We moved to the UK in January of 2004 with our little Yorkie, Muffin. I went through the whole process of the UK pet scheme and thankfully everything went well. It is a bit of an ordeal, but we were lucky that we were traveling from the east coast- less time in cargo. Muffin was nine when we moved, and she really had no problems at all. She was a very confident little dog, so that helped. The people at Virgin Atlantic cargo were extremely pleasant and the captain himself checked her prior to takeoff. (I was flying in first class so that helped too!)
Please note that while going through Paris is supposed to be a breeze, be super prepared with all the documents, and especially at the UK border. You may want to have a small photo of the dog ready for entry into the pet passport, not required but helpful. The UK loves their rules and you need everything in perfect order. |