A friend of mine is shipping a pup to Canada and was told that shots (parvo etc?) would have to be verified by the vet doing the health cert. Is that true? I can see rabies, though an 8 wk old is too young for that.

In the past she's had her vet do all her shots but I was going to share some of mine with her this time since her vet is getting a bit outrageous. I'd bet they won't recognize shots they didn't give if so. Anne

A vet needs to have seen a puppy, but not necessarily administered a vaccine. I had a pup that I 'imported' (sounds so weird, considering I bought him a 45 minutes drive away) and the pup had to have seen a vet for a well puppy certificate.

In order to be CKC registered, the puppy does need to be permanently identified on the AKC form, so either microchip or tattoo, but be careful what kind of chip, as some are not recognized by the CKC.

A vet needs to have seen a puppy, but not necessarily administered a vaccine. I had a pup that I 'imported' (sounds so weird, considering I bought him a 45 minutes drive away) and the pup had to have seen a vet for a well puppy certificate.

In order to be CKC registered, the puppy does need to be permanently identified on the AKC form, so either microchip or tattoo, but be careful what kind of chip, as some are not recognized by the CKC.

Thanks-- I kind of thought so on the shots.

Is the Avid (9 digit common one for us) accepted or does it have to be the euro chip or other?

Anne, here's a list of the microchips that the CKC accepts (http://www.ckc.ca/en/Portals/0/pdf/NCAC_Chips_Update_2007-04-23.pdf).

I had to get Ollie microchipped with a separate chip after importing him from MI, since the one that he had already was not CKC-recognized. No biggie. :)

Anne, here's a list of the microchips that the CKC accepts (http://www.ckc.ca/en/Portals/0/pdf/NCAC_Chips_Update_2007-04-23.pdf).

I had to get Ollie microchipped with a separate chip after importing him from MI, since the one that he had already was not CKC-recognized. No biggie. :)

Thanks-- I'll let her know! Anne

I would encourage the breeder to tattoo if they can't get an appropriate chip, the root of Rhys' fibrosarcoma was his microchip. I wouldn't want two.

I would encourage the breeder to tattoo if they can't get an appropriate chip, the root of Rhys' fibrosarcoma was his microchip. I wouldn't want two.


It is just not that easy though Melissa. You need to have an approved tattoo combo from the CKC or let a breeder use their combination.

Also I have 2 dogs that are tattooed and honestly, you CANNOT read them so what good are they?

At least with a microchip they can always be scanned (migratin is an issue and you need to be able to find it)

Either way has its advantages and dissadvantages.

It is just not that easy though Melissa. You need to have an approved tattoo combo from the CKC or let a breeder use their combination.

Also I have 2 dogs that are tattooed and honestly, you CANNOT read them so what good are they?

At least with a microchip they can always be scanned (migratin is an issue and you need to be able to find it)

Either way has its advantages and dissadvantages.

The only dog I had tattooed ended up with a totally unreadable blob of ink. It was clear and easily readable when first inked, but as the dog aged and grew, no one could tell what it said. I also had her microchipped.

I understand that, read through and I said 'If they cannot get the proper chip' to tattoo, so the dog doesn't end up with 2.

It doesn't have to be a CKC approved series for an imported dog. My Owe was tattooed with his name 'OWEN K'. The breeder had their vet do it, and the CKC didn't bat an eye.

Tattoos may be illegible after a few months, but they won't give your dog cancer. Nothing wrong with chipping, I just wouldn't invite a second one into my dog, thats all. All my dogs are chipped. Except for Rhys, who's was removed at the center of his tumor now almost 3 years ago, he was tattooed as a wee pup, and it was darkened when he was neutered and I am looking at it now CP717L and its on his little ear flap. I can also read Ruby's who was darkened when she had a baby canine pulled. I plan to do Gin's too, though its harder to read because she's black. I tattooed all of my puppies. Fit the bill, and then when they went home, they were chipped by their new owners, with chips appropriate for their country and with information about how they cause cancer ;)

A friend of mine from the USA just moved up here to Canada with her shepherd and she said all they required was a rabies. Perhaps because he was an adult dog?

Dogs under three months old are exempt from the rabies requirement.

Here is the link for you.
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/import/dog_chien_1e.shtml