Does anyone here take the dogs to France on holiday with them?

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Hi Guys

I was hoping to take my pooch skiing with us this year, long walks snow, great apartment... I thought it would be nice if he could come rather than stay at home with a friend.

Anyhow looking into it I have found that he needs a tapeworm treatment, which must be done by a vet, if he stays in the country for more than 5 days (we will be there for 7).

So has anyone done this? did you get a vet in France to do it? Did you come accorss any problems? Is there anything else I should bear in mind?

Thanks!

Harrie
 
Harrie he'll need a pet passport if not already got one, go see your vet they will do it for you for a fee and give you the first date of return to the UK. You'll need flea and tick most of the boarders these days have hotels that offer a vet service if not ask the place your booking to stay in for their local vets BOOK in advance because its time orientated. if driving make sure you can make the booking or you'll need to do the whole thing all over again. Microchip of course. you have to flea and tick on way out and return passport used to have to be stamped. Take your rabies blood cert with you just in case, check the chip before you leave.

France is nice and easy eurotunnel or the ferry are nice and easy to use. Happy hols:D

This will Help http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pets/pets/travel/pets/pet-owners/#a

One small warning check your vaccinations some countries still require yearly some have lengthened the time out to three or as per manufacturers recommendations. Its worth checking just in case they change the rules.
 
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We are frequent dog travellers.

Firstly there is not normally any need to book an appointment either in France or Spain with a vet, as their surgeries are generally run on a first in, first seen basis. We tend to work out where we want to find a vet, then look them up online. We then do a drive by to check for opening times etc. As you can get the treatment done now up to 5 days before returning to the UK it no longer has to be left till the last minute and if the queue on the day is too long we go back or go to our back up surgery. 3 days before travel seems to be ideal from the vets perspective.

Secondly, not all the ferry operators give the dogs the same service. Once at the port you may not be allowed to get your dog out of the vehicle. If there is a delay in boarding your dog could get very uncomfortable. We tend to use Western channel crossing routes and prefer the St Malo crossing simply because there are kennels on the boat, which means that he gets a walk to and from the kennel, and we can take him out in a dedicated area twice on the crossing, as well as topping up his food and water. The Caen boat has no such facilities though dogs can be walked whilst in the queues near the terminal building.

Finally Brittany ferries now require dogs in France to have a muzzle. We missed that on our last trip so they gave us one. It may have fitted a Jack Russell but not our 33kg monster. However the rules were observed.
 
Hi Harrie,

We have been taking Penny to France for several years now. Its much easier than it used to be. Call me if you need any more info.
 
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