[Sweet Girl]

Wow, this is wild to see! I thought Canada was a rabies-free country? This reads like no one will be able to get an 8 week old puppy from any breeders in Canada and bring it into the US; is that right? Wow...it's not like I'm currently in the market for a puppy, but I had a little thought that maybe someday I'd get another pup from Kyon, in the future....maybe the rules will change again by the time I'm ready...

It does indeed make it pretty much impossible for people in the US to buy a puppy from a breeder in Canada (which, yes, is absolutely rated a low-risk country for rabies) unless you want to wait to bring it home until it is six months old. I think there used to be a way to get a waiver, but from what I understand, that option no longer exists.

It didn't answer my question, because I'll be crossing over, then coming back.
But I am assuming ing if your dog is from the states, and has all the vax records, and certificate of health, you'd be okay.
But I don't want to assume anything!

I know from what I have read that you have to have the docs for returning to the US with your dog. Coming into Canada has not changed, but you have to have all the forms and rabies/chip documentation to get back in to the US. Here are all the rules and links to the forms you need to complete:

Bringing a Dog into the United States | Bringing an Animal into U.S. | Importation | CDC

Animal Importation, importation of animals, importation of animal products, Traveling with Pets

www.cdc.gov

 

[Sweet Girl]

The new CDC rule makes absolutely no sense given that Canada was deemed to be a canine rabies free country by the CDC in 2018. The ruling was supposedly designed to eliminate the importation of diseased so-called rescue dogs for resale. What this ruling has done instead is punish families with young dogs wanting to travel to the United States, punish ethical breeders, wishing to sell puppies to homes in the United States, and prevent any non-US dog under the age of six months from competing in any US dog show. Not only does this punish all of the wrong people, but it punishes ethical breeders. It also places an enormous strain on an already taxed veterinary medical system here in Canada, because of the requirement for travel documentation provided by a vet prior to each and every trip to the United States. I know that my veterinarians certainly don’t have time for this kind of shuffling.

Agree with your entire post, and I had that exact same worry for my vet. Vets are already so overworked and overstretched right now. We have a shortage of vets in Canada (they are trying to train more, opening up more places in the vet colleges, but that will take years). I'd actually feel guilty putting that burden of work on my vet because I want to pop down to the US for a long weekend and take my dog. I love bringing my dog with me, but sadly, our road trips together will now likely be limited to within Canada.

Also - I got an email from the Canadian Kennel Club which basically said, we tried everything to appeal to them and explain about ethical breeders and cross-border competitions, but the message from the U.S. CDC was that this is NOT going to change, not open to discussion or amendments.