bringing dogs form the states

[calgarychef]

I'm sorry I know this has been covered but I searched and can't find it.

A buddy wants to come to Alberta from the States and he wants to bring his dogs up with him....what are the legalities involved if any?

thanks

[vinny]

Pretty sure you have to have documentation showing the animal's vaccination records.

[Redfrog]

Proof of current rabies shot.

[kennedy]

current vacinations including rabies shot. Plus a vet health certificate not older than 3 days in order to come in to Canada. Mind you that a vet cert is good for 10 days but has to be within three. silly

[FCLightning]

Have they changed the rules? When I was crossing regularly they needed only to see a valid rabies certificate. When flying across the airlines wanted a health cert. from a vet and more recently a certificate of acclimitation for adverse weather.

[medicmoose]

Yeah when we brought our dogs across all they wanted was a valid bill of sale and a valid vaccination report including rabis within the last 3 years. But you might want to call so see if things have changed.

[GregD]

I brought back a dog from Alaska two summers ago. All I was told to provide by our local Customs guys was proof of rabies and a bill of sale - so that GST could be levied. That was what the customs folks at the border post wanted. Since I was adopting the dog as a rescue, the bill of sale burned my butt. I took a dog with me on the trip so that I could make sure they were compatible and all the US border guard asked for was the rabies cert for my Canadian dog.

I visited our local customs office and called the US border post in advance to make sure I had everything they wanted.

Greg