[nagdu] Taking SDS to Iceland

[Shanna Stichler]

Ann, this is really helpful. I really appreciate you taking the time to explain all of this. I'll go ahead and check with the consulate regardless, but if she can't come then I know some people who can watch her for me during my trip.

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> On Jun 25, 2015, at 11:41 AM, Ann Edie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi, Shanna,
> 
> I am interested to see what you find out about taking a service dog to
> Iceland. I don't have any information about the rules concerning dogs, but I
> do know that the rules about importing horses of any kind into Iceland are
> very simple and strict: namely, that no horses are allowed to be imported at
> all--no quarantine, no chipping, no certificates, no titers, no nothing.
> Horses were taken to Iceland from Europe over 1000 years ago, and since that
> time the Icelandic horse has been isolated from outside equine diseases,
> pests, etc. Even now, if someone takes an Icelandic horse off the island to
> go to a show in Europe or somewhere else, that horse cannot ever return to
> Iceland. I know this because I have had two Icelandic horses who were
> imported from Iceland. I think they also don't allow tack, like bridles or
> saddles that have been used, or boots or clothing that has been worn around
> horses, to be brought into the country. Iceland does have its own dog breed,
> the Icelandic shepherd, so I suspect the rules might be the same for dogs as
> they are for horses. But perhaps the dogs have not been so isolated as the
> horses, since it is a lot easier to carry dogs on board boats, which was the
> main way that people/animals got to Iceland before the advent of the
> airplane.
> 
> Anyway, if I were you, I would definitely try to get information directly
> from the consulate of Iceland or a website that is specific to that country,
> rather than assuming that the rules for Iceland will be the same as for
> other European countries.
> 
> Good luck,
> Ann
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Shanna Stichler
> via nagdu
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 11:37 AM
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> Cc: Shanna Stichler
> Subject: [nagdu] Taking SDS to Iceland
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I've been asked to sing over in Iceland within the next couple of years. 
> I've got plenty of time to gather all necessary documentation for my dog,
> but would love to get some clarification about what I will need to bring in
> order to make my life as straightforward as possible. Also, if anyone has
> ever visited Iceland, I'd love some recommendations on what I should make a
> point of looking at during my visit.
> 
> Thanks much in advance, and all the best to you and your dogs.
> 
> Shanna
> 
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