expatmanuk - the UK has very strict pet import rules. A country has to meet certain criteria in order for animals to be allowed to enter the UK from that country. Qatar is yet to sign up to this (despite heavy pressure to do so).
So that leaves you with a choice when you return to the UK - put the dog in quarantine for 6 months in the UK, or go and live somewhere for 6 months that has signed up to the UKs strict rules (eg. France).
Many people aren't aware of this and it comes as a shock when they try to return to the UK.
By the time you return it may no longer be an issue, but there's no guarantee of that. Plus life out here is never certain so you could end up returning sooner than you think.
expatmanuk - the UK has very strict pet import rules. A country has to meet certain criteria in order for animals to be allowed to enter the UK from that country. Qatar is yet to sign up to this (despite heavy pressure to do so).
So that leaves you with a choice when you return to the UK - put the dog in quarantine for 6 months in the UK, or go and live somewhere for 6 months that has signed up to the UKs strict rules (eg. France).
Many people aren't aware of this and it comes as a shock when they try to return to the UK.
By the time you return it may no longer be an issue, but there's no guarantee of that. Plus life out here is never certain so you could end up returning sooner than you think.