Travel to St. Thomas with Yorkie

[Laci]

Has anyone traveled to St. Thomas from the USA and back? Any information that you may have I would love to hear from you. My husband and I are planning a trip to St. Thomas this March and Laci will be going with us. I will never leave my baby Laci again at a Kennel. Thank you for any information that you may have.

[flgurl69]

Here is some info. Good luck and hope you have a great vacation.

International Pet Travel, Dog Cat Pet Quarantine, Importing Pets

[alisonJ]

St. Thomas is in the US VI, right? I think it could get complicated going tothe British Virgin Islands, but St. Thomas might be do-able. You are smart to be looking into it now.

[marcerella02]

Try the island's actual home page. I know when we were thinking about travelling to Anguilla BVI (British Virgin Island).. all we needed was a vet note saying Layla was healthy 1 week prior to our visit and we had to fill in a form and send back within a month of our visit.

[maxmom]

I did take Max, let me go get the papers we got for him, nothing mayor.I'll get back to you.

[Pinehaven]

Originally Posted by Laci

Has anyone traveled to St. Thomas from the USA and back? Any information that you may have I would love to hear from you. My husband and I are planning a trip to St. Thomas this March and Laci will be going with us. I will never leave my baby Laci again at a Kennel. Thank you for any information that you may have.

My daughter and her husband (married in june 08) moved to the Virgin Islands 3 weeks ago and they took their yorkie. Their other pup will be arriving on Saturday (hand carried by her father in law).

The pups had a health certificate and up to date vaccine records but check with the airlines to see if they need a health certificate for travel (my daughter heard conflicting information). I know if you are shipping a dog, they will need a health certificate but I'm not sure what the rules are if you hand carry.

You don't need a pass port to fly to the US Virgin Islands but if you want to travel to the British Virgin Islands, you'll need to have one.

[mypreciouspups]

I cannot offer any help.. just wanted to say good luck and hope all works out for you... anne

[Breyli]

Just make sure you check regulations carefully. Even though Hawaii is in the U.S. there is a 6 mo quarantine or something like that, just like England. I'll be going to Italy and bringing Breyli and I'm am making sure of the regulations of any places I have a layover at as well (i.e. I'm not traveling through London-Harthrowe)

[jasmanea]

St. Thomas and Croix are my next destinations! Good luck!
My daughters yorkie sit for me though!!

When mommy gets away, mommy comes back happier

[Brodi mom]

PineHaven i bet you miss your daughter .. are you going there for the holidays?? did her job take her there at least she has her yorkie baby .. what is the other baby that the father in law is hand delivering..

[Pinehaven]

Originally Posted by Brodi mom

PineHaven i bet you miss your daughter .. are you going there for the holidays?? did her job take her there at least she has her yorkie baby .. what is the other baby that the father in law is hand delivering..

Thanks for asking .... I miss her terribly but we talk every day and she sends lots of photos. It's just beautiful where they are. They're talking about coming home for Christmas - they are very home sick.

Her husband got a job in St. Johns (he works for the National park), that's why they moved :-(

Her other puppy is a Maltese ... there was some overbooking problems with the airline that they took down to the islands, and they could only bring one dog on the plane. They didn't find out until they paid for their non refundable tickets. Her father in law came a few weeks later with their pup and he had a nice time with the kids, snorkling, sight seeing and checking things out for the worried mothers.

[HOLLY POPS]

Dear pine haven,
i am moving from ireland to the bvi very soon and i was wondering if you had any further info on bringing a yorkie with you. In particular would you daughter now recommend using any particular airline. I have decided to go with air france to newark and then with continental down to st thomas. Does your daughter know of any accommodation in st thomas that is pet friendly??

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

[mom of 3 dogs]

My parents live on St Croix, have lived there for many years now. i've been there numerous times but i never brought a dog. they have brought 2 dogs there over the years, not recently. there was no quarentine. they were big dogs, not little, so did not fit under seat.
i would make sure your dog is on a good flea/tick preventative. they need to be on it year round there.
i love St Croix, i know it very well. You drive on the opposite side of the road there... takes alittle getting used to. Love the beaches, love the food! Have a great vacation!

** just now noticed, original post was from 2008

[Pinehaven]

Originally Posted by HOLLY POPS

Dear pine haven,
i am moving from ireland to the bvi very soon and i was wondering if you had any further info on bringing a yorkie with you. In particular would you daughter now recommend using any particular airline. I have decided to go with air france to newark and then with continental down to st thomas. Does your daughter know of any accommodation in st thomas that is pet friendly??

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Hi,

My daughter and son in law, only lived on St John for a few months, and only went to St. Thomas when needing food and supplies, so she's not familiar with the pet friendly establishments there (sorry). I would check with your vet before transport to find out if you would need a international health certificate for traveling with your pup? I know when a US citizen flies to the american Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico, only the standard health certificate was needed (because the AVI and PR are US territories).

Good luck in your new home and location ...