Taking dogs into the USA

You need proof of vaccinations, they ask sometimes and sometimes not. And you can't bring dangerous breed dogs into the States...not a problem for your leo. ann

Thank you for your replies. We had the pet passport made in the UK before we left and so we don't have any sort of tag for the rabies shot.  It says quite clearly on the pet passport that he has had his rabies shots and his vaccinations in June last year.
I think the advice to get a health certificate from our vet is a good one and I will also take along his pet passport just in case!
Thank you for saying nice things about Max. I think he is handsome but of course I am biased as we all are! He was still in his winter coat there in 2005 and I always think he looks better in winter.  He is not so big for a male Leo though. He is around 30 inches to the shoulder and weighs about 120 pounds. Our new vet here thinks he is overweight LOL! Obviously hasn't seen many Leos before! I don't mind him being slimmer though.  He can run like a greyhound and he can leap around five feet from standing to catch a ball in mid-air if you throw it up (one of favourite things to do!)People onthe beach where we walked in the UK used to be amazed to see him do this trick. I guess you don't expect such a large dog to be very athletic. That's my boy!

Thank you FX girl for that information! We are only going for a day trip (hence using the ferry) as we have visitors over from the UK, so we won't be taking any food with us.We intend to go to Sequim National Park which is about 2o mins drive from Port Angeles.
I will get my vet to do a health certificate as looking at the pet passport customs may not immediately recognise the rabies vaccination in it (though they obviously did at customs in Vancouver when the boys arrived). I will try to cover all the bases. Our experience of customs in Vancouver when the boys arrived left us with a bad taste in our mouths as the customs officer was so obnoxious, for no apparent reason so we don't want to go through anything like that again!
Wow, your Leo in your pic sure is one big huggy boy isn't he? What a wonderful picture!

Do you know someone called Laurie Jalbert? She shows her Leos in the states, (well only one of them now) and was living in Abbotsford, then Sooke but she has now moved to Kimberley. I believe she was going to a big show in the states this March. She is a friend of mine.
Thanks again,
Bren

A health certificate is probably overkill but what the heck.  They are only concerned with Rabies as it is a public health concern.  Same goes for Mad Cow disease that by some chance might be in dog food OR in the pastrami sandwhich I made to take with me on the trip.  They've gotten crazy tight crossing over on the west coast.  I've learned the hard way and now I pack lightly.

No, Laurie does not ring a bell.  Her dog's name might though!  haha  What's her dog's name?  If she was at the LCA Spring Specialty a few weeks ago and competed I may have her name in the program.  The "big show" is in a couple of weeks in North Carolina... if that's the one you're talking about.  I'd love to one day participate in the National.