Sorry, I didn't want to cause a rift among contributors. Aleshki, thank you for your reply, in Russian as well as English, as we have exactly TWO pets, this shouldn't be a problem. I would still be grateful for input from pet owners. I have done some internet searching and found vets and pet shops in Minsk so I feel a lot more comfortable about the move. But how easy or difficult is it walking a dog? Are they allowed in the public parks? This question may seem silly to some, but in Croatia, for example, they are not allowed in some places, it is impossible to take them into restaurants or on public transport, most people are scared of them. Even though in this case it is a small, crossbreed type of dog. Further south in the Balkans, in Serbia and Macedonia, there are packs of stray dogs roaming the streets. I get the impression that Belarus is much more ordered (for better or worse). But in this respect I also have another query, which I will post on the "housing" forum. How easy or difficult is it to rent a house with a garden in Minsk? In my internet searches I only found flats (appartments) for rent.