Ingore what the alarmist are saying. It is not easy cruising with a dog but
NO IT DOES NOT mean that your dog gets locked up in some pound for 6 months.
Even in England which is used to be the toughest does not require quarintine
if you have the proper paperwork. In those places that do have strict
quarintines the dog stays in designated hostels where you can visit any
time.

In the BVI it means house arrest. The dog can't leave the house or boat
until the quarantine period is over. But to get an import permit you do
have to provide certified test results for a number of deases which can be
expensive and there is only one lab in the US that does one of the tests. .

Otherwise the dog has to stay onboard. On the few islands with quarintine
regulations if he is reported or caught outside quarantine he will be
immediately distroyed with no appeals. But in the BVI technically that is
true also for any dog not on a leash.

--
Glenn Ashmore

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"Falky foo" wrote in message
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SIX MONTHS? Does that mean you can't see your dog for 6 months?



"Jim Carter" wrote in message
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"Blue Eden" wrote in message
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Does anyone have experience cruising with a small dog?
Next year we will sail the milk run of the Atlantic: Azores, Canaries,
St.
Lucia and lesser antilles in Caribbean, Bermuda.
Some islands have pet restrictions. Are they strictly enforced or can
a
small dog go discretly ashore?

Some Islands have very strict rules which include a quarantine. There
is
a
very good list on the following web site,

www.sailcharbonneau.com/QuarantineImport.htm

I hope this is what you need. Most British Islands have the 6 months
quarantine rule.

If you break the rule, you may be jailed and fined.

Jim Carter
"The Boat"
Bayfield