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Our dog died recently and we are planning to get a new pup. We are also planning to spend much more time on the boat this summer in the Aegean in both Greece and Turkey. Ideally we would like to be able to take the dog. On my recent trip from Preveza to Kusadasi I was never once asked about having animals on board and there was nothing I saw in the declaration forms about animals. My plan is to get a small breed pup in Ireland and go through the procedure to get a pet passport for it before flying it to Turkey. After that we will be in and out of Greece from/to Turkey with the dog on the boat and I simply don't know the rules or practicalities of that so if anyone has any experience or knowledge about this I'd be very grateful.
 
Irish Rover said:
Our dog died recently and we are planning to get a new pup. We are also planning to spend much more time on the boat this summer in the Aegean in both Greece and Turkey. Ideally we would like to be able to take the dog. On my recent trip from Preveza to Kusadasi I was never once asked about having animals on board and there was nothing I saw in the declaration forms about animals. My plan is to get a small breed pup in Ireland and go through the procedure to get a pet passport for it before flying it to Turkey. After that we will be in and out of Greece from/to Turkey with the dog on the boat and I simply don't know the rules or practicalities of that so if anyone has any experience or knowledge about this I'd be very grateful.
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We have sail for many years with a cat and dog on board sadly two year ago our dog died at the age of 17 so now it's just a cat, although both had pet passport we never been ask for any them except once in Malta , Portugal,Italy, France, Croatia,Greece or Turkey not even North Africa has never bothered , just make sure your document are in order in case your asked .
 
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sailaboutvic said:
We have sail for many years with a cat and dog on board sadly two year ago our dog died at the age of 17 so now it's just a cat, although both had pet passport we never been ask for any them except once in Malta , Portugal,Italy, France, Croatia,Greece or Turkey not even North Africa has never bothered , just make sure your document are in order in case your asked .
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So is it just the UK that makes a fuss about animals re-entering via a 'port or airport'? I'd assumed having our cat on board was a no-no in today's society but it seems I'm very wrong.

Is there similar approach elsewhere in northern Europe too?
 
langstonelayabout said:
So is it just the UK that makes a fuss about animals re-entering via a 'port or airport'? I'd assumed having our cat on board was a no-no in today's society but it seems I'm very wrong.

Is there similar approach elsewhere in northern Europe too?
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There are many many boats with cats on board , our only go ashore when we in the Marina over winter , he very happy sitting on deck watching the world go round.
As far as Europe and we have sail in almost every country at one time or another it the UK and Malta but even Malta will let you clear in a dog or cat while on a boat.
 
there's some discussion on compulsory chipping of dogs down here. Not sure if it's a law as yet (may well be) but keep it in mind.
doubt they're going to bother...

V
 
Hello,

Last year we took our dog (the one on my avatar) with us to Italy and Greece. We travelled by airplane from Lisbon to Rome and we returned to Lisbon from Athens. Dog in the cargo. Only at the airline check-ins we were asked for the documents of the pet. In Rome our dog joined us 5 minutes after our arrival to the luggage rooms. On the contrary, in Lisbon, it took almost one hour. While on sailing and visiting towns and ports (even in ferries or metro) we were never asked for the pet documents.

Regards, Luis
 
I can't understand this obsession, which seems to be primarily a UK thing, with bringing pets on boats. It's hard enough to keep the boat free of the detritus and hair that humans shed, without bringing animals into the equation as well. I'm quite surprised that I'm the only dissenting voice on this subject, so far.:grumpy:
 
Spirit (of Glenans) said:
I can't understand this obsession, which seems to be primarily a UK thing, with bringing pets on boats. It's hard enough to keep the boat free of the detritus and hair that humans shed, without bringing animals into the equation as well. I'm quite surprised that I'm the only dissenting voice on this subject, so far.:grumpy:
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What maybe you and other who don't have pets understand is for us who do have them , there not just pets but part of our family, and if you happen to have a dog ,cat and want to go off cruising unless you going to re home them or put them down in both cases for most it isn't a option then the only thing left to do is take them with you .
Most pets settle down very quickie on a boat , dog will not only people off the boat but also keep you fit , cat on the other hand keep rats mices even cockroach. We have more people that want to moor next to us because of that.
Yes you will have some hairs about but if you clean every day like most do it's not a problem.
We started with a dog and a cat the dog die of old ages some years back out cat is now 13 and we did say when his time come we wouldn't have another pet till we move back on land .

Just one last thing , it's not a U.K. Boats that have pet , we have a boat anchored next to us now from the US with a cat.
you be surprise how many boat from all around the world have pets on board.
 
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langstonelayabout said:
So is it just the UK that makes a fuss about animals re-entering via a 'port or airport'? I'd assumed having our cat on board was a no-no in today's society but it seems I'm very wrong.

Is there similar approach elsewhere in northern Europe too?
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The UK is rabies free, and the precautions taken here are aimed at keeping it that way. Rabies is endemic in much of mainland Europe and in Turkey. I see quite a few boats in Turkey with dogs on board, but the essential thing for the OP is to make sure his dog is fully inoculated. Lots of dogs in Turkey seem to have ear tags, but I think having your dog chipped would be a good idea.
 
Norman_E said:
The UK is rabies free, and the precautions taken here are aimed at keeping it that way. Rabies is endemic in much of mainland Europe and in Turkey. I see quite a few boats in Turkey with dogs on board, but the essential thing for the OP is to make sure his dog is fully inoculated. Lots of dogs in Turkey seem to have ear tags, but I think having your dog chipped would be a good idea.
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As far as I know micro-chipping is an integral part of the pet passport procedure. Endemic is not a word I would have used to describe the incidence of rabies in western Turkey though there are reported cases from time to time. We've had dogs here for 16 years and we know many dog owners both foreign and Turkish and I've yet to hear of a case in our town or area. Inoculations are compulsory in Turkey and all dogs are supposed to have a veterinary record card. If your dog is found outside your property unsupervised or is reported for biting or causing a nuisance inspectors from the municipality come and the first thing they ask to see is the veterinary card. If the shots are not up to date the dog can be impounded temporarily or permanently and you are likely to be fined. For the most part the dogs you see with ear tags are street dogs which have been inoculated and neutered - these dogs generally stay around the same area and are being cared for by locals who treat them as their own without assuming legal responsibility for them. Most small animal vets do a certain amount of pro bono work looking after street dogs and cats.
 
Norman_E said:
Rabies is endemic in much of mainland Europe.
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I think you'll find it's endemic in not all that much of mainland Europe, mainly being confined to the former Soviet Bloc, but excluding Czech and Slovakia. Greece is described by gov.uk as 'no risk'; Turkey is 'high risk'.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...abies-risks-in-terrestrial-animals-by-country

And from a European Centre for Disease Control report, 2016:
"Very few cases of rabies in humans are reported in the EU, and most EU Member States have not had autochthonous cases for decades. In 2014, three cases of rabies in people who travelled to a non-EU/EEA country endemic for rabies were reported: a 46-year-old woman from Spain bitten by a dog in Morocco, a 57-year-old man from France infected by a canine strain of rabies virus in Mali (Africa), and a 35-year-old Dutch woman bitten by a dog in India.
 
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Irish Rover said:
As far as I know micro-chipping is an integral part of the pet passport procedure. Endemic is not a word I would have used to describe the incidence of rabies in western Turkey though there are reported cases from time to time. We've had dogs here for 16 years and we know many dog owners both foreign and Turkish and I've yet to hear of a case in our town or area. Inoculations are compulsory in Turkey and all dogs are supposed to have a veterinary record card. If your dog is found outside your property unsupervised or is reported for biting or causing a nuisance inspectors from the municipality come and the first thing they ask to see is the veterinary card. If the shots are not up to date the dog can be impounded temporarily or permanently and you are likely to be fined. For the most part the dogs you see with ear tags are street dogs which have been inoculated and neutered - these dogs generally stay around the same area and are being cared for by locals who treat them as their own without assuming legal responsibility for them. Most small animal vets do a certain amount of pro bono work looking after street dogs and cats.
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I had wondered if those ear tags were just for street dogs. For several years whenever I went to Gocek one particular dog used to come and find me. He probably had lots of friends and knew who would make a fuss of him.
 
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