It is 3:30 in the afternoon outside LAX in a some dingy travel lodge. All you can hear are jumbo jets soaring overhead. No elevator, overpriced food, far from comfort. Weather is nice and sunny but things have got a bit hectic. We received a call early today from the export company informing us because they never received a test result from a doctor Jude can't fly out for 2 weeks or a month. To top that we would have to pay to have him boarded in LA after we depart. It would be about $40.oo a day. They wouldn't admit their mistake. We love our little shiba so we called everyone involved and harassed them. Early in the afternoon things didn't look that hopeful. I realized that Jude potentially could be in quarantine for another 6 months if he misses the cut off date. We decided if he couldn't fly out today as scheduled we would rather find a good home for him here in California. We looked up Shiba rescues in the area and sat and nervously awaited a stream of calls. Now we sit waiting to hear if New Zealand will give us a week extension to get new blood tests. Hopefully we are able to drop in off in a few hours. This company has really dropped the ball but instead of going off on them we helped them do their job. The vet in NY called a lab on our behalf, we owe them big.
Matthew walking Jude in the hotels little court yard. Get me out of L.A! Tomorrow at this time we'll be in Kona, can't wait.
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Hi Guys, Sorry to hear about all of the doggie woes. I sure hope it all works out. We know how much Jude means to you both. Heah, did you ever hear of St. Jude? He is the Saint that you pray to when you feel you have a hopeless cause. Maybe I will give it a try on Jude's behalf. Aloha!
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