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Nov 17, 2022Liked by Cheryl A. Ossola

Welcome to Italy, Aria! We're Latâche and Olivia, two furry sisters living in the province of Treviso with our hoomans. We'd post an introductory photo but we don't have opposable thumbs so we're not sure how. We're really happy that you're enjoying italian life. If you travel to Veneto we'd love to share some cornettos :-)

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Nov 16, 2022Liked by Cheryl A. Ossola

lucky aria. i remember those days. to and fro germany, sf, dc. last leg was a bus in portland maine only to be told it was illegal to bring dog. driver relented after my meltdown and said: if ea passenger agrees you can bring Dammit on. seat to seat i went, crying all the way. sat in the back of the bus, Dammit on the lap, to bath maine.

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Nov 16, 2022Liked by Cheryl A. Ossola

Oh, Aria - you have my heart (and I think my dog Shea loves you, too). Your words helped me with my planning for my big move. Shea is now 13 years old and I am so worried about her age and the move to Italy or Spain. She gets echocardiograms too and is on heart meds. But, I would not even consider moving without her! She is 27 pounds and must go in the cargo hold. I think it will be harder on me than on Shea. Cheers to a wonderful dog's life in Italy.

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Nov 16, 2022Liked by Cheryl A. Ossola

Thanks so much for a great article. We have two small dogs, 20 and 17 lbs. JRT’s and they are one of our biggest stumbling blocks to moving to Italy, although we haven’t decided yet. This article was very informative.

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Nov 16, 2022Liked by Cheryl A. Ossola

Nice. I didn't know about the processionaria. Yikes.

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Nov 16, 2022Liked by Cheryl A. Ossola

Hi Aria! I really enjoyed your writing. I think there’s a Pulitzer in your future!

Mark and I love you very much and we’re so happy that you decided to live in Perugia. 💕

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Nov 18, 2022Liked by Cheryl A. Ossola

Hi Aria! My name is Shiya and me and my brother Baxter are hoping to move to the Abruzzo region (someplace called Casalanguida) in February. My mom seems a little distressed - something about not be able to find a plane that will take a dog of my size - i consider myself a delicate 110 pounds, i mean - for my breed - that's pretty delicate! Not sure what exactly a plane is - i'm assuming it is that big dark scary place and apparently they are size discriminatory as well. After reading your article, i'm not so sure i want her to find one, but then again, if she goes, i don't want to be left behind so i guess i will support her search! She keeps telling us that it will be worth it when we get to our new house in the country.....we'll see......Thanks for making her smile though!

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❤️❤️❤️ Hi Aria! Thanks for telling me about the poisonous caterpillars. Mazie and I hope we get to meet you one day. 😍❤️

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No- very sad. But a medium sitting in a waiting room picked it up- told me (2 yrs later) “ Ping is with your daughter” giving closure- we then adopted a rescue mom cat and her newborn kitten.

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I stopped reading after two very strange comments about cats were made.

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