Bringing a German dog to UK (and taking him back again)

[Berlin Mike]

Morning!

As my username suggests, I live in Berlin. My wife and I are coming to England via the Tunnel next weekend and are bringing our Parson Jack Russell terrier with us. He has a European pet passport and his rabies jabs are up to date. We are going to go to the vets to have him wormed on Wednesday or Thursday. This seems pretty clear-cut.

It seems that on the way back, about two weeks later, we will need to have him wormed again.

I have found tips on PH that suggest getting a Euro pet passport for British dogs is a good idea for dogs going on holiday in Europe. Is there any point in getting a British passport for him for coming the other way?

[Car bon]

No worming needed to leave the UK & enter France - but may be a German requirement.....

No such thing as a UK passport now - just an expensive one time certificate. Stick with your EU passport.

[Doofus]

As above.

We live in the UK, but our dog has a French passport.

Nothing other than the up-to-date rabies jab is needed to enter EU.

The worm tablet (and rabies jab) are needed to get back into UK.

[Berlin Mike]

Thanks for the tips!

Here's a bonus picture of Otto getting ready for the journey.

[QBee]

Loving the booster seat - he is clearly your co-driver

Turning your question on its head, if we want to take our UK based dogs on a lengthy European touring holiday when I retire, would it make sense for us to get European pet passports, or is that not allowed?

Edited by QBee on Monday 3rd June 14:04

[GT03ROB]

QBee said:

Loving the booster seat - he is clearly your co-driver

Turning your question on its head, if we want to take our UK based dogs on a lengthy European touring holiday when I retire, would it make sense for us to get European pet passports, or is that not allowed?

Edited by QBee on Monday 3rd June 14:04

It's perfectly allowable. Though you need rabies shot doing in the EU & booster maintained there as well.

[Doofus]

QBee said:

Loving the booster seat - he is clearly your co-driver

Turning your question on its head, if we want to take our UK based dogs on a lengthy European touring holiday when I retire, would it make sense for us to get European pet passports, or is that not allowed?

Edited by QBee on Monday 3rd June 14:04

As I said above, our dog has a French passport, but we live in the UK.

I think you'll need to register with a vet in Europe in order to get a pet passport, and they might want you to have an EU address too.

[QBee]

Thanks Gents - so it will be for if/when we live there, either part time or full time.

[Lotobear]

Berlin Mike said:

Thanks for the tips!

Here's a bonus picture of Otto getting ready for the journey.

He's gorgeous!!

...Fox Terrier, Parson?

[Nightmare]

He looks like he’s about to deliver a masterclass on doe-eyed begging

[BOR]

And, I cannot stress this highly enough, get your vet to read the chip implant to ensure it's working.

If you turn up at the tunnel, and it isn't readable, you is not getting on no goddamn train, fool.

[GT03ROB]

BOR said:

And, I cannot stress this highly enough, get your vet to read the chip implant to ensure it's working.

If you turn up at the tunnel, and it isn't readable, you is not getting on no goddamn train, fool.

They is supposed to do that to issue health certificate!

[Car bon]

GT03ROB said:

They is supposed to do that to issue health certificate!

and when entering the UK, the EU vet needs to administer a worming tablet & update the passport. Again, they need to read the chip to do that.

I guess the only slight risk, is if you have an EU passport & then spend a long time in the UK before the return trip.......

[Doofus]

Car bon said:

and when entering the UK, the EU vet needs to administer a worming tablet & update the passport. Again, they need to read the chip to do that.

I guess the only slight risk, is if you have an EU passport & then spend a long time in the UK before the return trip.......

What's the risk?

[GT03ROB]

Car bon said:

GT03ROB said:

They is supposed to do that to issue health certificate!

and when entering the UK, the EU vet needs to administer a worming tablet & update the passport. Again, they need to read the chip to do that.

I guess the only slight risk, is if you have an EU passport & then spend a long time in the UK before the return trip.......

Actually they don’t…… but they should if you have the UK health cert. The UK health cert carries the chip number, so the UK vet needs to read the chip . Returning to the UK the vet has no need to read the chip, as it’s already on the health cert.

[Car bon]

Ours have passports - but the vet will only update the passports if they confirm the dogs chip ID matches the number on the passport.

[Car bon]

Doofus said:

What's the risk?

The risk of the chip becoming defective / unreadable. If you get to the border control & they can't read the pets chip then you're not travelling, regardless of what your paperwork says.

[Doofus]

Car bon said:

Ours have passports - but the vet will only update the passports if they confirm the dogs chip ID matches the number on the passport.

Yes, but what's the risk you mentioned of spending a long time in the UK?