Dog Passports & the UK border
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Veszprém Megye
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Dog Passports & the UK border
I want to buy a dog in Hungary but bring it backwards & forwards to the UK. Does anyone out there do this & can you advise on the bureaucracy, especially at the UK border?
I understand from friends who are based in the UK that every time they take their UK dog to Europe they must have the dog injected 12 hours before they try to get back into the UK. The French Vets make a fortune, charging 50 euros a go.
I wonder are Hungarian dog passports valid to get the animal backwards & forwards into & out of the UK?
I understand from friends who are based in the UK that every time they take their UK dog to Europe they must have the dog injected 12 hours before they try to get back into the UK. The French Vets make a fortune, charging 50 euros a go.
I wonder are Hungarian dog passports valid to get the animal backwards & forwards into & out of the UK?
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Re: Dog Passports & the UK border
What is the dog injected for? Rabies? See below:
https://www.gov.uk/pet-travel-inform...nd-territories
https://www.gov.uk/pet-travel-inform...nd-territories
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Re: Dog Passports & the UK border
What is the dog injected for? Rabies? See below:
https://www.gov.uk/pet-travel-inform...nd-territories
https://www.gov.uk/pet-travel-inform...nd-territories
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Re: Dog Passports & the UK border
No problem with Hungarian passports, you have 5 days from when the worming treatment is given so no need to get it done in France though you must wait 24 hours after the treatment is administered.
Rabies vaccination must be up to date and the expiry date entered in the passport - also ensue the vet enters the make and batch number of the vaccine.
We use the tunnel as it's less stressful and Mr RH said it was extremely easy and quick.
Rabies vaccination must be up to date and the expiry date entered in the passport - also ensue the vet enters the make and batch number of the vaccine.
We use the tunnel as it's less stressful and Mr RH said it was extremely easy and quick.
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Re: Dog Passports & the UK border
Thanks 4 that - looks like following some simple rules & all will be ok at Calais - agree about the Chunnel
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Absolutely, I was somewhat concerned but the vet in Nagy did everything from microchip to vaccinations and worming tablets - the price was ridiculously affordable, something like £50 for everything though I can't remember exactly.
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Re: Dog Passports & the UK border
I've taken my two dogs and cat twice to the UK and back. We took the Eurotunnel on the way there and the ferry on the way back. You should be aware that when you get Calais, prior to getting on the train you have to take your dogs and cat through the UK Border Control to have their microchips and Pet Passport checked - something you don't have to do on the way back. My lot travel well and enjoy staying in hotels where they're usually terribly spoilt by everyone that meets them!
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Re: Dog Passports & the UK border
Hotels? Do you mean normal hotels or pet hotels? This has been my biggest worry for my next trip to UK. I thought I would end up taking a tent and doing the overnight rest stops at campsites because dogs would not be allowed in hotels or B&Bs.
I got an international passport for my dog and got his annual rabies jab done but there is a question mark over his microchip, which is a USA one and in a different location to the European ones. The vet was not sure if it would be valid for entry into UK.
I got an international passport for my dog and got his annual rabies jab done but there is a question mark over his microchip, which is a USA one and in a different location to the European ones. The vet was not sure if it would be valid for entry into UK.
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Re: Dog Passports & the UK border
Hotels? Do you mean normal hotels or pet hotels? This has been my biggest worry for my next trip to UK. I thought I would end up taking a tent and doing the overnight rest stops at campsites because dogs would not be allowed in hotels or B&Bs.
I got an international passport for my dog and got his annual rabies jab done but there is a question mark over his microchip, which is a USA one and in a different location to the European ones. The vet was not sure if it would be valid for entry into UK.
I got an international passport for my dog and got his annual rabies jab done but there is a question mark over his microchip, which is a USA one and in a different location to the European ones. The vet was not sure if it would be valid for entry into UK.
We travelled many times between Hungary and the UK - and have had a lot of European driving holidays - with the dog in tow and never had a problem at all.
Of course not all hotels allow them to stay but a significant proportion do, just make sure they accept them and establish the charges (some hotels will charge a lot but others are free) before you turn up.
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Re: Dog Passports & the UK border
Hotels? Do you mean normal hotels or pet hotels? This has been my biggest worry for my next trip to UK. I thought I would end up taking a tent and doing the overnight rest stops at campsites because dogs would not be allowed in hotels or B&Bs.
I got an international passport for my dog and got his annual rabies jab done but there is a question mark over his microchip, which is a USA one and in a different location to the European ones. The vet was not sure if it would be valid for entry into UK.
I got an international passport for my dog and got his annual rabies jab done but there is a question mark over his microchip, which is a USA one and in a different location to the European ones. The vet was not sure if it would be valid for entry into UK.
I don't see why there should be a problem with a USA microchip. The UK Border Control at Calais only check the microchip number against the Pet Passport which also has your name on it as the dog's owner.
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Re: Dog Passports & the UK border
John your dog is more than safe to travel to UK from Hungary with Hungarian passport, As long as everything is done correct by a vet, I would like to say in some parts of the pet passport there is times that have to be filled in as well as the date just make sure everything is done, If it is not done correct when you get to the boarder they will refuse your dog entry and you will have to pay again for a vet to do the passport correct !!!!!
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Re: Dog Passports & the UK border
I just tried to book a ferry crossing with DFDS but was gobsmacked to find that the fare is more than double if I take a dog with me. There is a chance that I might be leaving Charlie with some people in France instead of taking him to UK, so I don't know what to book. Are there any channel crossings where the dog travels for free? Alternatively, I suppose I could just make the booking for the car and myself then pay the extra fare at the port if I do have Charlie in the car.
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Re: Dog Passports & the UK border
I just tried to book a ferry crossing with DFDS but was gobsmacked to find that the fare is more than double if I take a dog with me. There is a chance that I might be leaving Charlie with some people in France instead of taking him to UK, so I don't know what to book. Are there any channel crossings where the dog travels for free? Alternatively, I suppose I could just make the booking for the car and myself then pay the extra fare at the port if I do have Charlie in the car.
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Re: Dog Passports & the UK border
Thanks, I did wonder about the tunnel. I didn't know you had to leave the dog in the car on the ferry. That is not very satisfactory as you are not allowed access to the car decks when at sea.