Saturday, September 25, 2010

When our dog arrived in Hong Kong

It's been 2 months, but I wanted to post about when my dog, Asia first arrived in Hong Kong. It was such an exciting day for us. Blair and I arrived a few days before Asia, because Delta wouldn't allow her to fly on a weekend. Since she was required to be in the cargo area of the plane, we weren't sure the weather would be cool enough for her to fly. If it was too hot she would have to wait another month to come. After countless documents and a very expensive flight, the weather held out and Delta allowed her to fly. Her trip took over 24 hours! We had to pick her up at this separate area for cargo. It was a very noisy warehouse with forklifts and all we could think is "where is our dog??" We had to see 3 people in different parts of the building and then finally they brought her crate into the room. They had zip tied it shut, so Blair had to cut the door open. I can't describe how it felt to see her. Asia was so happy, but clearly exhausted. They had a vet check her out and put another microchip in her neck before we left. We tried to sneak her on a bus, but with the big crate they wouldn't allow it. We found a taxi and rode home together.
It's 8 weeks later and Asia has totally settled in. Instead of barking at squirrels, she barks at the people coming and going on our floor or she'll stare out our window at the water. We walk her 3-4 times a day, which was an adjustment for us. It was so much easier to just let her out in the backyard. With Blair working from home, she gets plenty of attention. I know a lot of you prayed for my dog to make it here safely. It meant the world to us. Thank you!
"LET ME OUTTA HERE!!!"
Daddy reunited with his pup!

4 comments:

  1. AWWWW!! What a trooper! We were all so relieved when Asia made it "home" safely! Thanks for posting the video of her and Blair..I was almost in tears!! Miss that sweet dog and her parents!! xoxoxoxoxoxoxox

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  2. Hey mama! So glad y'all get to have Asia there with you now and glad she made it safe! I also wanted to give Blair props on his Bama hat. Love it!

    Miss you and hope you are having a fabulous week!

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  3. YAY! This was so important to me. SO glad she made it ok. Love you!

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  4. What's up with puting micro chips in your dogs neck. That is kind of creepy.

    Brandon

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