in touch with this chap and very quickly made my mind up to go for it.

Butter wouldn't melt

So Rambo is booked to leave the country sometime around April 6th and I will pick him up from Smolyan a couple of days later. This means that I have time to fence and prepare the land so he can run as free as possible, and have a little house. It also means that he will be coming over in two days, not seven, and will be with other dogs (I hope) who will give him company.

Happy walking on the sea front

I am really really pleased about this (as you can guess) and am very happy to provide this link to this fantastic company who are very reasonably priced, and friendly to deal with.

Think he'd just woken up

I am sure that Rambo will be super happy in his new home, just like I will be.

That's a HAPPY dog!