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YoungDay
Joined: 14 Jun 2006
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 Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:04 am Post subject: Bringing Dogs Back to the U. S. |
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What Up All:
Merry Christmas and Happy New Years etc. I haven't been on in a while. I hope all is going good.
I am thinking about purchasing a dog over here but I am not sure if I can bring him/her back to the US upon the conclusion of my time here in SK. Does anyone know how easy/difficult it is to bring a dog purchased over here back to the U. S.?
I really would like to buy a dog. But if I cannot bring him/her back with me I will just suffice with admiring others' pets with longing eyes and the occasional cuddle time at Bau House in Hongdae  |
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Ryst Helmut
Joined: 26 Apr 2003
Location: In search of the elusive signature...
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| Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:30 am Post subject: |
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Young Day,
Check US regs as I brought my dog with me Stateside in '03 so things may have changed. Check this site: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ for starters.
We had to have, if I recall correctly, the same requirements as coming into Korea (rabies vacc). However, instead of getting the "certificate of health" from a Korean government agency, we had to bring our dog an hour earlier (than usual) for her to be inspected by some official(s).
No hassles, really.
!shoosh,
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kat2
Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Busan, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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| What he said. Our dog has gone both ways. Its easy. THe airline regs are more of a pain than the customs ones. Pug-nosed dogs are really restricted in teh times of year that htey can fly for example. |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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No problem at all. I went to a vet who falsified injection records and then printed a bunch of documents and gave me phone numbers to vouch for me and back up his claims verbally if necessary.
That's what I call common courtesy and vets in the west have a thing or 2 to learn about that before charging exhorbitant fees. |
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Ryst Helmut
Joined: 26 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Pug-nosed dogs are really restricted in teh times of year that htey can fly for example. |
Yes, I forgot about that....since you are looking to get a dog AND plan on bringing her Stateside you may want to be safe and not get a short-snout(ed) <is that a word?> canine. There is a list (usually) on the airline's website that you intend on using.
For example: READ THIS
Also, I didn't finish my sentence in the first post...the "certificate of health" (from Korea to America) was issued at the airport.
!shoosh,
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