Import

dazor

Hi, I want to import a puppy to Ireland, can anyone tell me where to start?

Springwell

A bit more info would be helpful. From which country? What age is the puppy? What breed? Does she have a passport?

dazor

From Serbia, the puppy will be about 2 months old, it is a Belgian Malinois and it will have all the papers, vaccinations and passport.

Aru

Dept of agriculture website to check if serbia is on the list of approved countries.

From there its easier.if its approved country she can travel into ireland 21 days after her rabies shot(dependinh on age given) she must be chipped with an approved chip prior to rabies.

As we are an echinococcus free country she will need to be treated and certifed by a vet for these worms between 24 and 120 hours before entry to Ireland(or the uk) if shes travelling with more that 5 dogs she will need a health check.

If you are driving most people use the vets in calais and get a ferry across.

There are transporters availaible who ship pets across the continent(a few of my friends who studied in budapest used them with great sucess for their dogs)but i dont have the name to hand at the minute.

Inexile

Under EU legislation pups cant get a vaccination for rabies until they are 12 weeks of age and then you have to wait another 3 weeks before they can travel. Therefore a pup would be 15 weeks before it could be imported into the EU.

VonVix

Inexile wrote: »

Under EU legislation pups cant get a vaccination for rabies until they are 12 weeks of age and then you have to wait another 3 weeks before they can travel. Therefore a pup would be 15 weeks before it could be imported into the EU.

I'd also like to add that you would want to ensure that the breeder you are getting from has a good socialisation program going on where this puppy is getting out and meeting people/other dogs/animals on a regular basis, because you are going to miss a good chunk of the critical socialisation period... and Malinois are a breed that need to be well socialised as they are not an easy breed to own, and the last thing you want is nervous Malinois!

dazor

Thanks for the help guys, I appreciate it.

VonVix, I already own a Mali, I know how to socialise them etc, its will be no problem

DBB

dazor wrote: »

VonVix, I already own a Mali, I know how to socialise them etc, its will be no problem

I think VonVix was making a valid point all the same... if you have to wait until the pup is 15 weeks old before it can be legally imported, then your input into its socialisation will be minimal. The Socialisation Period ends at 12 weeks, fading out to end at 16 weeks... this process is quicker/shorter in GSDs, and quite possibly BSDs too.
If your pup's breeder is not working hard to socialise your pup properly, then by the time you get the pup at 15 weeks (if this turns out to be the case... different if you get pup at 8 weeks), you're at risk of getting a nervy, undersocialised pup that has gone beyond the stage that you can do much about it.

dazor

I got my Mali at 3.5 months, didn't socialise to much with dogs until about 5-6 months, no problem, but I see where you're coming from, I will request the breeder to socialise, he is a respected breeder so I don't think that'll be a problem.

Inexile

Here is an extract from the Dept of Agricultures page re importing a dog where there is a change of ownership. Sorry I cant paste link at the moment.


Rules on Commercial Movement (i.e Sale or Change of Ownership)of all dogs, cats and ferrets

Exports of dogs, cats or ferrets to other Member States
Persons wishing to trade dogs, cats or ferrets to other EU Member States must:

Register the premises on which the animals are born and/or reared ( from which they are being exported) with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Registration of Dog Premises - Application Form (doc 109Kb) pet animals of these species may only be traded from registered premises.
Ensure that each animal (including each pup/kitten) is
identified by a microchip (a transponder readable by a device compatible with ISO standard 11785) and is
accompanied by an EU Pet Passport* showing a record of –
Microchip identification of the animal, including date of insertion (which must precede date of vaccination);
Proof of immunization against rabies. Animals must be a minimum of 12 weeks old before a rabies vaccine can be administered. The immunity takes effect 21 days after vaccination, so in fact pups must be a minimum of 15 weeks of age before they are eligible to travel between Member States of the EU;
That the animal underwent a clinical veterinary examination within 48 hours of departure, to confirm that the animal shows no signs of diseases and is fit to be transported for the intended journey.
Details of veterinary treatments (anti-echinococcus treatment, other anti-parasite treatments and other vaccinations) administered as required.

Mondeo10

Hi,

I imported my puppy at the start of the year from Russia. He is a breed that's very hard to find here and has excellent bloodlines.

It was relatively easy to do, the Breeder organised the delivery, it was with a lady from Dublin that does Pet Transport. I got photos of him on his journey, it took almost a week and there was a delay as another puppy she was transporting had a problems with his papers.

He arrived at 8am and we met them at Applegreen on the motorway. He was 4 months old, had been socialised, knew how to walk on his lead and was mostly housetrained, we had 3 - 4 accidents in the first few days but that comes with the territory

The only barrier we had was language, he didn't understand us, it took him about 2 weeks to know what we wanted him to do but with training and rewards he soon got it!

It was the best decision we ever made, he's not a puppy farmed dog, his parents have all their health checks, hips, eyes etc and he has such a good temperament.

Would I do it again? I am in September

Best of luck with it if you decide to go ahead. Hope to see photos if you do

dazor

@mondeo10 Sounds good , I'm still keeping my options open, I found someone who has puppies born not long ago in Ireland, I will see how they are, how their bite drive is and quality. If the standard is bad then I will look to import.
I want only the highest standard, but that isn't guaranteed if you import too.