BajaInMyFuture
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Bringing pets (dogs) into Baja
Maybe I missed it but could you smart folks tell me how you go about bringing your dogs into Baja? Is there any paperwork I need to get from my Vet
or at the border crossing?
Thx in advance, BajaInMyFuture
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DENNIS
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They don't usually bother with what they can do, but they can insist on the same health and shot certs that the US requires, whether they ask for them
or not. [confusing?]
Have shot records and a health certificate with you.
Anyway.....one thing not mentioned often is that they can limit the number to three at a time, and I hear they will do that.
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Marla Daily
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Make sure your dogs are on Frontline Plus. Ticks carry ehrlichiosis in
Baja! Very common cause of death in street dogs.
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heike
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If you are flying down you will need (might be the same for border crossing??)
Raidies shot (yearly shot for baja) they will not take the 3 year shot
and a Health Certificate
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mcfez
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Perhaps...just perhaps the best advice here
Too many stories of "Fido" running off. They always say that "Fido" was well trained and will not wonder off, much less run off after something.
Mmmmmm. Many a lost dog in Baja. 
I know that you are asking about documentation. Be safe...take the docs. I dont!
Be safe....take the dog leash(s) and put Fido on it! The beach is a wonderful place with your dog....just where Fido might run up some ravine and goes
"by by" forever.
I never had leashed my dogs till I read here at the BN.....that one pet was found at the nearby dump
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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Sunman
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I read on another board that as of a month ago they started checking certificates when heading north, not substantiated so take it FWIW. Better safe
than sorry.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sunman
I read on another board that as of a month ago they started checking certificates when heading north, not substantiated so take it FWIW. Better safe
than sorry. |
Sometimes they do....most of the time they don't, but one has to be prepared for the worst.
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Jack Swords
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Just crossed last week at Tecate. I reported that I had dog food (as I do each year). In secondary the inspector looked at the bag, said it was from
the US, no problem. Moved on to US. We carry prescription dog food as our dog is epileptic and has suffered from inflammation of the pancreas. Didn't
need to use this excuse nor the vet's notes. Very polite and professional. Last year had a good discussion with the ag guy and the fear is not just
mad cow, but newcastle and other diseases possibly in Mexican dog food. That they confiscate. We do get the international health certificate from
our vet in La Paz ($8 USD) and in 15 years only asked once (when flying into Guaymas). But, I would hate to try to find a vet in Tijuana or Tecate if
we needed it to cross north, especially after a 12 hour day driving. So at Tecate, last week, no issues with a dog (except Mexican dog food).
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DENNIS
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The only thing predictable about the border is that it's unpredictable.
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