Pet Passports - travelling with dog

lotty

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Hi all,
My husband and I are considering our first venture over/under the water (maybe into France) with our pooch. I have read bits about the pet passport laws being relaxed in Jan 2012 so may leave it till next year but im still a bit confused?:confused:
Will I still need to see a vet in France before i return to the UK?

Also, how have you all found it in France travelling with a dog? Are they dog friendly as in places to visit/eat out??
Thanks
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Hi Lotty we take our terrier (sally)with us sometimes ,and the french are great with dogs ,we take her into shops and restaurants with us and as long as the dog is well behaved its fine ,she used to go into hotells before we started MHing ,and we have had verry little difficulty appart from french vetts co^^ing up the dates on the passport and having to wait 12 hours extra at the ferry before we could travel ,
dont know about the changes but will have to find out ours is up next year
MOS
 
I think i mite be discriminated against, especially with my bullmastiff, Henry, he's slightly on the large side,
 
Hi Lottie,

Don't be put off by the thought of taking your dog over the channel.......been doing it years and it really is a piece of cake.

So long as you get the chipping and rabies jabs etc. completed in time you will not have a problem. Remember though that on a ferry the dog travels in the car/van, so I found that with our first dog we had to go via the tunnel as we could stay with her.....our Lab however is easier and she just sleeps during the crossing in the van. You also of course have to see a vet for flea and tic treatment in the window 24 to 48 hours before return.....we've never had a problem with finding a vet, even used one in Germany once.....mind you, being German she had to find an appropriate stamp to use on the paperwork and that took longer than the consultation!......thats just what all Germans feel tey have to do to make something "official!"

Enjoy it....you wo't regret it!

Regards, Pilote Head
 
Since I came to live in England 6 1/2 years ago, I have no problem taking my pet abroad. As long as she has her injections and produce her card and passport it is no problem. In fact I take her on the Ferries and Aircraft. Perhaps because she is so well behaved she is permitted to travel in public places, not in a kennel or cage.
 
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if going from dover take the hovercraft . i have used it just stayed in the van with the dog , once stayed in the van on a dover crossing . nothing to see on the boat just go to sleep for awhile . easy sorted . blackie my dog left in dec 99 3 months before the pets scheme came out . at first we had to export the dog but it soon changed . she regularly goes away now . there is no probs now use a vet in spain . and next day catch ferry from santander . the vet even knows the dogs nasme as soon as i speak to her . its so easy . blackie as had a few passports as they soon get filled up with the inspections . cheers alan.
 
Sometimes news is s-l-o-w reaching us north of the English-Scottish border.

Are hovercrafts still running on the English Channel?

Cheers

IanM
 
MOS said:
Hi Lotty we take our terrier (sally)with us sometimes ,and the french are great with dogs ,we take her into shops and restaurants with us and as long as the dog is well behaved its fine ,she used to go into hotells before we started MHing
MOS
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A few years ago we were having an aperitif in a restaurant bar when in came a dog with two humans in tow. The dog ordered a couple of Pernods for the humans and then proceeded to behave in a dog like manner by farting almost constantly and then licking itself in only a place a dog would lick in mixed company. The French are pretty relaxed about dogs but this one was just too much and he was banned by the maitre from the restaurant and we could eat without the need for a gas mask.

I love French restaurants that allow dogs - its usually better than a cabaret when the owner's dog(s) get into a fist fight with a customer's dog(s). "C'est normal".

Mind you I am always a bit worried when I see the dogs licking the cutlery - especially after licking their nether regions!!
 
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lotty said:
Hi all,
My husband and I are considering our first venture over/under the water (maybe into France) with our pooch. I have read bits about the pet passport laws being relaxed in Jan 2012 so may leave it till next year but im still a bit confused?:confused:
Will I still need to see a vet in France before i return to the UK?

Also, how have you all found it in France travelling with a dog? Are they dog friendly as in places to visit/eat out??
Thanks
:drive::wave:
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Hi
may i suggest you look up the d.e.f.r.a. web site, you will get all the relavent information from their site.
Defra - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs as a licenced animal carrier i have constantly to check their rules.

tranivanman
 
I posted this on the new rules on UK Campsites

There are new rules for pet travel coming into force on 1st January 2012 and it will be easier to take your dog or cat on hols with you.

There has not been any agreement yet as to you having to still have your pet "tick and tapeworm treated" by a foreign vet prior to returning to the UK. This may change so keep watching the DEFRA website. Personally I hope it does as pet owners should all be capable of squirting a bit of Frontline on our pets and giving tapeworm treatment.
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LINK to original article

DEFRA Linky

What is not clear at this stage is whether or not we, as pet owners, will still have to visit a foreign Vet before travelling back to the UK. It seems likely that we will continue to have visit a Vet because, according to DEFRA, the UK is Tapeworm free. If pet owners could be trusted to give the treatment then it would be OK but there will always be some-one who couldn't be a&%*&d to do it. So the visit to the Vet will continue.
 
hi, you may be right . it was a long time ago . at first portsmouth or dover were the the only ports you could come back with a dog.
we used to do it regularly at one time . not always with the dog. we used to take the kids and time travel .if you left france at 12 oclock you could arrive in uk at 15 minutes to twelve. so you must have added 15 minutes to your life. (childish minds understand it ).
we also used to use ramsgate to dunkirk alot. with sally line , my favourite at the time . but that was before taking the dog was allowed .
anyway on the short crossings just stay with the dog in your camper if you think the dog will get distressed . i pay for a kennel on the santander crossing but leave the dog in the trasiler (camper )after all its her home for 6 months of the year. sometimes they send the burser or even the casptain to check its utable but its always ok. just have to make a fuss. the kennels are noisey and distressing for the dogs i think.
cheers alan.
 
Firstly I have no idea what is happening in 2012 but as things stand it is all quite easy.

The 24:48 hour rule has already been explained, stick to it you will have no problems . I pay 45 euros at a vets in Calais and there has never been a problem

As for how welcome are hounds I give a little insight.

A couple opf weeks ago at work we visited a tree climbing centre and the dog was banned.

However later in the day after boyish mischief on a pedalo with dog visisted a restaurant and no one batted an eyelid literally.

Please dont be scared of bringing the extra family member here.

The only thing I would say is if visiting the deep south it is necessary to immunise against mosquitos which can be done here in a chemists éé eurois for advantix

Channa
 
channa said:
The only thing I would say is if visiting the deep south it is necessary to immunise against mosquitos which can be done here in a chemists éé eurois for advantix
Channa
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I thought that Advantix was given like Frontline, a sort of squirty tube thing? I didn't know it was given by injection

Also, if you are using Advantix and you are returning to the UK: If you have Cats at home and they are inclined to lick the dog then it is better not use Advantix. It's poisonous to cats
 
baloothebear said:
I thought that Advantix was given like Frontline, a sort of squirty tube thing? I didn't know it was given by injection

Also, if you are using Advantix and you are returning to the UK: If you have Cats at home and they are inclined to lick the dog then it is better not use Advantix. It's poisonous to cats
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I mentioned injections of Advantix ???

I totally agree with your comments Advantix is poisonous to cats and a squirty thing but my understanding is only at the point of application when they can lick it whilst still wet. Furthermore it shouldnt be administered to a cat, clearly marked on the packaging.( a metabolism thing apparently)

For clarification I was trying to convey that irrespective of passport rules, a dog needs protection against ticks etc if visiting France, furthermore if visiting the south there is a serious (life threatening) risk from mosquito bites and it is the mossie thing I am trying to get across.

Advantix in my opinion is similar to frontline with the difference it is formulated and more localised for the diseases a dog can pick up here. Frontline doesnt give protection against mosquitos ?

Another alternative is Scalibor which I have only ever found in the vets and is administered topically too. It does the same thing but slightly more pricey

Irrespective of all this the worm tick thing must be done at a French vets before a return to Britain as the current rules dictate

Regards

Channa
 
channa said:
I mentioned injections of Advantix ???

I totally agree with your comments Advantix is poisonous to cats and a squirty thing but my understanding is only at the point of application when they can lick it whilst still wet. Furthermore it shouldnt be administered to a cat, clearly marked on the packaging.( a metabolism thing apparently)

For clarification I was trying to convey that irrespective of passport rules, a dog needs protection against ticks etc if visiting France, furthermore if visiting the south there is a serious (life threatening) risk from mosquito bites and it is the mossie thing I am trying to get across.

Advantix in my opinion is similar to frontline with the difference it is formulated and more localised for the diseases a dog can pick up here. Frontline doesnt give protection against mosquitos ?

Another alternative is Scalibor which I have only ever found in the vets and is administered topically too. It does the same thing but slightly more pricey

Irrespective of all this the worm tick thing must be done at a French vets before a return to Britain as the current rules dictate

Regards

Channa
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No it doesnt have to be done at a french vet, i have never been to a french vet
 
cooljules said:
No it doesnt have to be done at a french vet, i have never been to a french vet
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What doesnt? please re read.

I am advising protection for a dog when here, and indeed I dont think I mentioned that veterinary assistance is required. What I said was Scalibor an equivalent to Advantix I have only ever found for sale at the vets.

In respect of re entry to the uK worms and ticks It needs a vets signature on the passport 24/48_ hour rule etc .

Channa
 
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