Moving from UK

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Thanks...............I think! Any more advice from anyone, especially about the dog.

My advise to bring from home would be food that you can't live without! Or least ingredients that you can't live without. Western ingredients are hard to find here, western herbs and such. When I go back to the states I'm bring back seeds to grow Rosemary, Basil, Oregano or maybe Thyme, things like that. As far as bringing pets, I brought in my pets through Hong Kong Airport then drove them across the border which seems to be eaysier as far as paperwork and quarantine issues go.

Don't overpack winter clothes. You will need a few changes of warm clothes as it can get a bit chilly, especially when the wind is up, but I have an entire drawer full of sweaters that I will probably never use in Zhuhai. And something warm for waering around the house because most of the the apartments don't have heaters.

I am a huge dog lover, but did not bring mine with me. He is a 120lb chocolate lab and I didn't think he would adapt to apartment life very well. I have not come across any restrictions on having pets in the apartment buildings, but honestly I haven't really paid much attention. You can hire anyone to do anything in China, so finding someone to walk you dog should not be a problem. Finding someone you can trust to treat your canine family member with respect might be another issue. There are quite a few dogs around, mostly this grotesquely fat, short-legged thing that waddles around behind its master. Don't see too many leashes.....

No wonder I can't get my A/C unit to give heat! I had no idea! I thought these units in the apartment is an A/C and heating unit! My remote control has chinese writing which I can't read so I've just been playing with the buttons. Are you sure these units don't have heat? That would really be bad, because my unit has cold tile floors which just seems so make the conditions here less than cozy.

"There are quite a few dogs around, mostly this grotesquely fat, short-legged thing that waddles around behind its master."

That particular breed would commonly be known as 'husband' in English...

It's a joke! Calm down.

ha! canrun you kill me!!!

And to whatup....my remote too. But my gf can read the chinese on the remote and she can't get heat either. I think it is an upgrade on the AC unit that most of the apartments for rent don't invest in.

you can buy those portable heater from Taifeng or Fu dian( above carrefour). They cost from Rmb 200 to Rmb 1000.

ROFLMAO@Canrun

Many A/C units don't have heating as an option, however some do and some also act as a dehumidifier (this typically called a 'dry' setting). Luck of the draw I guess. On the pet issue, we've got two black cats. They came from Germany, paid the Quarantine fee and came home the same day.

My advice: get your pet, what ever it is, microchipped, vacinated, rabies shot and tested. Document it in a pet passport (including headshot photo) and then use that as part of your quarantine negotiation package. Make sure you keep up all shots regularly and have them properly documented so that when you want to leave, you have minimal problems with exit issues.

Just to give you a heads up, for our cats to leave, we had to microchip them, they didn't have them when they came. We got the chips from Shanghai. We then had them rabies tested, took the bllod here, then using some clever techniques, had the blood tested in Germany (now that was difficult) They got a clean bill of health. To leave they have to get a special release form from the Quarantine Station in Jida and as far as we know, can't transit HK, so I guess we'll leave via a Chinese International Airport, when the time comes.

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I think actually that they (cats) can trasit through to Hong Kong. The Hong Kong offical with meet you at the border and ride in the same car to escort the cats to the airport. My guess to make sure, since the cats didn't go through Hong Kong inspection "special permit", that they didn't step foot on Hong Kong soil. It may seem like a complicated procedure, but actually it's not that bad. It's just a hell of lot easier to schedule cargo air flights though Hong Kong than finding an airport here that will do it.

I think you don't need bring the dog here.

inject the dog with paralysing serum for 48hours and tell them its a toy (if its a small one that is) !