Thinking of going to the Italian lakes next summer but have heard I will have to keep my dog muzzled. Does anyone know if this is true?
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Chris
we were considering doing the Italian Lakes next year.Have not seen anything about dogs being muzzled,if you find anymore out about would appreciate the info,as if it is correct do not think we will be visiting,not going to subject the dog to that when she is perfectly well behaved
thanks John
we were considering doing the Italian Lakes next year.Have not seen anything about dogs being muzzled,if you find anymore out about would appreciate the info,as if it is correct do not think we will be visiting,not going to subject the dog to that when she is perfectly well behaved
thanks John
Tim, who regularly posts on here took his dog to Italy this year, and there was no mention about muzzles. Perhaps he's the best one to answer your query.
Have had a reply to my e-mail to the Italian Tourist Board. They say dogs "must be on a lead OR muzzled" in public places. Maybe the CC Bible needs updating? They also talk about a form from your vet saying the dog has been vaccinated against rabies in the last 11 months. This doesn't seem to tie in with the pets passport scheme so I will try to get it clarified.
Chris thanks for the info,no problem dog being on a lead.with regards to the 11 months rabies proof although the passport states that it covers for 2 years we have ours vaccinated every year as our vet informed us that the French insist on it.Possibly the Italians are the same
Tis I wot regularly posts on here!! LOL
Yes we did indeed take Max our rather old border collie (not sure of his exact age to Italy) last year. We had had him pet passported with necessary rabies vacs and blood tests. Anyone wanting to do this for next summer needs to act quite quickly as your dog cannot be re-admitted to the UK until 6 months after a successful blood test, the one after the rabies vacine which shows that vacine has worked. You can leave the UK before 6 months has elapsed.
We travelled over on Norfolk Lines. Max's passport was checked on the way out and we were given a special yellow windscreen sticker announcing dog on board or words to that effect. Max was happy to sleep in car on the crossing. Max is always happy to sleep!!
First in Italy we went to Camping Roma Sporting Flash near on the shores of Lake Bracciano. As this is Rome's reservoir we were not allowed to have a pitch near the lake or in fact take the dog anywhere near the lake. We were, also, required to keep him on his lead at all times. Although Max is very docile towards most humans (apart from vets) he is not too keen on other dogs so having read about the muzzle in the CC "Caravan Europe" and not wanting him, or us, arrested or worse we went to the pet shop in nearby Bracciano and bought him a muzzle. He was not too keen at first and tried to scrape it off with his paw. He eventually, however, got used to it. We used it from then on whenever he was outside campsites. Whilst we tripped into Rome on a couple of days Max slept happily in the 'van, roof light and windows open but shaded. Max coped well with the temperature of 32+ even though he couldn't take off his fur coat. He just lay under a convenient tree when it was sunny and we were sitting outside the 'van.
After a couple of weeks at Roma we travelled north and stayed at Camping Riva di San Pietro on Lake Iseo. Again we used the muzzle when we talk Max out of the campsite but just kept him on the lead in the campsite.
We did not see many Italian dogs with muzzles but then maybe one's average Italian has the same respect for "dog" law that they do for motoring law!!!ie, not a lot in our experience. Now if the law had required a hooter on dogs I'm sure they'd have used that as they certainly seem to like using car hooters. LOL.
On the way home we had booked into Camping Chateau de Gandspette Nr St Omer so that we could take Max to the vet for the required treatment. There is an English speaking vet just down the road from the campsite with whom we had booked an appointment by phone whilst in Italy. She administered the required tick and tapeworm treatment for only (?) 54 Euros and completed the relevant parts of the passport. This treatment has to be done not less than 24 hours but not more than 48 hours before the ferry departure time. We had to plan this carefully as our ferry was at 4.00am. At the ferry port the booking clerk just passed over the "gun" to check the identity chip in Max's neck and checked it was the same number as the one in the passport and that the passport was correctly completed and that was it. No further checks on Max on arrival in the UK.
Regarding the need for rabies boosters every year our vet referred us to DEFRA. A very helpful man there, who seemed to know his stuff said that although French residents have to have their dogs boosted every year as EEC members and subscribers to the pet passport they have to allow visitors pets in according to the vac expiry date in the passport. That's 2 years in our case.
I have subsequently heard on a caravan website that Switzerland do require annual boosters. I intend to check this out with DEFRA in the next few days as, if we go to Italy, we pass through Switzerland. That said no one showed the slightest interest in checking Max's passport at the Swiss border even though he was sitting on the back seat in plain view. Only interested in selling us the rip-off motorway vignettes, surprised they don't have one for dogs too, LOL.
Both sites charged for the dog which is a bit of a cheek as they provided absolutely nothing for him! You need to check that the site takes dogs - some don't, especially if like us, teachers, you have to go in peak season. Some sites only allow dogs off-peak.
That I think covers all points in "Tim's take a dog Italy Guide". We'll probably take him next year too.
All of us, Max included love Italy by the way.
Best wishes
Tim
Yes we did indeed take Max our rather old border collie (not sure of his exact age to Italy) last year. We had had him pet passported with necessary rabies vacs and blood tests. Anyone wanting to do this for next summer needs to act quite quickly as your dog cannot be re-admitted to the UK until 6 months after a successful blood test, the one after the rabies vacine which shows that vacine has worked. You can leave the UK before 6 months has elapsed.
We travelled over on Norfolk Lines. Max's passport was checked on the way out and we were given a special yellow windscreen sticker announcing dog on board or words to that effect. Max was happy to sleep in car on the crossing. Max is always happy to sleep!!
First in Italy we went to Camping Roma Sporting Flash near on the shores of Lake Bracciano. As this is Rome's reservoir we were not allowed to have a pitch near the lake or in fact take the dog anywhere near the lake. We were, also, required to keep him on his lead at all times. Although Max is very docile towards most humans (apart from vets) he is not too keen on other dogs so having read about the muzzle in the CC "Caravan Europe" and not wanting him, or us, arrested or worse we went to the pet shop in nearby Bracciano and bought him a muzzle. He was not too keen at first and tried to scrape it off with his paw. He eventually, however, got used to it. We used it from then on whenever he was outside campsites. Whilst we tripped into Rome on a couple of days Max slept happily in the 'van, roof light and windows open but shaded. Max coped well with the temperature of 32+ even though he couldn't take off his fur coat. He just lay under a convenient tree when it was sunny and we were sitting outside the 'van.
After a couple of weeks at Roma we travelled north and stayed at Camping Riva di San Pietro on Lake Iseo. Again we used the muzzle when we talk Max out of the campsite but just kept him on the lead in the campsite.
We did not see many Italian dogs with muzzles but then maybe one's average Italian has the same respect for "dog" law that they do for motoring law!!!ie, not a lot in our experience. Now if the law had required a hooter on dogs I'm sure they'd have used that as they certainly seem to like using car hooters. LOL.
On the way home we had booked into Camping Chateau de Gandspette Nr St Omer so that we could take Max to the vet for the required treatment. There is an English speaking vet just down the road from the campsite with whom we had booked an appointment by phone whilst in Italy. She administered the required tick and tapeworm treatment for only (?) 54 Euros and completed the relevant parts of the passport. This treatment has to be done not less than 24 hours but not more than 48 hours before the ferry departure time. We had to plan this carefully as our ferry was at 4.00am. At the ferry port the booking clerk just passed over the "gun" to check the identity chip in Max's neck and checked it was the same number as the one in the passport and that the passport was correctly completed and that was it. No further checks on Max on arrival in the UK.
Regarding the need for rabies boosters every year our vet referred us to DEFRA. A very helpful man there, who seemed to know his stuff said that although French residents have to have their dogs boosted every year as EEC members and subscribers to the pet passport they have to allow visitors pets in according to the vac expiry date in the passport. That's 2 years in our case.
I have subsequently heard on a caravan website that Switzerland do require annual boosters. I intend to check this out with DEFRA in the next few days as, if we go to Italy, we pass through Switzerland. That said no one showed the slightest interest in checking Max's passport at the Swiss border even though he was sitting on the back seat in plain view. Only interested in selling us the rip-off motorway vignettes, surprised they don't have one for dogs too, LOL.
Both sites charged for the dog which is a bit of a cheek as they provided absolutely nothing for him! You need to check that the site takes dogs - some don't, especially if like us, teachers, you have to go in peak season. Some sites only allow dogs off-peak.
That I think covers all points in "Tim's take a dog Italy Guide". We'll probably take him next year too.
All of us, Max included love Italy by the way.
Best wishes
Tim
Thanks for the info Tim. Have just booked for Italy in July via Eurotunnel. Car & van costTis I wot regularly posts on here!! LOL
Yes we did indeed take Max our rather old border collie (not sure of his exact age to Italy) last year. We had had him pet passported with necessary rabies vacs and blood tests. Anyone wanting to do this for next summer needs to act quite quickly as your dog cannot be re-admitted to the UK until 6 months after a successful blood test, the one after the rabies vacine which shows that vacine has worked. You can leave the UK before 6 months has elapsed.
We travelled over on Norfolk Lines. Max's passport was checked on the way out and we were given a special yellow windscreen sticker announcing dog on board or words to that effect. Max was happy to sleep in car on the crossing. Max is always happy to sleep!!
First in Italy we went to Camping Roma Sporting Flash near on the shores of Lake Bracciano. As this is Rome's reservoir we were not allowed to have a pitch near the lake or in fact take the dog anywhere near the lake. We were, also, required to keep him on his lead at all times. Although Max is very docile towards most humans (apart from vets) he is not too keen on other dogs so having read about the muzzle in the CC "Caravan Europe" and not wanting him, or us, arrested or worse we went to the pet shop in nearby Bracciano and bought him a muzzle. He was not too keen at first and tried to scrape it off with his paw. He eventually, however, got used to it. We used it from then on whenever he was outside campsites. Whilst we tripped into Rome on a couple of days Max slept happily in the 'van, roof light and windows open but shaded. Max coped well with the temperature of 32+ even though he couldn't take off his fur coat. He just lay under a convenient tree when it was sunny and we were sitting outside the 'van.
After a couple of weeks at Roma we travelled north and stayed at Camping Riva di San Pietro on Lake Iseo. Again we used the muzzle when we talk Max out of the campsite but just kept him on the lead in the campsite.
We did not see many Italian dogs with muzzles but then maybe one's average Italian has the same respect for "dog" law that they do for motoring law!!!ie, not a lot in our experience. Now if the law had required a hooter on dogs I'm sure they'd have used that as they certainly seem to like using car hooters. LOL.
On the way home we had booked into Camping Chateau de Gandspette Nr St Omer so that we could take Max to the vet for the required treatment. There is an English speaking vet just down the road from the campsite with whom we had booked an appointment by phone whilst in Italy. She administered the required tick and tapeworm treatment for only (?) 54 Euros and completed the relevant parts of the passport. This treatment has to be done not less than 24 hours but not more than 48 hours before the ferry departure time. We had to plan this carefully as our ferry was at 4.00am. At the ferry port the booking clerk just passed over the "gun" to check the identity chip in Max's neck and checked it was the same number as the one in the passport and that the passport was correctly completed and that was it. No further checks on Max on arrival in the UK.
Regarding the need for rabies boosters every year our vet referred us to DEFRA. A very helpful man there, who seemed to know his stuff said that although French residents have to have their dogs boosted every year as EEC members and subscribers to the pet passport they have to allow visitors pets in according to the vac expiry date in the passport. That's 2 years in our case.
I have subsequently heard on a caravan website that Switzerland do require annual boosters. I intend to check this out with DEFRA in the next few days as, if we go to Italy, we pass through Switzerland. That said no one showed the slightest interest in checking Max's passport at the Swiss border even though he was sitting on the back seat in plain view. Only interested in selling us the rip-off motorway vignettes, surprised they don't have one for dogs too, LOL.
Both sites charged for the dog which is a bit of a cheek as they provided absolutely nothing for him! You need to check that the site takes dogs - some don't, especially if like us, teachers, you have to go in peak season. Some sites only allow dogs off-peak.
That I think covers all points in "Tim's take a dog Italy Guide". We'll probably take him next year too.
All of us, Max included love Italy by the way.
Best wishes
Tim
John, we took our dog to France two years running on the same 2 year rabies booster with no problem, is your vet touting for trade???????Chris thanks for the info,no problem dog being on a lead.with regards to the 11 months rabies proof although the passport states that it covers for 2 years we have ours vaccinated every year as our vet informed us that the French insist on it.Possibly the Italians are the same
Hi, no it is not true. If the dog is dangerous. My wife is Sicilian and so we visit Italy a lot, and I have never seen a dog muzzeled over there.
Pete
Pete
Chris who knows maybe he is making money out of us,however numerous people we met whilst away stated the same,it would be good to find out for sure,but if you have had no problems in the 2 years it appears that it worked ok for you,Chris thanks for the info,no problem dog being on a lead.with regards to the 11 months rabies proof although the passport states that it covers for 2 years we have ours vaccinated every year as our vet informed us that the French insist on it.Possibly the Italians are the same
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