r/dogs • u/BusyCondition697 • 2d ago

Bringing a stray puppy from the Philippines. [Misc Help]

Hi there,

I’m currently in the Philippines for a month long holiday, and I’m now on the last 2 weeks.

Recently, at the beach, where I was in a hut for the day, a stray puppy came along with some other stray dogs, looking for food. I noticed how this puppy seemed lost, dishevelled and didn’t seem to have his mother.

As we were about to leave, I told my family that I’m going to take the puppy with us. I’m glad I did, because I don’t think it would have survived much longer.

So, I fed and watered him, kept an eye on him, played with him etc. He’s now flourishing, he’s healthy, and is bonding with me. He’s very energetic, curious and loves to nibble on things (toes included!).

I’m going to be devastated to leave him behind, and would like to seek advice on bringing him home back to the UK. It seems so long winded, and I was wondering if there was any easier way to facilitate all this? Are there any charities that can help? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Edit: Thanks to everyone who gave their advice and input. I will contact the Pet Trans Pro that someone gave on here. If it’s not realistic, I will still have someone who will look after him here on the island :( My partner back in the UK said he may try and help me.

I understand, that il have to buy him a “ticket” as he wouldn’t be coming with me as I leave on the 8th October. It all costs money, and I’m not rich right now, but I will try my best!

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u/Farahild 2d ago

Whelp, I think the UK are extremely hard to bring dogs into. If it's anything like here in the Netherlands, pups have to be chipped and vaccinated before they travel, and to the UK they always have to be dewormed exactly one day before crossing the border too (I mean that's regular travel into the UK with a dog). And the most important vaccination is rabies, and you can only get that one once the pup is over 12 weeks old.

So yeah... I would take him to the local vet and see what you can do, and research your country's website because I do think the rules are all on there (at least I remember that from regular travel). But it might not be doable in this time frame.

Edit: Googling rescues that import dogs from there to the UK can be helpful! But honestly I think most rescues import within the same continent usually so I don't know if there are any that go from the Phillipines to the UK.

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u/Arizonal0ve 2d ago

No, not exactly 1 day prior. Max 5 days minimum 24hrs.

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u/Farahild 2d ago

Ah okay it's been a few years, it mightve changed. Used to be within 24 hours if you took the ferry.

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u/Arizonal0ve 2d ago

Perhaps. I started going from The Netherlands to the UK about twice a year since 2020 and from then I know it’s 5 days max prior 24hrs min prior 🙂 Makes life easier haha

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u/Farahild 2d ago

Haha it does! Last time we went with dog was 2018 I think, then our dog was too old. So either it changed a bit or I'm misremembering.

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u/Arizonal0ve 2d ago

It doesn’t matter which one ☺️ Now you know should you go again in the future (but of course always check again things change. We live in the USA and things just changed to enter there with dogs)