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look for the menu item Before You Fly > Baggage
Information > Special Baggage > Pets / Animals
as Checked Baggage (AVIH). Finally, It is not
recommended to travel long distances with your dog
on a motorbike.

Online Travel Sites with Listings of Dog
Friendly Accommodations in Vietnam
There are a few online travel sites providing listings
of dog friendly accommodations in Vietnam.
It is best to contact them directly to verify they
will allow your dog to stay, you do not want
unpleasant surprises. Begin your search with these
recommended sites: bringfido.com, wotif.com,
lastminute.com, letsbookhotel.com, petvacations.
com and dogfriendly.com. Use keyword phrases of
your destination, for example, ‘Nha Trang, Vietnam’.

Behaviour
Think about the temperament of your dog. The
humidity, dust and noise of long trips in Vietnam
can overwhelm the best of us. If you do not have a

history of travelling with your pet and question the
dog’s temperament it might be best to consider
leaving her at home.

Nutrition & Maintenance
Bring along a supply of your dog’s regular food
and treats. Maintaining your dog’s regular feeding,
exercise and sleeping habits will make the trip
less stressful. Bring fresh water from your home
because like ourselves dogs might develop intestinal
problems from new sources of water. Diarrhea is not
a problem you want to deal with on the way there or
in your hotel room.

Security
Include a few favourite items (toys, beds, etc.)
of your dog for a sense of security. It is always
recommended to have your dog tethered or
leashed with collar and harness, with some kind
of identification. Be aware of your dog all the time,
resist the temptation of letting the dog roam. There
are dog thieves everywhere.

Are we there yet?… The pets view of flying.

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n today’s world ‘family’ many times
includes the pets who think they’re humans.
Unfortunately it is not as easy to fly with our
furry or feathered companions as it is to fly
with a family member. We see nothing but
obstacles when it comes time to travel, as the
question always arises “What about the Pet”?
In a perfect world, our holiday is just down the
road, and everybody gets bundled into the car
and off we go. Even the dog, the cat, the bird, and
assorted other creatures we cherish get a day out
of the house.
Why it comes to taking a longer journey, that
may include an airplane ride, the complexity of
the trip suddenly becomes a massive planning
exercise. Here are a few tips and pointers that
may help you in your next journey involving
airline transportation for your holiday and your
pets. Let’s talk about going international. To fly
internationally on an aircraft from Vietnam two

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other points around the world you’ll soon discover
that there are limited choices asked you which
airlines are “pet friendly” that will allow you and
your pets to travel with the least amount of stress
and discomfort. To travel internationally with a pet
means they must be certified to be rabies free and
as well other from other, species specific, diseases.
There are some exemptions to this clause based
upon country of origin for travel and the animals
age. Pets are under the vaccination age for rabies
are not required to have the vaccination, however
you may find that it is difficult to get travel
approval or a quarantine is required upon arrival
in your destination country. Like a human traveler,
pets are required to have documentation to prove
who they are and what they’re originally from and
have a health record. The European Union has
begun a system of issuing Pets Passports, that
allow them to travel internationally, in some cases
much easier than their human companions.
This pet passport, can be applied for and is

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