ways to avoid quarantine
 

we have a small dog and Live in India we do not qualify for PETS scheme and the thought of 6 months in quarantine just seems so awful. Anyone any ideas on ways round quarantine - We think we may have to move to one of the recognised countries for 7 months. anyone done this or looked into it?

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This is one way around it but the aggrevation of moving countries twice may be harder on the dog and yourselves than the 6 months in quarantine. I am sure they are well taken care of in the UK kennels.

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have seen a couple of places and unimpressed - wondered if any one had found anywhere say in europe that was easier to get in and then spend the time in that country

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We have quarantine laws for a reason, so just abide by the system like me and everybody else

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Agree.

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Hard to tell, if you go to France there is a chance your dog will get eaten by the locals so you will have to look at each country individually. PETS advises to check with the embassies (scroll to bottom of page in link):

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/quar...gerousdogs.htm

Here are some quarantine kennels in York that look okay:

http://www.yorkshirequarantine.co.uk/

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Oh golly you are mistaken and pretty rude - I just wanted some legal but kind ways for my poor little pooch. I was perhaps hoping someone would say what they had perhaps found some nice place in europe for a dog to stay etc.

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I read a while back about an organization that helps you by allowing your dog to stay in a family environment in France for 6 months while going through the PETs system. Then at the end they are shipped to the UK.

This may not be ideal, but it's one way to avoid quarantine.

Unfortunately, I didn't keep a record of the name of the organization (I read it in the newspaper), but you might be able to locate it through Google.

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I think that's what she is trying to do. By moving to a country that is recognised under the UK's PETS scheme...then the OP can get the pets bloodwork done/rabies shots etc. Hopefully 6 mths after that she/he can take her pet into the UK legally under the PETS scheme.

Flying into another country is something I would consider myself...but only because I don't want my dogs to be transported in the hold of the plane. I can fly from the US to various EU countries taking my dogs in the cabin. From there I could go to the UK by land. Of course my dogs would have all the necessary PETS paperwork completed before I left the US.

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[QUOTE=Jerseygirl;7827988]I think that's what she is trying to do. By moving to a country that is recognised under the UK's PETS scheme...then the OP can get the pets bloodwork done/rabies shots etc. Hopefully 6 mths after that she/he can take her pet into the UK legally under the PETS scheme.

Yes that is just what I meant. You just put it much better!

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It is a tough one, and quarantine is very expensive too, our dog had her blood taken end of July and can travel Jan 28th, we are in a rabies free country so she is doing her "quarantine" here before we get the okay to fly her home.
We may end up returning to the UK in time for Christmas which means she will go into quarantine then until end of Jan, but at least that is not the whole 6 months........

Good luck with your plans, whatever you end up doing. :fingerscrossed:

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I just wanted to say, I hope you get a lot of good karma :)
You clearly are going the extra mile for your pooch and you deserve big time karma back. We're currently undergoing quarantine with 10 of the baskervilles, and it breaks my heart to know that when we leave here (Canada), we will have a 13 year old german shepherd who is blind, deaf and has dysplastic issues, (which are absolutely allowed at her age) but is currently otherwise happy, and a joy to us put to sleep.
I for one truly appreciate your sentiments and will try and send karma to you. My heartfelt admiration :thumbsup:

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Oh no...can't you find anyone to look after her? :(

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Unfortunately no :(. The problem is that from a pup she has always been 'my dog'. She will not even do most things for my husband.
She recently had a tooth abscess, and the vet suggested putting her to sleep then, not just because of the abscess, but the myriad of health problems she also has, coupled with the fact that he knows we are returning home with all the other dogs, having had the blood titre levels all done and dusted now. I'm not even sure if she would be allowed to fly.
I wouldn't want to risk leaving her with somebody that would not look after her properly, but it is a horrible position to be in, knowing that all the other critters are going home, and she will not be :(

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. My heartfelt admiration :thumbsup

Thanks - my heart goes out to you too not an easy choice to make, but one made with love I am sure.

I do find it sort of sad really - our little chap has his rablies jab every year and lots of other Indian jabs and the usual dog jabs but still he would have his 6 months in quarantine. He would not cope I am sure as he looked after and old man for years and does not like being on his own.

I am sure we will find - A LEGAL - way to do the whole thing