Dogs to France

[Deleted member 11591]

Advice needed on taking our dogs to france this summer,particularly finding a vet to have the tapeworms dose administered for the return journey.We have a collie (10years) and a whippet(6 years) both fit and well..
We have been to europe loads of times but this will be the first time with the dogs,i know about the 24-120 hour ruling but was wondering how difficult it was to find a vet to get this sorted.just want things to go smoothly.
I have noticed that the french seem to like dogs and i've seen them sat or laid underneath resturant tables,what experience does anyone have of this,...are there places that dogs are prohibited from,beaches etc

we usually head right to the south at some point of our holiday,but i think 35deg+ may be too much for the dogs so we may head to eastern france this time,possibly the Alsace region then into the alps,having said this we may go in the opposite direction,who knows lol,thats what motorhoming holidays are about,no plans,go wherever you fancy.

anyway,lets have some thoughts on the matter

thanks in advance
Deanjo

ERR,just seen the other thread on this very same subject,still,if you have the relevant experience and feel like sharing it them i'm all ears.

 

[ScamperVan]

I've just scrolled through my posts (it was an easy way of locating dog stuff ) and picked up a couple of threads that may be helpful

http://www.wildcamping.co.uk/forums/wild-camping-motorhome-chat/42034-travelling-abroad-dogs.html

http://www.wildcamping.co.uk/forums/wild-camping-motorhome-chat/41763-taking-mutt-abroad.html

http://www.wildcamping.co.uk/forums...vise-tips-taking-dog-abroad-us-next-year.html

http://www.wildcamping.co.uk/forums...an-conversion-owners-3-dogs-2.html#post443200

http://www.wildcamping.co.uk/forums/wild-camping-motorhome-chat/37722-advice-french-trip-dog.html

http://www.wildcamping.co.uk/forums/wild-camping-motorhome-chat/34511-french-vet.html

P.S. I've yet to see our whippets "too hot", it's usually more like this!

 

[Deleted member 11591]

I've just scrolled through my posts (it was an easy way of locating dog stuff ) and picked up a couple of threads that may be helpful

http://www.wildcamping.co.uk/forums/wild-camping-motorhome-chat/42034-travelling-abroad-dogs.html

http://www.wildcamping.co.uk/forums/wild-camping-motorhome-chat/41763-taking-mutt-abroad.html

http://www.wildcamping.co.uk/forums...vise-tips-taking-dog-abroad-us-next-year.html

http://www.wildcamping.co.uk/forums...an-conversion-owners-3-dogs-2.html#post443200

http://www.wildcamping.co.uk/forums/wild-camping-motorhome-chat/37722-advice-french-trip-dog.html

http://www.wildcamping.co.uk/forums/wild-camping-motorhome-chat/34511-french-vet.html

P.S. I've yet to see our whippets "too hot", it's usually more like this!

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our whippet is like yours,the heat doesnt bother him one bit..as for our collie,well,he's going to have the number 2 all over like i do:dog:

 

[kingfisher1]

You will have no problem finding vets ,the local tourist office will point you in the right direction
Last year in the burgundy region late June we had 29-30 degrees it was to much for or little jack Russell so we had to come up to the north for the last few days

 

[Tezza33]

We considered taking our three King Charles Cavaliers to the south of France last year but the problem with heat was a concern. I had intended to take a small paddling pool for them to cool off in but as it happens we decided against taking them due to cost.

We don't do the South of France in the Summer any more because of the heat but as far as cost is concerned it is cheaper to take them than leave them in kennels, the heat is a big concern but the experts will say as long as they have shade and plenty of water they will be OK, if you have a couch potato like Pepper (my avatar) that is probably right but my Border Collies still wanted to run around whatever the temperature, I had to carry Bob in my arms over a mile while bathing his head with water because of sunstroke, it was frightening to say the the least

 

[Deleted member 8180]

Ruffwear "swamp cooler" jacket. It's the dogs...

 

[MarkJ]

In our experience French vets are cheaper than English ones. One vet did the worming stuff for about E15, another charged E25 I think and gave our retriever a good check over too - and found a tick we'd missed.

But avoid near Calais, we were told; not surprisingly it is alleged to be expensive, but now you can do it a few days ahead, go for a nice rural vet a couple of day's drive away. Shouldn't be a problem.

Hope this helps.

 

[alcam]

Just a point to note about taking dogs to France.
If you are going on a ferry, some lines do not charge on the out journey, dfds, my ferry, others charge each way P.O, the ones who do not charge out, do charge around £30.00 per dog return.
P.O who do charge each way at £15.00, so you can book out with one company, and return via another you can half the overall cost.
At the ferry terminal the company check in clerk, will check your dogs passport, then pass you a scanner for you to scan the dogs chip, you then pass this back to the clerk who confirms the passport and chip number coresponed, that's it, you drive on.
John:dance:

John I normally travel myferry or dfds both charge £30 on Calais Dover leg . Not on way out