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HI DOES ANYONE KNOW OF A GOOD VET, OR CAN ANYONE RECOMMEND A GOOD VET IN AREA 16 CHARENTE(PREFARABLY ENGLISH SPEAKING)NR CONFOLENS,OR ROUMAZIERES,ST CLAUD,AROUND THERE THANKYOU HELEN

HI FORUM, DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I WILL FIND MAPS AND INFO ON LOCAL WALKS. WE ARE NEAR ROUMAZIERES-LOUBERT(16)CHARENTE. WE HAVE BEEN ON THE WEB ON THE SEARCH ENGINES FOR THIS BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. HOPE YOU CAN HELP HELEN

HI DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE? RED AND BLACK(RATHER LIKE A LONGER VERSION)OF A LADY BIRD INSECT? WE HAVE LOADS OF THEM IN THE GARDEN THEY SEEM TO HUDDLE TOGETHER IN AREAS,  CORNERS OF TREES,UNDER THINGS, ON THINGS,THEY FLY AS WELL  IF ANYONE CAN GIVE ADVICE ON WHAT THEY? ARE HOW TO GET RID OF THEM? ALTHOUGH THEY AREN'T REALLY A PESTS, LIKE A FLY , THANKS HELEN

HI EVERYONE DOES ANYONE KNOW IF AN ENGLISH FAX MACHINE WILL WORK IN FRANCE,TRIED THE FRENCH TELEPHONE CONECTION,BUT NOTHING HAPPENED,HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP. THANKS LORRAINE [email protected]

Hi Does anyone know of anyone selling sky boxs,dishs and who can also fit them? rather than buying from e-bay or b4 we leave uk,thought we would try and sort this before leaving. Happy New Year to every one Thanks Helen

Hi If we can't sort anything,does anyone have a b&b or know of one who would take two adults,and a dog in the charente area from the13th-31st Jan 2005 until we move into our new house?look forward to hearing from you thanks Helen

Hi does anyone have or know of someone who can rent a property, for two-three weeks from 13th Jan -31st Jan whilst we are waiting to move into our new house????? We have a dog very well behaved,so long as the house is furnished and has heating(that works)we will be fine hope someone can help a couple of homeless bods and dog..... Thanks Helen Lee 

Hi Similar to the above posting i have just applied to uk offices for E106, they sent me a form,i completed and now im awaiting,what next,we will be working but self employed watch this space

Hi Clare Hope you got my message to your e-mail, i have the name and number of a farmer in St Claud where i will be from Jan E-mail me and i will give you details. Hope your horses got over safe over the weekend Helen (a different Helen than the one above)in the Forum [email protected]

Hi Thanks again everyone, yes i know all about the sh1t that producers put in their food,i trawled the country when he was a pup to make sure i had a food that was right for him(oscar is ace because it doesn't have ANIMAL DERIVITIVES in it ) i.e chicken bones, feathers,feet because until my nutritionalist told me years ago, that just because it says, for example chicken on the bag it will more than likely be bi-product not pure meat. One had to keep her pouch free from these demons as he's been to crufts twice.....just thought id get that in, hahahaha Think ill go down the burns rd and try him on that. Thanks again for all your replies Helen

Thankyou for the two replies its sounds like i may find a complete food for him, and oooohhhh :::::: yes he will have the final say he's the fussyest monster you ever did meet thanks again. Helen

Hi does anyone feed their dog dry food(by that i mean in a sack, not in a tin)i'm moving to France in Jan and at the moment feed my rottie, and have done for the last 9 years on Oscar pet food which is only available from uk,im going to bring several months supply with me but cant do this forever. The food is like sacked pedigree or eukanuba(spelt wrong)does any one know of this sort of feed to recommend in France and if its easily obtainable. Thanks Helen  

Thanks for all your replies, How much do you pay for your tascali 9online.fr? At the moment im like Jackie i pay 14.99 a month with freeserve in uk. i'm also hoping to keep my e-mail address but obviously ill have to change the .fsnet.co.uk  to  .fr wont i Thanks again Helen

Hi can anyone give advice on" if there is a monthly subscription" like in the uk with the internet for unlimited use for so much a month.If so how much and which is the best telecommunication to go with? Helen

Hi Think we are in the same position as you,our uk insurance runs out in Dec but we are only going to FRance in Jan,however we have been given help again by wonderful people on the forum,we have gone through a lady called michele(american)so she understands and all the info offer and quote is sent via e-mail in english,you can tell them when you want to begin the insurance from(when you go to France)it was very very resonable compared to uk and we have a discovery which we thought may be expensive. Do you not have a base in France to give to them as your address in France?i have sent you an idea through your personal e-mail,to try and help the insurance e-mail is [email protected] do for the attention of michele,mention it is through helen who was recommended by Jan and Dave Parrott, helen

Hi can i ask which insurance company you are using for your l.rover insurance i have sent you a message to your e-mail box about help with your registration thanx helen

Hi This is not as easy as one may think,to cut a long story short you need to have correct registrations(nothing like uk)i am in the horse business and you've to have registrations for everything, you have to have what i can only describe as the equivalent bhs exam system(similar) in france, to be able to take people out for hacking ect.... which bhs isnt recognised in Francs apparently its a mine field (paperwork)i have been told its the same to compete, not like uk where you can just go to a local show and have fun,you go through like competency levels.these are only helpful hints ive been told by other horsey people in France who have been there.If i can find out more i will let you know You could go private and just target english people with horses wanting your services. Helen  

hi i to have had a similar experience when my rotty was a pup, as some have already said he's a baby, this is also the times he's deciding in his head who is boss. training my dogs i watched and learned a great deal from the DOGS WITH DUMBAR VIDEO, he suggested when he nips you to do a very similar squeeling noise(however silly you feel)like another puppy would if they were playing and he got a little excited,the immediate shock stops them in their tracks,mine only did it a few times and he was sorted, when he lets go or stops praise him so hes being rewarded for stopping.mine eventually i just had to go aaaahh or gentle, and he'd know he had to stop.also when playing make sure you have the last say,"right game over now" and not that the game has to stop because hes got to boystrus or hurts, or thisturns into  a dominant game. i had to be persistant with mine didnt fancy, a real  fight with my rottweiler, think he may have won,he now knows who's boss and has done from being a pup and he's nine now hope this helps, remember a simple ooowww as a hurt puppy would helen

Hi i to was a little confused, bringing my dog to France permenantly,my vet said defra is the best place to seek advice. I have been on the site and it tells you the requirements needed, e.g injections ect...it seems as long as you have them micro chipped, injected against rabies annually,it doesn't mention flees and ticks 24/48 hours b4 travel as the leaflet did my vet gave me, as the lady mentioned earlier from oct, you obviously don't need. Info is on Animal health and welfare under tattooing and microchipping in France and theres some other countries. thanks Helen

Thankyou all very much,had no idea i could keep my e-mail address being in a different country,makes it easier as someone mentioned f/s and w/doo being as one, you are all boffins unlike me thanks again Helen

Thankyou, for your reply Helen  

Hi does anyone out there know,that eventually in the next few months when i come to live in France,when i  sort out my internet, am i able to keep my E-MAIL ADDRESS i have in the uk,I KNOW I CANT HAVE FSNET.CO.UK,could i keep my address and have say wanadoo.fr ??????? for an instance. or do i have to get a completly new address, its just my business address and it will be a bit of a nightmare changing. Thanks Helen

Thankyou thats good to know,i thought they charged tax on bigger cars,even better if theres no tax at all. cheers for your reply colin

Hi has anyone any experience/advice on how much difference there is if any,between having a land rover discovery right hand drive to a left hand drive, for insurance prices. Also does anyone know how much rd tax is for a 2.5 tdi dicovery. thanks colin  

Hi does anyone know what exams/registrations are needed for a livery yard in France(the equivalent of d.i.y in the uk)want to do everything by the book,although i have bhs exams, they arent recognised in France.Its for a stop off yard for transporters. hope someone can help.thanks helen