Hi guys - thanks so much for the responses - we really appreciate all the advice, both positive and negative.
We'll have to have a think about whats best for us, and for our dog.
In terms of accommodation - we shall be staying in my companys complex (pretty much all westerners) in a 3bed villa, with private yard (not huge, but enough for our dog to play around outside a bit). We still need to be sure that there is somewhere - a beach, a park, anywhere really - nearby that we can let our dog off the lead and run around.
With the heat, i'm sure he won't need as much exercise as he gets currently - but he definitely needs a big run everyday.
If needs be, we'd get up at 5am to take him out. I'll speak to people who live nearby, and see if they know of anywhere near the accomodation. Also, we want to be certain that if we did take him, that there would be support available from dog sitters etc if we go on any trips.
It's SUCH a hard decision to make. Selfishly for us, we want to have him there, but we need to know he'd be ok there. Yes, he could have a great life staying in the UK (we have found a family who sound perfect, who say they could take him) - but if we can have somewhere to exercise him, and dog sitters available, we think he would have a happy life with us too!
Hi guys - thanks so much for the responses - we really appreciate all the advice, both positive and negative.
We'll have to have a think about whats best for us, and for our dog.
In terms of accommodation - we shall be staying in my companys complex (pretty much all westerners) in a 3bed villa, with private yard (not huge, but enough for our dog to play around outside a bit). We still need to be sure that there is somewhere - a beach, a park, anywhere really - nearby that we can let our dog off the lead and run around.
With the heat, i'm sure he won't need as much exercise as he gets currently - but he definitely needs a big run everyday.
If needs be, we'd get up at 5am to take him out. I'll speak to people who live nearby, and see if they know of anywhere near the accomodation. Also, we want to be certain that if we did take him, that there would be support available from dog sitters etc if we go on any trips.
It's SUCH a hard decision to make. Selfishly for us, we want to have him there, but we need to know he'd be ok there. Yes, he could have a great life staying in the UK (we have found a family who sound perfect, who say they could take him) - but if we can have somewhere to exercise him, and dog sitters available, we think he would have a happy life with us too!