Hiya everyone,

Just wondering if any of you might have any idea about this.
I moved over here about a year ago from Holland and before moving I was looking into buying a puppy.
The one I had my heart set on was the Canadian White, which is not a very common breed, but certainly not rare on the continent. I was very dissapointed to find out that the UK does not only not recognize the breed, but there are currently
no breeders/dogs available either. (for information on the breed look here: [link}http://www.rarekennel.com/white.html[/link])
I looked into importing a pup and perhaps even breeding myself, but with the current Pet Travel sheme, the pup would have to be 3 months old before it can be vaccinated and then again another half a year before allowed to travel to the UK. Needless to say I would like to raise/train my own pup and not get it at 9/10 months old.
Someone told me that the pet travel sheme does not apply for ppl attending Crufts and that there are ways around it.
Has anybody ever heard of such a thing or can perhaps give me more information about it?

It most certainly does apply to Crufts, and people who hoped to enter had fulfilled the conditions ages ago.

In fact you would have to wait 7 months at least from the Rabies vaccination of a dog or puppy before it could come to UK. As the blood test can't be done until at least 30 days after the Rabies jab, and then if the blood test fails to show a high enough titre level, it will need to be repeated.

People in my breed had to wait until their pup was nearly 12 months before she finally came in. Another freind had a Russian bred dog Vaccinated and wait out it's Pet Passport time at a Kennels in Holland, and brought him in at 10 months. It will cost similar to Quarantine to pay someone, or the breeder to keep a pup this long, but at least they can be socialised and not kept in solitary confinement for six months.

Some freinds and I imported a puppy from the USA, through Quarantine, and with lots of visits, sociolaisation and bomb proof breeding stock, he came through with flying colours, totally unaffected by six months solitary! As he came in at 9 1/2 weeks, we had him out at 8 months.

Thanks for that :)
I found it hard to believe that could be the case. I will have to resign myself to the fact that
I wont be able to get a puppy overhere. Best thing I can hope for is to take two adult dogs in and perhaps start a line myself.

just to add, that approx the same length of time applies to adult dogs. they still have to wait out the 1month vacc then test, then the 6months, then they can travel.

added to which they can only travel via "approved routes".

Unsure at the moment as to which airlines are approved from the US. Air Canada is waiting for approval.
BA's charges are extortionate.

jay

They don't need passports to come from Ireland. I wonder what entry requirements Ireland has. Could you get a pup through the back door?

Iy only works the other way around as Ireland doesn't have a Pet passport scheme, so theonly way a dog can get into Ireland without Quarantine is to come through UK PEYS and then travel to Ireland from UK. So no Ireland cannot be used to bypass PETS. Not leagally anyway.

Learn something new everyday. Thanks.:)