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As many of you know my husband and I just found out that we will be moving to hawaii in May. Well, today I was looking up what we need to do in order to move our dog with us and i realized that it's a 120 day waiting period until you can fly your dog over to the islands.

I was really bummed about this because I love our dog and I hate leaving her even for a few days, but I have several friends that I know can take good care of her.

When I told my husband about the waiting period I got a text message that said "I'm so F-ing angry right now. I'll call you when I'm better"

I seriously thought something awful had happened at work or his sick grandmas health had made a turn for the worst. I called his cell twice and he didn't answer so I called his boss and had him transfer me to Mike. I asked him what was wrong and he confessed that he's stressing about our dog. I told him everything would be ok and we would find a nice place for her to stay while she's here, but he's still unhappy about it.

I think the main problem here is that he's already stressed about the move. We were supposed to have orders months ago which would've given us plenty of time to wait the 120 day waiting period and arrange for moving our things. Now we have to do a 4 month job in about 3-4 weeks.

I totally understand why he's stressed. I just wish I knew a way to calm him down and make him happy :(

Sorry for my vent. I didn't have anyone else to tell... other than my pug.

Thanks girls. I know it will all be fine I just wish he would realize that too. He tends to overthink things and stresses himself out more than necessary.

O no! Sorry you guys are dealing with all that. We almost took a job in Hawaii and I remember looking into all the information about what you have to do to get animals over there and all the shots and the quarantine time, so happy we found a better job site in the states bc that was a little stressful. I wish I had words of wisdom to help you out =(

@CheesetomyWhine- My husband is in the Navy and we're being relocated from California to Oahu.

Oh poor guy, I would be stressed too if I couldn't see my little furball for that long--hell the week we are on our honeymoon I'll be so glad to see him again!

So, let me understand this, he gets to stay with a friend of yours and not be quarantined in some kennel place somewhere, right?  If so, then I would feel a little better he was with people and not locked up by himself.  Reason I ask is because I've heard dogs have to be quarantined for awhile if they go to another country so that's why I ask.  But you are just going to another state, not country, so I don't know if it's different.

@Corgi- I thought it was sweet too. He adores our pug :)

@shannon- yeah, I had no idea it was such a difficult process! She has to be microchipped and updated on all of her shots and the vet has to fill out paperwork saying she's rabies free and then we have to wait 120 days and fly her over and THEN she has to wait 5 days in quarantine. Poor baby :(

@curlysue and @sulli- if we get it in writing from our vet that she doesn't have rabies and is OK to enter then she just has to wait the 120 days and she can stay with a friend, which is comforting to me. My sister has 3 dogs so I know she would watch her, but she has a baby on the way so I don't want to burden her. We have a few other friends we can ask though and a really nice kennel in town we take her to if we're going away on weekends (she loves it there- that's where her best friend lives)

Aww, Bella, I totally feel for you...that's a very long time to wait!  We might be moving to Australia in 2013 for Fi's job, and there's a 90 day quarantine period where strangers will be keeping our pups!!  It's something I keep trying to push to the back of my mind because it makes me so sad.

That's very lucky that you have friends willing to take care of your pup though...at least you'll know that she's in good hands! 

Awww Mandy! I would be so sad if she had to stay with strangers. In hawaii I was reading that they allow pet visitation rights during certain times of the day. Will they let you do that too? I'm sure that would comfort them/you!

Sorry bees, I lost track of this thread! So far the plan is for my pug to stay with my best friend. I'll miss her terribly!

It's nice to not that I'm not alone in this and a lot of you would miss your animals just as much :)

kbsharp- your poor baby... I'm glad he's doing better! It makes it even worse when you have to be apart from your pet for medical reasons :(