Sanroy12
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I am an Intercultural Trainer, Thanatologist and Global Mobility Specialist
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Post by Sanroy12 on Nov 24, 2014 18:47:22 GMT
Dear Aramco expat community,
My husband has been offered a job and we've informed our Mobility Advisor that we have 3 pets, we know that only 2 pets at max are allowed. I think she forgot because we were assigned an apartment where pets are not allowed. Our solution is to find housing outside of the DH compound. I don't mind the restrictions. We would like to ask if someone knows of any realiable realtors that we can contact to help us find housing? Our pets are our family.
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Post by cbman on Nov 25, 2014 9:36:07 GMT
Hi Sanroy12,
Sorry I can't be of help since I am an incoming employee not yet in KSA. But as a pet owner myself I'm interested, which apartments were you assigned to that pets are not allowed? I have read posts from people in Dhahran Towers that have pets ... was it the new Radium compound?
Thanks, and good luck on your apartment search.
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Post by dave74 on Nov 25, 2014 16:57:39 GMT
My relocation advisor recommended this link: www.rightcompound.comYou can email them to the address listed in the website. They have been very helpful.
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Post by crazycatlady on Nov 25, 2014 23:58:29 GMT
I hope that you have an easy time finding a place to live off-camp!
(Meanwhile, I'm going to remind our relo person about our own cats, just in case ...)
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Sanroy12
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I am an Intercultural Trainer, Thanatologist and Global Mobility Specialist
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Post by Sanroy12 on Dec 18, 2014 17:30:17 GMT
Thank you to everyone who responded to my post. to cbman: The Radium Compound indicates that it does not accept pets as well but my advisor says it is pet friendly. to dave74: much appreciated, I will take a look at it. However during the orientation it was clear that if we live outside of the compound that we will not be able to use the facilities or reactional centers so that does put a dent on the idea of living away from the assigned housing. to crazycatlady: love the alias and thank you for the good vibes. Merry Christmas to all!!!!
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Sanroy12
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I am an Intercultural Trainer, Thanatologist and Global Mobility Specialist
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Post by Sanroy12 on Jan 21, 2015 16:29:05 GMT
o CBMAN,
After talking with our Mobility Advisor she advised that the Radium Cornishe (which is were we will be living) are in fact pet friendly.
If this is were you will be living consider my husband and I future friends.
We will be arriving by the end of next month or March.
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Post by colinw on Jan 22, 2015 4:21:32 GMT
I can vouch for the fact that Radium does indeed allow pets; however, initially they did not. We live with our dog at Radium. I will say that the local pet facilities are fairly limited. I've heard from multiple sources that Radium will be installing some trees and grass on the property for the enjoyment of the residents and their pets . Also, I'll forewarn you that many people living here are not as comfortable with pets as in North America. So simply be conigsant of that, especially if you have a fairly large dog like us. That being said a number of the management team at Radium now knows our dog by name and are always excited to see him. I'll also mention that there are a number of stray cats hanging around Radium, so keep your dog on a leash at all times! Finally, a benefit of living in Saudi Arabia is that there is an awful lot of open desert. So if your dog likes to run you can simply bring him or her out to the desert and let him or her run around. Be careful of camels, foxes, and wild dogs.
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Post by vpainter on Jan 22, 2015 20:47:36 GMT
and watch for eye problems with the sand getting in their eyes and causing irritation and ulcers.
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Wutz
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Post by Wutz on Jan 23, 2015 3:36:26 GMT
colinw, I will heartily concur. When we came two years ago, we brought a fairly old golden retriever with us. The look on his face when he and I raced up the face of a steep sand dune together (two steps up while you slide one step back) was one of pure joy and an image I will carry forever.
Also, you can minimize risk of camels (but not foxes and wild dogs) if you bring your dog to the main camp. There are still some wilder jebels (hills) to walk dogs in, even if we are losing most of them to the new housing construction. The foxes love to tease our young Lab/Golden mix and our Saluki, since they can evade the dogs so easily (the foxes are smarter and faster - I think they hone their skills running from the wild dogs on camp).
Wutz
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Post by Yoshi1 on Jan 2, 2016 1:11:13 GMT
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I am also planning to bring my two cats to Dammam. I need some help identifying compounds willing to accept cats. Would any of you accept to PM me to discuss further ?
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Post by vpainter on Jan 9, 2016 20:26:48 GMT
Sent you an email.
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