Turkish Living Forums - Transporting Dogs by Air

12th July 2007, 21:30	#1
Jane Moorman Senior Member	Transporting Dogs by Air We are "considering" relocating to Akbuk. One of the major issues is bringing out our various pets. Some we would leave with family, others we cannot leave behind. However we have a problem.... We have two dogs, one is relaxed and laid back about anything, the other is another story. She is a Doberman, but is scared of her own shadow at times! We think she would survive the journey if she could be transported in the same crate. Does anyone know if this is allowed? Also does anyone know about birds, and tortoises?....

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12th July 2007, 23:16	#2
mavi Senior Member	Re: Transporting Dogs by Air Hi Jane I brought 2 dogs and cat out in April this year.. though 2 shih tzus and not doberman size, they travelled in same dog box,but airlines are strict re sizes and space for the dogs. most airlines stipulate u need to use animal carrier companies, though Cyprus turkish airlines take a booking direct and fly to izmir or bodrum.. not sure about bird and tortoise, though tortoises here in Turkey are in abundance just wandering around. Defra is the uk goverment agency that deals with paperwork to export animals out of the uk..

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13th July 2007, 10:28	#3
Gail Moderator	Re: Transporting Dogs by Air Jane I have put a thread on here about bringing our dog over. He is like your doberman - very nervous, scared of his own shadow and 10 years old! We were so worried about him, I can't tell you how much, he is a big dog, he's a Neoplolitan Mastiff but he's a real scaredy cat. He travelled fine and has settled into life in Turkey as if he has always lived here. Please try not to worry too much, if Henry can make it I think any dog can. Not sure about tortoise or birds sorry. http://www.turkishliving.com/forums...dog-turkey.html

13th July 2007, 10:41	#4
KayaKoyuOldBoy Big Griller	Re: Transporting Dogs by Air Our 2 Springer Spaniels came out with us 3 years ago. They had no problems at all during or after the flight from Bristol into Dalaman with MyTravel.

13th July 2007, 10:53	#5
lynne Senior Member	Re: Transporting Dogs by Air Hi Jane. Some clients of ours just came over last week with their big dog. I am almost sure she said the dog was weighed as part of the deal. They used www.animalairlines.co.uk but I know they all flew together with Thomson. I think they said they had 96 hours between seeing the vet and the flight. Lynne

13th July 2007, 12:06	#6
Jane Moorman Senior Member	Re: Transporting Dogs by Air Thank you everyone - you are brilliant. I shall spend the next few days/weeks looking at the logistics and gathering information. We will start being a bit stricter with our Dobbie, and make her leave her safety net of home and local fields so that she gets to feel "safe" in new surroundings. I have no doubt my post numbers will be going up significantly! Jane

14th July 2007, 20:35	#7
Vicksen New Member	Re: Transporting Dogs by Air Before you make a decision on this, I'd suggest considering two things. One is that Turks in general tend to be frightened of dogs, and your doberman will have to put up with stones thrown at her, having sticks raised at her, and being accused of being aggressive, whether she is or not. The second thing is that Turkey isn't part of PETS, so if it doesn't work out for you here, you cannot take her home without her having to endure six months' quarantine. Have a look at http://freespace.virgin.net/passpor...s/contracts.htm It would seem that conditions in quarantine kennels are pretty appalling, and not something that a nervous dog would have a hope of surviving.

16th July 2007, 15:17

Gail

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Re: Transporting Dogs by Air

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Originally Posted by Vicksen

Before you make a decision on this, I'd suggest considering two things.
One is that Turks in general tend to be frightened of dogs, and your doberman will have to put up with stones thrown at her, having sticks raised at her, and being accused of being aggressive, whether she is or not.

The second thing is that Turkey isn't part of PETS, so if it doesn't work out for you here, you cannot take her home without her having to endure six months' quarantine.
Have a look at http://freespace.virgin.net/passpor...s/contracts.htm

It would seem that conditions in quarantine kennels are pretty appalling, and not something that a nervous dog would have a hope of surviving.

My dog is much bigger than a Doberman and looks very aggresive but he has never had stones thrown at him - the Turks are very scared of him but they have never been aggresive with him. If they lifted a stick to him I would wrap it around their neck or stick it up their

16th July 2007, 16:04	#9
Harem Ridundent Spel Cheker	Re: Transporting Dogs by Air Before you make a decision on this, I'd suggest considering two things. One is that Turks in general tend to be frightened of dogs, and your doberman will have to put up with stones thrown at her, having sticks raised at her, and being accused of being aggressive, whether she is or not. The bit about having stones thrown at the dog is not strictly true. The Turkish people might throw stones at an unaccompanied street dog if it tries to follow them, (and they don't do this so much now, I have noticed) but they don't normally throw stones at a dog which obviously belongs to someone, especially if on a lead or in a garden.

17th July 2007, 22:18	#10
Vicksen New Member	Re: Transporting Dogs by Air Harem, no, people wouldn't throw stones at a dog in your own garden, nor if it's accompanying you on a lead; I wouldn't suggest anything of the sort. Possibly how a dog is treated will depend on whether dog & owner are going to be living in town, where the dog's always going to be on a lead; or in a village or the country, in which case probably it will be off a lead most of the time. Perhaps I should have made that clear. However, if the dog's out with you, but not on a lead - and surely nobody is going to keep their dog on a lead all the time? - then it is more than likely that sooner or later it will be faced with stones thrown or sticks raised. If people see you there, they will stop; but if, for example, you're out a walk and the dog is ahead or behind you, and people haven't seen you, then most definitely this will happen. It's all very well to write like Gail about "sticking their stick etc etc," but it's not awfully practical; firstly, it doesn't help the dog; secondly, a foreigner trying to settle and make their life in a foreign land would be most unwise for their own sake to embark on such a course; and thirdly, in a village especially, that course would finish up with the dog being poisoned. So really, that's not advice which is terribly helpful. I'm not telling Jane what to do, I don't know her circumstances or her dog. All I'm saying is that attitudes to dogs, especially big dogs, are not the same in Turkey as they are in the UK, and it's as well to know that from the start. It would be sad indeed for the dog, especially a nervous dog, to get here, and her owner to find out how different things are, THEN say "gosh, I wish someone had told me this". Forewarned is forearmed.