Which countries do not require the six month quarantine ( If any )I'm sure I have read somewhere that certain countries in Europe are exempt from the rabies quarantine, but having just read that Bec I think is importing from Finland and having the quarantine??

Sorry if that sounds a bit vague:D

Alison

Any country covered by the Pet Passport Scheme which now covers a large part of the world!

Regards, John

Thanks John
So going on that the pup can't leave mum til 8 weeks, how old before it can come to this country. I have tried reading the info on the defra site but I just get confused:D

Alison

10 months. Type 'pet passport' into the search facility in the top right hand corner of the forum page and it will show you many past threads on this subject.

Thanks Admin
You see this Is what I can't understand
If they don't have to be in quarantine for six months, how are they ten months when they get here

Alison

That is why I said run a search :D

Taken from an earlier thread:

1) the puppy can not have its first rabies vaccination until it is 3 calendar months old. This is followed by a blood test 30 days later. If and when you get an acceptable titre level back (in other words a 'negative' result) you then have to count 6 calendar months from the date that the blood test was taken. I stress calendar months because this is stated in the small print and has been over looked by vets and breeders, who tend to count a puppy's life in weeks and assume that 4 weeks is a month.

The puppy can not come into the UK before it is 10 months old*.

2) If the titre level is not adequate (positive result) then you have to start the whole process from scratch again. It is not uncommon for titre levels not to meet the guidelines, so I would recommend that you do what I did, and have a second rabies vaccination done when the blood sample is taken, just to be on the safe side! If the original blood test comes back 'positive', then you only have to wait 15 days for the second blood test. The second blood test rarely comes but positive.

*NB: It is possible for a puppy to come in at just under 10 months of age, if the puppy is born in a month with only 4 weeks and not 5 in it. This is the exception rather than the rule.

Bob if its any help ring your local quarantine kennel (find it listed on defra`s site) they were great with me and they explained all the ins and outs of quarantine and the pet passport plus the travel regulations ect.. but please also do the search on this site when I asked the same question a while back I got lots of helpful advice! :)