Suggestions on getting a puppy to TX from Saskatchewan

[EddieWalker]

We're run into a bit of a situation getting a puppy that is currently in North Battleford Saskatchewan. The owner of the puppy thought she could just take it to Edmonton and put it on a non stop flight to Houston. That's a four hour drive each way from where I live, which is worth it for a non stop flight. Unfortunately, US Customs require Rabies shots and Vet paperwork a month after the shots have been given. The puppy has to be 3 months old for the shots, so it would have to be 4 months old to fly out of Canada. It's 8 weeks old right now and we do not want to wait that long.

The two options that we have come up with are driving up there, which is about 29 hours of driving each way. The owner of the puppy said she would drive a good part of the way to meet us, so maybe we could cut it down and meet half way.

If she is willing to drive half way, then she could also make it to Minneapolis and put the puppy on a flight that flies directly to Dallas from there.

This seems to be our only two options. I'm hitting a wall at coming up with another idea, or a better option for all involved.

Does anybody out there have an idea that I can look into getting this puppy from Northern Saskatchewan to East Texas?

Thank you,
Eddie

 

[KWRB]

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[oosik]

Eddie - unless I'm really off base - no matter how the puppy is transported, by air or by land - the Customs folks are going to require the same paperwork when you cross the border.

You or she could check with a vet and see if there is some alternates available for young dogs. Try the American Kennel Association. Try ASPCA.

It seem impossible that anybody should have to wait until a dog is 4 months old to make a border crossing.

 

[Sigarms]

Apologies, no suggestions, but the question I would have is would the requirements change even if the dog in being driven instead of flown?

We use to drive to Canada all the time from Watertown NY. Perhaps the border crossing is different in other areas of the country, but talking with some buddies who were still up at Ft. Drum years ago, seems that they were clamping down on what people were bringing across the border and the inspectors were being more "nosey". Just hate to see you make all this planning and then find out at the border crossing you hit the same snag.

 

[EddieWalker]

Sorry, I should have mentioned that. The requirement for the shots and the Vet paperwork a month later is only for flying. From everything thing we've been told, and can find online, driving a puppy across is no big deal.

We're asking around, and our friends in the dog world are surprised by this. We're trying to find out if there is some way to get around it and fly her from Edmonton, which would be ideal. Delta has a deal that your pet can fly inside the cabin with you on the seat next to you in a kennel if it's small enough. Thought about flying my wife up there to get the puppy, and flying back with him next to her, but it's the same deal about the shots.

 

[hunterridgefarm]

Could you fly your wife to the nearest US airport, rent a car and drive up, get the pup and drive back to the US airport? Once in the US would they still require the shots if you crossed the border in a car?

 

[FTG-05]

Could you fly your wife to the nearest US airport, rent a car and drive up, get the pup and drive back to the US airport? Once in the US would they still require the shots if you crossed the border in a car?

This is what I would do, assuming crossing the border with the puppy is not the same as the flying part. Good luck Eddie!

 

[Sigarms]

Sorry, I should have mentioned that. The requirement for the shots and the Vet paperwork a month later is only for flying. From everything thing we've been told, and can find online, driving a puppy across is no big deal.

Just make certain the information you have is directly from customs (or wherever you would find such "official" documentation). Keep in mind, sometimes people enforcing laws may not know all the details of the laws they're enforcing. I could see you getting up the border and then it becomes a cluster because what you read isn't what the person actually enforcing the law reads. Could also be someone lucked out and was able to drive right over with a puppy because the wrong person was looking, and just your luck, you get the right person looking to throw the book at you.

Better safe than sorry for that kind of drive IMO.

 

[oosik]

Check with your family vet - see if he has been involved with young pups coming in from Canada. But as Sigarms has said - you want to be dam sure you are right if you will be driving. That's a looong way and somebody is going to be crossing the border and must have a passport. And the pup will be required to have some type of paperwork.

 

[Gem99ultra]

Seems like a lot of trouble for just a puppy. Is it a one-of-a-kind, or perhaps a great show-dog bloodline?

Your inquiry begs the question of 'why' is getting that specific puppy worth the effort?