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I have had no problems at any four times a year UK to Bulgaria and back with four dogs all large 2 Dobis and 2 German Shepherds we do Hungry and Serbia hope that helps

@Powley it does yes than you

do they get the dogs out and check them? my lad is a german shephers X belgium malinior x staffie as his main breeds. him scared isnt a good thing for anyone out of my family. hence he isnt allowed in public ever

i did read somewhere last night (i think im over reading in this tbh and worrying myself). that you can only take the pets into bulgaria through serbia or turkey..no where else is acceptable.

nothing is beong simple with this move. i cant wait for a week off after we move in. guarentee i wont do that and start the garden haha

@Suzi Masterson

I have only had to scan them at ferry ports, they give you the scanner to do it yourself, and we have done Romania but is quick through Serbia, for us Romanian roads still not finished

@Suzi Masterson

Hi Suzi,

Just wanted to let you know, we have travelled many times to bulgaria with our dogs, the dogs were only scanned for a micro chip at the Harwich port, the dogs were never touched again, in fact the border controls in hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, stay away from them, so I wouldn't worry so much.

We also looked at flying two of our friend dogs out from BG to UK last year,  there are agencies, but they have to fly from/to main airports BG being Sofia same for UK, as they have the facilities to cater for them.  Hope that helps.

When i drove with our grumpy german shepherd cross husky the border guards took one look at the boot and thought twice about opening it they never went near her lol

rgds ozzy

thank you i am very anxious about the drive with the dogs. its fear of the unknown i think. i have a german shepherd X belgium malinior X staffie X god knows what whos fear reactive (i keep him away from people he doesnt know). he has every reason to be fearful. people hurt him badly.

i wanted to fly him because itll be over and done with in a few hours. the only affordable option flys via germany. making it a 5 hour flight! thats to much.

my collies are taught to bark at people. so its going to be a loud journey haha

thank you for the reassurance. ill update you all once the move is done next month

Sorry to hijack your thread but I don't want to clogg up the forums with the same topic, what's the process and rough price for taking your dog over from UK to BG and back for a few weeks holiday? Our vet has quoted us over £400 for a jab and health certificate that only lasts a few weeks..

Is this right?

The dogs a jack Russell terrier and is coming up for 1 year old.

Any helps appreciated we would love to take her with us.

@CarlS1986

A health certificate lasts for 4 months and it allows you to travel through Europe. Your dog will need a microchip,  rabies vaccination at least 21 days before you travel and a tape wormer within 5 days of travel. Unfortunately it involves quite a lot of paperwork now, so a lot of vets are reluctant to do them. The AHC itself, usually costs about £150 per pet, but my advice would be to shop around, because some are charging stupid money, or just refusing to do them altogether. Good luck.

    @CarlS1986
A health certificate lasts for 4 months and it allows you to travel through Europe. Your dog will need a microchip,  rabies vaccination at least 21 days before you travel and a tape wormer within 5 days of travel. Unfortunately it involves quite a lot of paperwork now, so a lot of vets are reluctant to do them. The AHC itself, usually costs about £150 per pet, but my advice would be to shop around, because some are charging stupid money, or just refusing to do them altogether. Good luck.
   

    -@grumpyoldbird

Thanks, this is what I see online, I just wanted to confirm, it's a shame the pet passport isn't a thing anymore, maybe I can get one in BG then keep the vaccinations up to date?

Also we were quoted again over £400 to get our puppy spayed, what's the rough cost in BG? It might be worth getting it done out there whilst I'm at my place doing some renovation work.

The UK has gone mental with prices recently.

@grumpyoldbird

thank you for the info. we are pretty organised now. vets prepared for the health certificates already.

FYI they only need the tape wormer to return to the UK. we dont plan to return any time soon so no need That info seems to be misleading as my vet thought the same until we say down for a fairy long time to make sure. i also called up to make sure as the last thing id need is 5 very fed up dogs in the van and then to be told nope cant come

@Suzi Masterson

oh and the health certificates are costing £316 each animal. the rabies jab was £60 for anyone else looking at the cost

@CarlS1986

im paying about £400 per animal. its stupid money for what it is.

im looking to get my lot passported as we will be living there.  from what i understand of a friends experience trying to g et her british dog passported while in france they said no. even though she haad a house there and has done since pre brexit. still worth an ask. im getting my lot vaccinated in BG because its evidently £13 compared to over £70.

        @CarlS1986A health certificate lasts for 4 months and it allows you to travel through Europe. Your dog will need a microchip,  rabies vaccination at least 21 days before you travel and a tape wormer within 5 days of travel. Unfortunately it involves quite a lot of paperwork now, so a lot of vets are reluctant to do them. The AHC itself, usually costs about £150 per pet, but my advice would be to shop around, because some are charging stupid money, or just refusing to do them altogether. Good luck.        -@grumpyoldbird


Thanks, this is what I see online, I just wanted to confirm, it's a shame the pet passport isn't a thing anymore, maybe I can get one in BG then keep the vaccinations up to date?

Also we were quoted again over £400 to get our puppy spayed, what's the rough cost in BG? It might be worth getting it done out there whilst I'm at my place doing some renovation work.


The UK has gone mental with prices recently.
   

    -@CarlS1986

UK prices

                Neuter male dog        Spay female dog

Lowest            £120                                £180

Average            £279.27                            £369.70

Highest            £572                                £689.50

Source:

@CarlS1986

Bulgaria prices

Castration of male dog up to 10 kg    130 BGN

Castration of male dog from 11 to 20 kg    140 BGN

Castration of male dog from 21 to 40 kg    170 BGN

Castration of male dog over 40 kg    220 BGN

Castration of female dog up to 15 kg    170 BGN

Castration of female dog from 15 to 25 kg    190 BGN

Castration of female dog from 25 to 40 kg    240 BGN

Castration of female dog over 40 kg    280 BGN

Castration of male cat (final price)    110 BGN

Neutering a female cat (finale price)    190 BGN

Castration of cryptorchid /labor only/    160-250 BGN

@CarlS1986

They are starting to clamp down on regular visitors to the EU obtaining Pet Passports and then keeping rabies shots updated in the EU, when the pet is officially resident in the UK. It's unlikely to be a problem in the EU, but when you travel back to the UK, you might have an issue If you have an EU Pet Passport, you can't have it updated by a UK vet, as it invalidates the passport, so it is a risk.

Vet bills in Bulgaria are much cheaper than in the UK.

@Suzi Masterson

That's ridiculous pricing. I brought 6 dogs and 4 cats to France and they charged my £935, which I thought was a lot. I was the last one they did, because they are so time consuming and only certain vets are qualified to do them.

    @CarlS1986They are starting to clamp down on regular visitors to the EU obtaining Pet Passports and then keeping rabies shots updated in the EU, when the pet is officially resident in the UK. It's unlikely to be a problem in the EU, but when you travel back to the UK, you might have an issue If you have an EU Pet Passport, you can't have it updated by a UK vet, as it invalidates the passport, so it is a risk.Vet bills in Bulgaria are much cheaper than in the UK.        -@grumpyoldbird

You can have an EU pet passport if you live in the 2 countries. I know people that drive back and forth with their dogs from Austria to the UK a few times a year and have properties in both countries.

Thanks for the information, I'll just have to suck it up and pay the money I think.

I'm not able to move to BG full time for another 5 year's at the earliest, so I'll have to give the EU pet passport a miss.

@CarlS1986

its one of the first things im going to try and sort out when we move. but we are moving though. visa isnt finalised yet. its in process

        @CarlS1986They are starting to clamp down on regular visitors to the EU obtaining Pet Passports and then keeping rabies shots updated in the EU, when the pet is officially resident in the UK. It's unlikely to be a problem in the EU, but when you travel back to the UK, you might have an issue If you have an EU Pet Passport, you can't have it updated by a UK vet, as it invalidates the passport, so it is a risk.Vet bills in Bulgaria are much cheaper than in the UK.        -@grumpyoldbird

You can have an EU pet passport if you live in the 2 countries. I know people that drive back and forth with their dogs from Austria to the UK a few times a year and have properties in both countries.
   

    -@SimCityAT

I don't think @grumpyoldbird was saying was that it couldn't be done in the EU, just pointing out a potential problem for anyone taking a pet back and forward. The problem would be at the UK end, not the EU end.

My understanding (and I checked this on the Gov.UK website not long ago) is that pets can travel on an EU pet passport, but a UK vet can't enter any info in it. Our four rescue cats were adopted from Cyprus so have their EU passports. But before we move to Bulgaria they'll need a rabies booster done in the UK, which means we'll need to get UK AHCs done, as the UK vet can't update their rabies status in their EU passport. It's going to be an expensive move!