Looking for someone VERY familiar with Charles de Gaulle airport.
We are bringing our toy poodle with us to France in September. Upon our arrival at CDG, we will be catching a TGV train to Tours.
My dog will have to make potty at some point, and she will not go on demand if I take her out of her bag and place her on a wee-wee pad.
So - is it possible to leave CDG airport and then re-enter to go to the train station without having to go through security? Also...once I leave the airport, are there any small patches of grass? At most airports there are. We have done this several times in the US at airports like Salt Lake City, Atlanta and even Greensboro. Usually there are some decorative trees and small grass patches near the parking garages. Is this the case at CDG?
Also, is the %26quot;muzzle law%26quot; strictly enforced on TGV trains? I have the friendliest dog in the world who is truly a lover not a biter. I guess I could buy one to carry with me - just in case.
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I can answer some of these questions. The TGV train station is not a secure area of the airport. So you can get on the train with out going through security.
I travel with my dog all the time and I have never ever ever been told to muzzle her. I think they only enforce that if the dog seems threatening.
Do you know you will need a ticket for your dog? Since your dog is small a 5 euro ticket will be enough. If you dont already have a ticket, you can get one on the train. Look for the %26quot;Controlleur%26quot; who is a guy in an SNCF outfit with a hat and usually a little agenda looking thing. He can sell you a ticket. It is best to notify him that you dont have a ticket for the dog before he gets to your seat to check your tickets because you could get a small fine if you havent notified him.
As far as finding a green patch of grass is concerned, I%26#39;m at a loss for a place that you could access on foot. I recall a little grass around terminal 1 but not terminal 2. Maybe someone else can think of something.
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You will have to leave the secured area, and then go to the station, which is not a %26quot;customs%26quot; area so you can go out. As i go to Charles de Gaulles often, unfortunately for me and for you doggy, never seen ANY patch of grass around, only concrete.No need to muzzle your dog. As for the dog, i thought that as long as they travel in a bag they don%26#39;t need a ticket nut maybe this is not the case anymore. Talk to the controller as you board the train and he will tell you.
Bon voyage, i hope you are going to the Chateaux from Tours
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Raphy, even dogs in bags need tickets but I am not sure if it is enforced. My dog is larger on a leash so I tend to have to pay.
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Yes - the chateaux will be our first stop in France. We will be spending the last 4 days of our trip in Paris. This is my 3rd trip to Paris, so I have been to most all of the museums. We may just hit a couple of them. Mostly we want to just hang out in cafe%26#39;s and stroll around with the rest of the Parisians. This is why we are taking our dog on this trip. I think she will do fine.
I have read other posts on here where people have said it is cruel to bring dogs. I disagree. I think she will be happier with us there, than being left at home with her grandparents. She will go with us to as many places as she is allowed and for the times when we want to go to museums, she can nap in the room for a couple of hours. I don%26#39;t feel this is being cruel to her.
Why did I just write all that? Nobody has said anything negative to me! Oh well...maybe just reinforcing the ideas to myself!
Thank you both for your advice!
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I didn%26#39;t know you could bring dogs to Paris from North America without them being %26quot;quarantined%26quot;. I think it%26#39;s great. And I agree with you with being much better for the dog, especially if he/she could suffer while you%26#39;re away (my dog used to go into some kind of depression while I would be away, like waiting for me to come back, not eating for days). My only concern would be the flight with cabin pressure?
I don%26#39;t think you%26#39;d need a muzzle in France, most dogs I%26#39;ve seen didn%26#39;t have one.
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nice idea, but isnt all the paperwork and injections and vet checks and tottooing a pain in the butt?
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No Wizard it%26#39;s not. All they have to do is have an up to date rabies vaccine and get a check up and health cert from the vet within 10 days of travel. The only thing that concerns me is the microchip. I hate the idea of implanting something in my baby. Plus there are so many problems here with different wands and different chips not being compatible, I can%26#39;t imagine them being able to read it in France. I am going to research that a bit more before I do it.
She will of course travel in the cabin with us as she has done before on flights within the US. I would not do this if I had to put her underneath the plane.
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Foxtrot - France does not require a quarantine anymore. I think the UK does. It is almost impossible to get your dogs in there.
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It is still impossble to bring a pet directly into the UK from the US and most other non-EU countries without a six month quarantine.
However, the UK no longer requires a quarantine for dogs (and some other pets) being brought from EU countries. There is the same vaccination and microchip requirement. Also the dog must be examined and treated for ticks within 48 hours prior to being admitted to the UK.
If you meet all the other requirements and your dog has been in an approved country to which it can be admitted without quarantine, such as France, for over six months, then you could take the dog into the UK and avoid the quarantine requirement.
If you want to study the topic in detail, this site will help:
defra.gov.uk/animalh/…eu_reg_qa.htm
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