Another cruising with pets question.

[NateKing]

For those of you who cruise with a dog, how do you get around quarantine at foreign ports?

-Are you OK as long as your dog stays on the boat?
-Do you just not take your pets if you are leaving the US?

Sorry if someone has answered this already. I have been wondering this for a while and don't remember seeing it anywhere.

I'm still in my planning stages of moving aboard in a few years, but don't want to get a dog if I couldn't take it with me.

[sailingdog]

You're really far better off not taking pets with you, especially if you're making longer bluewater passages. The quarantine restrictions on dogs are pretty severe in most countries.

If you're just island hopping through the Caribbean, then it might be okay, since you can get a pet "passport" that is valid for many of those countries and the passages are relatively short.

[Boasun]

Actually you need both a small dog and a cat.
The dog trained to sit on the bow in restricted weax and bark his/her head off as a fog warning system.
The Cat will take care of any vermin that somehow gets on board.
There you have it. Restricted visibility warning system and vermin control system and both will snuggle up to you in cold weax and keep your feet warm.

[sailingdog]

Originally Posted by Boasun

Actually you need both a small dog and a cat.
The dog trained to sit on the bow in restricted weax and bark his/her head off as a fog warning system.
The Cat will take care of any vermin that somehow gets on board.
There you have it. Restricted visibility warning system and vermin control system and both will snuggle up to you in cold weax and keep your feet warm.

So, Boasun, what dog and cat do you have aboard your boat???

[Boasun]

Originally Posted by sailingdog

So, Boasun, what dog and cat do you have aboard your boat???

Have a Maine Coon cat... But will wait for the boat first then the dog.