taking my dog back to Holland

migrantuxo · Dec 20th, 2008, 02:30

OK,

probably been done before, just can't find it.

my better half has adopted a 9 week old pup in Sikkim

, so i will need to bring it back here to Holland in March '09
what do I need....vaccinations, Chip?, which airlines take dogs and which don't?

having children is easier

thanks for any info or referals to another thread

Robert

Haylo · Dec 20th, 2008, 02:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by migrantuxo

a 9 week old pup in Sikkim

, so i will need to bring it back here to Holland in March '09

This thread about an organisation in the Netherlands might be of interest to you. Another of the threads about bringing dogs back to the UK has a lot of useful information about transportation.

Quote:

having children is easier

I'm not so sure, people do get awfully sniffy if you give your children away or have them neutered.

machadinha · Dec 20th, 2008, 03:16

A web search on +honden +invoer (to others: +dogs +import), while a little complicated as it will lead to many sites on taking pets from NL to elsewhere, will lead you to among others: http://www.licg.nl/wcs/lcg/nl/3830/i...-per-land.html . Which will tell you you'd still best enquire with your embassy and stuff about it for the latest stipulations.

Some other handy sites/pages I found in getting there:

http://www.knmvd.nl/resources/AMGATE...24512105 31//
http://www.knmvd.nl/uri/?uri=AMGATE_...86323 0058763
http://www.hondenforum.nl/

machadinha · Dec 20th, 2008, 03:39

ps A search for +huisdieren +invoer (+pets +import) likewise makes sense of course. Toggle around with the word "import," or add Nederland or something, at will.

Some more links:
http://spanje.nlambassade.org/landbo..._en/reizen_met
http://www.schiphol.nl/OpSchiphol/Ba...rMeeOpReis.htm
http://www.elmarreizen.nl/informatie...asp#69881 088
http://www.expatfocus.com/expatriate...s-holland-pets (Info in English.)
http://www.rotterdam-airport.nl/nl/h...checken/Dieren

Bottom line of course would seem to be all of this can only give an indication and you never know how accurate or up-to-date it is, so contacting your embassy or appropriate ministries* and your airline company, and preferably well in time and as all those sites state, will be in order.

Good luck with it.

* To find your way around the quagmire of Dutch officialdom, this isn't a bad portal: http://overheid.nl/ .

You may be familiar with the Startpagina (start page) phenomenon, there's very little that there isn't a start page on. Try the "dieren" (animals) page at http://dieren.startpagina.nl/ , or search around there for other related pages.

migrantuxo · Dec 21st, 2008, 15:52

Thank you all for your replies..... I should be able to get it done somehow

seem to be a lot of animal lovers in IM,

Wish you all a Merry Xmas and a New Year filled with love and happiness

machadinha · Dec 21st, 2008, 22:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by migrantuxo

I should be able to get it done somehow

You certainly should, now it's just a matter of finding out how. I mean it is allowed, and people bring in their pets all the time. Calling/mailing a Dutch vet (or any of those organizations above) would be another good start, you'll probably find them on that animals start page above. (You can read Dutch I have so far assumed?)

Happy holidays back

Let us know how puppy arrived. That should be one more happy creature!

machadinha · Dec 21st, 2008, 22:30

ps That English expats site above advises to contact for instance KLM Cargo for details, at http://www.af-klm.com/cargo/b2b/wps/portal/b2b/. At a glance it's a horribly arranged and non-informative site, however to contact them would be a good idea. You don't need to fly with them, they should know about regulations, and they run the animal shelter at Schiphol Airport (for traveling pets and other animals, you guessed it).

anjuna mark · Dec 24th, 2008, 23:40

You will need to have the animal’s rabies immunity verified by titter; this is a blood test that can only be performed by the Pasteur institute in Paris. Blood has to be taken by a vet 3-6 weeks after vaccination. The dog MUST be chipped at the same time as, or before the blood test [chip number goes with the blood sample and comes back on the certificate].
After successful test result, you have to WAIT 6 MONTHS from the date that the sample was taken [not the date the test was performed or that you were notified].
There is 1 vet in Goa who can do this, I guess the Dutch consulate will know one in Delhi.
My point being; START NOW!
There are NO work arounds or shortcuts. If you want to keep the dog, you’ll have to work out how to stay longer, or have him sent after you.
If you arrive in the Netherlands without the titter certificate, they will be bound by EU rules to destroy the dog!!!

machadinha · Jan 4th, 2009, 01:00

Hm. When I was reading around on it, the info seemed to indicate if the animal isn't duly vaccinated and chipped and whatever else may be required, it will/can/may be quarantined upon arrival until it is, Mark?

Again though, stipulations will be likely to change all the time. Hence all those sites urging you to make the necessary arrangements and with the appropriate authorities and well in time, indeed. I think with all the org.'s and sites provided here, anyone wanting to bring an animal into NL should be well on their way.

birds · Jan 4th, 2009, 15:33

Sorry for the late reply, I was traveling the past two weeks and had poor access to internet.

Please find attached the rules and regulations to bring a dog to the Netherlands. It is in Dutch but if I ever get time I will translate it into English.

With regards to the rabies, for the Netherlands you have to wait 4 months but for the UK and Ireland 6 months. Puppies under 3 months can be brought in without vaccinations into the Netherlands.

In Goa the vet who chips is Marlyn Estibeiro in Porvorim.

I highly recommend you contact Stichting Aai (www.stichtingaai.nl) which is involved in bringing dogs from abroad to the Netherlands (and other European countries). Marion Rikken runs the organisations, comes to India quite frequently and has brought dogs from here to the Netherlands so she can give you first hand advice.

Good luck and let us know how things went.

Dec 20th, 2008, 02:30	#1
migrantuxo Dysfunctional Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: the Hague Posts: 97	taking my dog back to Holland OK, probably been done before, just can't find it. my better half has adopted a 9 week old pup in Sikkim , so i will need to bring it back here to Holland in March '09 what do I need....vaccinations, Chip?, which airlines take dogs and which don't? having children is easier thanks for any info or referals to another thread Robert __________________ Don't tell me that INDIA owes you anything. It was there FIRST.

Dec 20th, 2008, 03:16	#3
machadinha brother my cup is empty member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 14,393	A web search on +honden +invoer (to others: +dogs +import), while a little complicated as it will lead to many sites on taking pets from NL to elsewhere, will lead you to among others: http://www.licg.nl/wcs/lcg/nl/3830/i...-per-land.html . Which will tell you you'd still best enquire with your embassy and stuff about it for the latest stipulations. Some other handy sites/pages I found in getting there: http://www.knmvd.nl/resources/AMGATE...24512105 31// http://www.knmvd.nl/uri/?uri=AMGATE_...86323 0058763 http://www.hondenforum.nl/ __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links Last edited by machadinha : Dec 20th, 2008 at 19:32.

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Dec 20th, 2008, 03:39	#4
machadinha brother my cup is empty member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 14,393	ps A search for +huisdieren +invoer (+pets +import) likewise makes sense of course. Toggle around with the word "import," or add Nederland or something, at will. Some more links: http://spanje.nlambassade.org/landbo..._en/reizen_met http://www.schiphol.nl/OpSchiphol/Ba...rMeeOpReis.htm http://www.elmarreizen.nl/informatie...asp#69881 088 http://www.expatfocus.com/expatriate...s-holland-pets (Info in English.) http://www.rotterdam-airport.nl/nl/h...checken/Dieren Bottom line of course would seem to be all of this can only give an indication and you never know how accurate or up-to-date it is, so contacting your embassy or appropriate ministries* and your airline company, and preferably well in time and as all those sites state, will be in order. Good luck with it. * To find your way around the quagmire of Dutch officialdom, this isn't a bad portal: http://overheid.nl/ . You may be familiar with the Startpagina (start page) phenomenon, there's very little that there isn't a start page on. Try the "dieren" (animals) page at http://dieren.startpagina.nl/ , or search around there for other related pages.

Dec 21st, 2008, 15:52	#5
migrantuxo Dysfunctional Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: the Hague Posts: 97	Thank you all for your replies..... I should be able to get it done somehow seem to be a lot of animal lovers in IM, Wish you all a Merry Xmas and a New Year filled with love and happiness

Dec 21st, 2008, 22:30	#7
machadinha brother my cup is empty member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 14,393	ps That English expats site above advises to contact for instance KLM Cargo for details, at http://www.af-klm.com/cargo/b2b/wps/portal/b2b/. At a glance it's a horribly arranged and non-informative site, however to contact them would be a good idea. You don't need to fly with them, they should know about regulations, and they run the animal shelter at Schiphol Airport (for traveling pets and other animals, you guessed it).

Dec 24th, 2008, 23:40	#8
anjuna mark anjuna mark Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: unknown Posts: 86	You will need to have the animal’s rabies immunity verified by titter; this is a blood test that can only be performed by the Pasteur institute in Paris. Blood has to be taken by a vet 3-6 weeks after vaccination. The dog MUST be chipped at the same time as, or before the blood test [chip number goes with the blood sample and comes back on the certificate]. After successful test result, you have to WAIT 6 MONTHS from the date that the sample was taken [not the date the test was performed or that you were notified]. There is 1 vet in Goa who can do this, I guess the Dutch consulate will know one in Delhi. My point being; START NOW! There are NO work arounds or shortcuts. If you want to keep the dog, you’ll have to work out how to stay longer, or have him sent after you. If you arrive in the Netherlands without the titter certificate, they will be bound by EU rules to destroy the dog!!!

Jan 4th, 2009, 01:00	#9
machadinha brother my cup is empty member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 14,393	Hm. When I was reading around on it, the info seemed to indicate if the animal isn't duly vaccinated and chipped and whatever else may be required, it will/can/may be quarantined upon arrival until it is, Mark? Again though, stipulations will be likely to change all the time. Hence all those sites urging you to make the necessary arrangements and with the appropriate authorities and well in time, indeed. I think with all the org.'s and sites provided here, anyone wanting to bring an animal into NL should be well on their way.