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SunBums
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Dogs In Mexico
This is going to be our first trip taking a dog with us into mexico. Other than the obvious things like drinking water and not letting her eat
"special finds..yuk" Does anybody have any advice. Does the Costco or other pet stores carry IAMs canned dog food. Any problems taking pet food in
or out of the States. The last time through we had all our steaks and chili confiscated because it had beef in it.
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Paulina
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Make sure you have proof of rabies with you. I used to always get an International travel certificate from my vet, but after never being asked for it
I stopped spending the $ for it.
If your dog needs special foods such as the IAMs you mentioned, take it with you. No problems taking food into Mex. From my experience, if it's in a
U.S. can you can bring it back with you across the border stateside. We were asked at our last U.S. secondary inspection if we had "dog food" with us.
We didn't, so no worries.
Watch out for dead puffer fish on the beach, dogs seem to like to eat these. They are toxic. Thank goodness when our bullmastiff Rosie ate one she was
a pig and swallowed it whole. She threw it up and slept for three days. Our neighbors Welsh Corgi ate one and died.
Rolling in dead things on the beach is a fun past time for our dog. Not hazardous, but super smelly.
Chasing coyotes is bad, so is chasing Ravens or Crows. She was following one with her face looking skyward as she ran into a cholla. It took 4 hours
and a good set of pliers to pull all the spines out of her face, mouth, throat. I guess the point is to keep an eye on them in camp.
Take Benedril with you. It will help in some cases.
We turned our back on our dog Cora and she was up the lighthouse in no time.
we were still on the ground, but I guess she thought she'd get a better view from up above.
\"Well behaved women rarely make history.\" Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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bacquito
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Don't let your dog run free or mix with other dogs.
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Bob and Susan
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get the health cert from the vet or bring the vaccine papers
get heartworm medicine for them too
they won't need a passport to return but make sure they say they are american ...if asked
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And if your dog is cute or of a breed that recently starred in a movie, watch him like a hawk.
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Marie-Rose
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Read the thread on Mange and Sarcoptic mange... and pay attention. Get some
Revolution and use it on your dog(s).
Remember, when in Mexico, yes may be no and no may be
maybe!
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make sure your dog is current on flea treatment as well. Where are you headed? Ticks can also be a problem. And DO bring your own dog food!
Friends don't let friends drink white zinfandel.
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edm1
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During my trip 2 months ago, inspectors didn't mind an open bag of dog food inside the RV, to and from Baja.
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Dog-Friendly Hotels in Baja
http://groups.google.com/group/bajaponyexpress3/web/4-19-07-...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SunBums
This is going to be our first trip taking a dog with us into mexico. Other than the obvious things like drinking water and not letting her eat
"special finds..yuk" Does anybody have any advice. Does the Costco or other pet stores carry IAMs canned dog food. Any problems taking pet food in
or out of the States. The last time through we had all our steaks and chili confiscated because it had beef in it. |
Get your dogs some spanish barking tapes. They really should try to speak the local lingua -- if your dogs make an effort, the local dogs may be more
accepting.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bacquito
Don't let your dog run free or mix with other dogs. |
Not a problem! My BIG dog is super friendly with all people and all dogs. He wants to play. When he runs towards Mexican dogs, they turn and
run....even when there are several of them. They are afraid of him. I am able to order him back before he reaches them.
I always get an International Health Certificate from my dog's vet. before leaving. The most important document is the Rabies certificate. In our many
trips, I have never been asked for any dog papers, until I crossed back into the U.S. at Tecate last April. The female officer was already mad at me
because I stayed in the right lane with my small trailer. When the light turned green I proceeded and then noticed that she ran out and started
gesturing frantically for me to get into the left lane. Too late. She chewed me out when I got to the booth. On a string last year on this board,
someone said you are supposed to be in the right lane, but need to swing out into the left lane in order to make the turn. Because my trailer is
small, turning was not a problem.
OK....we are talking about dogs.....well, the agent barked at me. She then asked, "do you have papers for the dog?"
I replied "yes" and then she wrote up something on a form and stuck it on my windshield and sent me to secondary. The agent in secondary looked at it,
gave a quick look inside the trailer, was very pleasant, and didn't even ask me for the dog papers that the dog...er I mean the agent in the booth,
had written up. I was quickly on my way. 
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Before we moved to SF - we made several trips in & out with 7 dogs - always had all papers - only asked once - but they did'nt really look at them
cause the dogs were going nuts !!!!!!!!! We buy brand name dog food here at the vets
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I'd leave Fido at home if possible, unless he/she's a desert dog that's wise to all the hazards.
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In So. Calif. Coyotes tended to run in large packs and I'd heard stories of domestic dogs, even large ones, being preyed upon(come to think of it, I
actually rescued a large Chocolate Lab from only two Coyotes that were going after it--this in plain day by UCI!)...in Baja the packs don't seem to be
so large, probably because of limited resources, but was wondering if anyone has seen the Coyotes going after dogs in Baja in the same manner. We
have a medium sized dog--Emily Zapata--that we'd love to bring with us to the outback but............
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Paulina
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Our experiences with coyotes in Bahia:
Usually in the evening times we've had one lone coyote come close to camp, and yip almost playfully as if to lure our dog away. At the same time we
can see other glowing eyes waiting a little further out in the desert.
In the summer we sleep outside, up on a deck above our trailer. We put up a baby gate to keep our dog up there with us after we fall asleep. We've
been awake and watched coyotes come onto the patio below us, assuming they are looking for water. One went inside of our trailer and drug a 25 lb bag
of dog kibble to the door of the trailer and ever so quietly helped himself.
One morning this past summer we awoke early to see two coyotes down on the beach playing with each other, almost like a game of tag. We watched them
for quite awhile, the wind was blowing towards us so they didn't smell us. They were in the water, running up and down the sand bank. It was cool
watch.
[Edited on 6-9-2007 by Paulina]
\"Well behaved women rarely make history.\" Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexitron
In So. Calif. Coyotes tended to run in large packs and I'd heard stories of domestic dogs, even large ones, being preyed upon(come to think of it, I
actually rescued a large Chocolate Lab from only two Coyotes that were going after it--this in plain day by UCI!)...in Baja the packs don't seem to be
so large, probably because of limited resources, but was wondering if anyone has seen the Coyotes going after dogs in Baja in the same manner. We
have a medium sized dog--Emily Zapata--that we'd love to bring with us to the outback but............ |
I wouldn't worry about coyotes if you are a responsible dog owner. Mine is well trained and will not venture far without me. He will always respond to
my commands. There was a small coyote in the back of my yard the day before yesterday, here in Nevada City. My dog started to chase it and I called
him off. The coyote, I think, went over the edge of a sheer drop into the canyon. I saw dust down below.
I have heard of dogs being lured by coyotes in Borrego Springs, CA. They send a female in heat to lure them out and away from the campsight. Then the
pack pounces. I guess they would do that to a big dog if they were hungry enough, which is most of the time. The dogs I heard about that got zapped
were the typical little yappy RV dogs.
Hey-y-y....maybe Leona Helmsly's brother ought to liberate her little hairball, "Trouble" that way. NO! that's sick!
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Coyote familys are abundant in my immediate area. They kai-yi in concert throughout the night. I've approached them to within a distance of 70 feet.
Face to face. Although they have huge fear of humans, they sometimes feel the need to confront their fears.
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Our dogs love Baja. The big one does interact with local dogs, the little one chases them all off.
A few months ago, the US was asking about dog food---they checked and since ours was not bought in Mexico, they let us go---only happened once and
that was at Otay.
We watch them carefully for Coyotes, and we also gave our dogs rattle snake training plus they have been vacinated to help with a possible snake
bite----we are 100 miles from any type of Vet.
Have fun, and please when staying a a hotel that accepts dogs, do be very respectful---no dogs on the bed. We always take flannel sheets to cover the
beds to protect against flying hair and we use fabreeze to help with any left over odor.
Diane
[Edited on 9-6-2007 by jdtrotter]
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Mexitron
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Thanks for the responses on the Coyotes, good info to know. Dennis--when we're camping on remote beaches we've woken up with Coyote prints right by
our sleeping bags, so they don't seem to be too interested in us--just looking for food scraps...if one was rabid that could quickly change though!
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