I get the impression the entire S. Pacific is NOT friendly to dogs. Hard to imagine? The thing that characterises countries like Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, French Polynesia etc is that they are all Islands and are able to fully control anything that comes into their countries, unlike continents like Europe, Asia etc. In Australia all animals being imported or visiting must go into quarantine for a period for observation. This includes visiting thoroughbred race horse studs worth 100's of Million dollars to serve southern hemisphere seasons. This is I imagine to see whether they are not bringing in a transferable disease that local animals may be susceptible to because of their isolation. However I suspect that it is all overkill when it comes to pets as there are no commercial interests to ruin. As well we all know about how Government bureaucrats love to ramp up anything that keeps them in a job. Good luck Peter Sheppard Owner of Elliot the miniature Dachshund and SKIE Nordhavn 55