Brining my dog to the DR

[kdeer]

This has probably been discussed some where but I was unable to locate any posts during my searches. I will be in the DR for a month this winter and am thinking of bringing my dog from Canada. I am trying to find out what documents I need to bring her with me...

[nickijay]

ive seen something on this, on this site i think i'll hav a look and get back to you.

[nickijay]

Knew i'd seen it sumwhere! here you go;

http://dr1.com/living/health/3.shtml

Hope it answers your questions.

[kdeer]

Perfect thanks...now I just have to find out if I can get her back into Canada as easily....

K

[twhitehead]

Originally Posted by kdeer

This has probably been discussed some where but I was unable to locate any posts during my searches. I will be in the DR for a month this winter and am thinking of bringing my dog from Canada. I am trying to find out what documents I need to bring her with me...

We brought our Golden Retriever from Canada when we moved down earlier this year. You require proof of updated vacinations as well a certificate of health issued within 14 days of your travel date. Check out the Air Transat web site as it has good details as well as the previously posted link.

If it is a larger dog we found that Air Canada would only ship via cargo and that they could not confirm until 24 hrs before flight if dog could go or not. Because of this we chose to fly Air Transat. Cost on Air Transat was $100 and cost cargo on Air Canada was over $700.

You will also have the dog and papers checked upon arrival in DR. The cost for this was 300 pesos (about $10).

Hope this is helpful. By the way what type of dog are you bringing? Sorry I cannot help you on information on getting your dog back into Canada. One tip on this I recd from our Cdn Vet was that you must ensure that you dog is microchipped so that they can prove upon arrival in Canada that it is the dog you say it is.

Best of luck and enjoy your trip...tom

[gary short]

If you brine your dog in DR you may be arrested for animal cruelty.

[Hillbilly]

I am getting the feeling that Gary Short playing with words!! Fortunately. There is no SPCA in the DR....

I recently read that small dogs can travel with the pax, in the cabin (-10 lbs)

If possible, have your local vet's health certification stamped by a Dominican consular agent. (Probably $10 or so) then you won't have to pay here. Same thing, so do what ever suits you best.

Be sure to bring your dog's medicines as they are very expensive here.

I really like that microchip idea!!

Good trip!

HB

Gary: There is a saying in golf club repair circles: measure twice, cut once.

I should have read this a lot closer: I got it! Brine a dog!!
Still, unless we are on Grammar Patrol, remember that the Good Folks of DR1 don't mock the writing of others....tsk, tsk...

[kdeer]

Sorry for the typo - my fingers don't work as well as they used to.....

[kdeer]

Thanks for all the info. My son is flying on Air Transat so I will take a look at their requirements. The dog is a cocker spaniel (and she is microchipped already) but I suspect she will be too big to take in the cabin.

[twhitehead]

Originally Posted by kdeer

Thanks for all the info. My son is flying on Air Transat so I will take a look at their requirements. The dog is a cocker spaniel (and she is microchipped already) but I suspect she will be too big to take in the cabin.

I am sure a Cocker Spaniel will be too large for the cabin and on Air Transat only service animals are allowed in the cabin. Good to hear that you already have the microship. I believe you will have to go through the exact same process as I described above. Two links of relevance to you are:
http://www.airtransat.ca/en/4_2_6.asp
http://www.dominicanrepublic.com/Tou..._with_pets.htm

Also Skyservice and WestJet do not allow pets to be transported so you are pretty well limited to Air Can and Air Transat...Tom
Tom