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Ho Ho

08/12/2012 09:13AM

We are planning to take Kahshahapiwi (aka Piwi) on her first trip to Quetico next week. Our entry point is Kahshahpiwi, of course! Can anyone confirm that the only document I need for bringing the dog across the border and into the park is her rabies vaccination certificate from the vet? Thanks!

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marsonite

08/12/2012 10:16AM

I've crossed into Canada with my dog both by car and by canoe many times. Yes, all you need is the dogs rabies certificate for Canadian Customs. Don't know if it's a park regulation or not. Never been asked for it though.

Of course, I think I've forgotten the document on some Quetico Trips. The chances of A) getting checked by Canadian Customs and B) having them make an issue out of a rabies certificate on a canoe trip are remote. Not that I'm advising it.

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bojibob

08/12/2012 11:32AM

Have a great trip Bill, David and Piwi!

"One inch on the map ~ is not one inch on the ground"

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Ho Ho

08/12/2012 01:04PM

Thanks guys. We have the certificate so I'll just add it to the other docs like the RABC and call it good.

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08/14/2012 01:01PM

My friend has brought one of his dogs up nearly every year and never had an issue except once. The Canadian customs agent at Lacroix gave him loads of grief for not having his rabies certification with him. She finally let us and the dog go through, but not without getting her pound of flesh (why she needed it I don't know, she had more than ample pounds of flesh to begin with)

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SunCatcher

08/17/2012 06:08AM

My vet gave me a certificate of health which states ALL the vacinations on it for my dog, and the Rabies Paper also.

So I brought both, they never checked any of them going into Canada.

I even asked them if they needed them and they said, do you have them and I said yes, and they said go on then.

So YES you need them and they may or may not ask to see them, depends on the MOON or something.

SunCatcher

Dad Always said "We don't Always catch fish...but we ALWAYS have a good time"

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sterngirl

08/17/2012 07:40AM

I brought a health certificate and the letter indicating that her rabies was up to date. Crossing at Fort Frances into Canada, they asked if I had the paperwork but didn't look at it. The customs agent for the US (coming back into US) asked for both.

Get a health certificate.

Just in case.

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Ho Ho

08/17/2012 08:09AM

I haven't heard of a "health certificate." Since we are leaving tomorrow, I'm thinking I'll just take the rabies certificate. We'll be checking into US customs at Ely, where the vet is, so I guess in the worst case we could get any additional certificate then!

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arctic

08/17/2012 09:02AM

I always bring the rabies certificate and other vaccination info. Canine distemper is a real threat to dogs/wolves.

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jestep

08/20/2012 07:50PM

We just got back and verified several times before our trip and rabies is the only certificate you need to be able to prove. With that being said, customs has never checked or asked for them or even commented about our dogs for that matter.

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bwcadan

08/22/2012 06:13PM

Hope your dog has been trained for canoeing. We watched a small dog (14 inches or so) jump out the side and actually tip the canoe and load . Fortunately, it was at the end of Nina Moose Lake and they were in only a couple of feet of water. That could have been a lot worse than simple embarrassment.

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