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There is also a book that can be hard to get but its worth it as gives an overview of all countries pet entry procedures

"Globe Trotting Pets"

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Warthog, I'm the one doing the research for the book. Just to add, Hawaii, another island, is another place with a quarantine, though they too have the possibility now of the six month wait time being forfeited if the animal has had the jabs, paperwork, microchip etc.

If you're travelling, or know others who have, I am still collecting stories, along with pictures! For ANYONE wanting to see their loved one in a book, I'm happy to send an article I already did for a magazine if you would like to see what the basic structure of the book will be. And, it'll also give you an idea of what to expect, dangers to look out for etc. It's in PDF format, so you need Adobe to see it.

As far as the GlobeTrotting Pets book, the only pitfall with this, is that it's generally geared for pets flying into a country. The rules for overlanding are drastically different! For example, going into Costa Rica or Panama by air, is EXTREMELY discouraging. By ground, you fill out a form showing rabies vaccinations (but not always), and your hound is in. Many other countries you don't even do that... :-)

Also, there's medicine to alleviate puking in the sidecar. ;-)
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It's a bit of a thread hijack - but did you go to Kola in the end?

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Just been for a week in Morocco, and had a lunchbreak with a German couple who're heading home after getting down to Togo/Benin region. He was on a KTM625 and his partner on a motorcross outfit with a BMW 650 engine fitted - and effectively a kennel for their Labrador-sized dog. Apparently this posed no problems with Border formalities, it impressed me no end...
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Just been for a week in Morocco, and had a lunchbreak with a German couple who're heading home after getting down to Togo/Benin region. He was on a KTM625 and his partner on a motorcross outfit with a BMW 650 engine fitted - and effectively a kennel for their Labrador-sized dog. Apparently this posed no problems with Border formalities, it impressed me no end...

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Hmmm...

not quite my paradigm of the overlanding vehicle, but it's a start!!
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