BusterTank, I take on board what you say and you are trying to cover some aspects you think we may not have thought of. I would expect settling issues of some sort from any dog, it is bound to feel insecure at first, from wherever it comes from. We would naturally fit any time away around the dog but this would only be about twice a year, we could not give up visiting dgc. I am determined to be positive about this, I cannot imagine all dog owners who don’t have family, or whoever, to step in never leave the UK. As others have said we will find a really good kennels, boarder or dog carer and then it will probably be us with separation anxiety ?