Tinley Show Feb 13-14 :( Rant!

[Freakie_frog]

Unfortunately, you need longer than that to get CITIES paperwork. If you wanted to come down for animals, i would have started that process already and starting it now is REALLY pushing it. There is also a fee for CITIES and its not very cheap if i recall.

Also, even when doing things to prepare for a show, to ask for something as complicated as CITIES a -week- before a show that big is pretty unreasonable. We can't get the paperwork done as fast here as canada it seems. Breeders, especially large ones spend WEEKS preparing for a show.

With the new CITIES "MASTER List" they have reduced the amount of time it takes to get the U.S side paperwork, however this requires that the breed be on the "Master List". The other thing is that from my understanding..Someone correct me if I'm wrong but you the buyer have to have Canadian importation paperwork that will have to be applied for and received prior to purchase, that will have to be checked and the animals inspected at the customs office prior to crossing the border..

If the breeder isn't on the master list the permit is like 50.00 per animal plus the cost of a vet's certification for export..the standard permit can take weeks or months to get..

I wish it was just as simple as hopping across the border picking up a hall pass and popping back