Can you bring dogs on an international flight?

[TrudyCampbell]

Like if you were moving overseas?

(Also posted on TB)

[ruby412]

I don't know. But are you moving???

[TrudyCampbell]

I don't want to speak too soon because it's probably a year away and we may not even go, but my H's company is opening a London office. If we have the opportunity to move we would do it since we don't own a home and V isn't school aged yet.

But then I had a mini heart attack thinking about my dogs!

[claralou]

you can.... yes. but the UK and Ireland are islands that have never been exposed to Rabies, unlike the continental US. So you're looking at 4-6months of quarantine if you try to bring your dog with you

(I rescued my dog when I lived in Ireland and brought her back to the US with me, which is how I know the laws around this stuff. It's different going to continental Europe, but the islands have real tough quarantine laws)

[ruby412]

Ahhh, that is super exciting! I studied abroad in London and LOVED it!! Ooh, I hope it works out for you. (If that's what you want!)

[TrudyCampbell]

Sept 18, 2012 12:04:01 GMT -5 claralou said:

you can.... yes. but the UK and Ireland are islands that have never been exposed to Rabies, unlike the continental US. So you're looking at 4-6months of quarantine if you try to bring your dog with you

(I rescued my dog when I lived in Ireland and brought her back to the US with me, which is how I know the laws around this stuff. It's different going to continental Europe, but the islands have real tough quarantine laws)

Oh gosh this is not good news!!

[claralou]

Sept 18, 2012 12:18:39 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

Sept 18, 2012 12:04:01 GMT -5 claralou said:

you can.... yes. but the UK and Ireland are islands that have never been exposed to Rabies, unlike the continental US. So you're looking at 4-6months of quarantine if you try to bring your dog with you

(I rescued my dog when I lived in Ireland and brought her back to the US with me, which is how I know the laws around this stuff. It's different going to continental Europe, but the islands have real tough quarantine laws)

Oh gosh this is not good news!!

No, it isn't. I know you're just looking at it right now, but any idea if the move would be permanent or temporary? I wouldn't put your dog through that, honestly - it was bad enough putting my furbaby on a 20+ hour flight in cargo (via Germany) with all of the weird airline restrictions just to get her home. I couldn't bear to lock her up in some gov't quarantine facility for months on end. On a positive note, (worst case scenario) my brother lives in Brooklyn and really misses having a dog....

[TrudyCampbell]

Sept 18, 2012 12:22:54 GMT -5 claralou said:

Sept 18, 2012 12:18:39 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

Oh gosh this is not good news!!

No, it isn't. I know you're just looking at it right now, but any idea if the move would be permanent or temporary? I wouldn't put your dog through that, honestly - it was bad enough putting my furbaby on a 20+ hour flight in cargo (via Germany) with all of the weird airline restrictions just to get her home. I couldn't bear to lock her up in some gov't quarantine facility for months on end. On a positive note, (worst case scenario) my brother lives in Brooklyn and really misses having a dog....

It would be a temporary move (probably for a few years, though) but I don't think we'd consider moving if we couldn't bring our dogs or if we had to put them through hell to get there. We are crazy dog people! I just googled it and it seems like they have changed the quarantine rules as of Jan 2013 but I'm not sure how credible these sources are. Anyway, I appreciate the heads up and I'll look into it further for sure!

[TrudyCampbell]

Sept 18, 2012 12:25:56 GMT -5 @pcloadletter said:

But what happens when I come to NYC??

Don't worry! The move prob won't happen especially if we have to quarantine our dogs. We won't volunteer to go if we can't easily bring them along.