Traveling with service dog
 

Hello everyone,

I will be traveling from New York to London with a medical assistance dog. I would like to travel from London to Paris by the Eurostar train, and seem to be having difficulty figuring out what forms I need to provide. Please let me know if you have any idea what I can do. If you recommend any other way of travel from London to Paris, please let me know.

Thank you in advance.

https://www.eurostar.com/be-en/guide...ssistance-dogs tells you all.

Questions? - text, email or call the Eurostar Help Centre.

The associations that are listed on their website are for guide dogs which are for the blind, I have a medical assistance dog for diabetes. I called their customer service and the lady was no help, she said she didn’t know.

Even if you are not flying BA, you may find this page helpful https://www.britishairways.com/en-us...assistance-dog.

I have never heard of an assistance dog for diabetes (I have now checked and found that this is a recognized form of assistance). The Eurostar site seems quite clear. Your dog needs to have been trained by one of the linked organizations, if it counts as an emotional assistance dog you can't take it on Eurostar. And have you met the requirements for taking an animal into the UK? See: https://www.gov.uk/take-pet-abroad#r...port-companies

You didn't mention the dog in your earlier post about summer in Europe. It would have been a good idea to do that so people could have adjusted their answers accordingly.
Service dogs in Europe generally have to have been ttained by a recognised organisation to count as a service or medical assistance dog. Eurostar accept dogs trained by organisations that are members of Assistance Dog International. Ask the organisation that trained your dog if they are members of that, and if they can provide the necessary documentation. If they are not then your alternatives are to go b car and ferry (foot passengers aren't allowed to take dogs on board normally - smae rules apply as for Eurostar) or to fly. I'm not sure I would want to put my dog through another flight so soon after flying the Atlantic though.
Your dog has to meet all the requirements for travel to the UK and to Europe as listed in the link in thursdaysd's post.

Medical detection dogs for diabetes are true life-savers. We've had the privilege of supporting the UK society that trains these dogs to "alert" people with diabetes when something isn't right. They've been amazing with kids with type 1 diabetes and with adults as well. I've spoken with trainers and people who have these dogs.

It's pretty simple to find out if an assistance dog meets the required standard -- simply go here and check the training program: https://www.assistancedogsinternatio...ember-program/

I assume Channel ferries welcome dogs of all types?

We aren't talking about dogs of 'all' types - the thread is about a specialized medical support animal. But since you asked (and why I'm not sure why you did) . . . they do not unless one takes a car.

Asking for the obvious reason - if OP can't go on Eurostar she could have gone via ferry without any certification but since you say dogs only allowed with cars that is out. As always thanks for you kind clarifiication!

Once again PQ has failed to read all the posts. The question about the ferries was answered by hetismij2.

Was your dog trained by an organization that is part of Assistance Dogs International? If not, then your dog will not be allowed on the train. The organizations that are members of Assistance Dogs International are not only organizations that train guide dogs.