Transport a dog to paris

...for a vacation or for a permanent residency?

There are several different options from the classic (but ever more challenging and dangerous) commercial flight cargo, to the separate but expensive pet flights, to the awesome but quickly booked Cunard transatlantic crossings, and more.

I love my pup, but there is now a near 0% chance I'm flying her on a regular commercial flight :( If we were moving to Paris, I'd aim for the Cunard option or the private/charter pet flight options.

And the airlines are unlikely to make it easier (or better) anytime soon as this recent WSJ article reports.

To come to France with a dog from a non-EU country, here's what the law says:

The dog must meet the following conditions:

• Be at least 15 weeks old

• Be identified by the implantation of a microchip (transponder) or tattooed if the tattoo was applied before July 3, 2011, and remains clearly legible

• Be vaccinated against rabies. To be valid, the rabies vaccine must have been administered for the first time when the animal was at least 12 weeks old and after its identification. The vaccination is only valid for 3 weeks after the first injection. Booster vaccinations must then be administered at the intervals prescribed by the vaccine used.

• A rabies antibody titration test must have been performed at least 30 days after the rabies vaccination and at least 3 months before the date of arrival in France (blood test performed in an EU-approved laboratory to verify the effectiveness of the rabies vaccination).

Regarding this last point, see below:

https://food.ec.europa.eu/animals/movement-pets/designated-laboratories-performing-rabies-antibody-titration-tests_en

I hope you are relocating to Europe. That's asking a lot of your dog. Keep summer temperatures in mind when making your plans.

I love my pup, but there is now a near 0% chance I'm flying her on a
regular commercial flight

Ditto, I would never do that, either. I was once on a domestic flight where we could hear a dog howling in fear and agony from down in the cargo hold while we were boarding. It was just just heartrending to hear it. During the flight the engine must have drowned it out (or else the animal was subdued into terror!) but as soon as we landed and got to the gate, the howls started up again. It made me sick to my stomach, I know all the passengers on the plane were looking around wondering whose dog that was down there terrified and crying. I would NEVER do that to an animal unless it was truly a matter of life and death somehow.

https://www.netjets.com/en-us/flying-with-pets

I work for a major moving company and we have used Air Animal for international pet relocations for many years without any issues; it's not cheap, but they take excellent care of the animal and all details are attended to meticulously.

https://www.airanimal.com/about.cfm

A woman I know just moved to my city in France. She and her huge dog took the Queen Mary to England and was met by a driver who drove her, her sister and the dog all the way south to the Mediterranean. She said it was much better than dealing with the train after the crossing.

What is the budget? If you can throw money at the problem, there is always private jet services that fly from New York/New Jersey to Paris and offer a private jet experience with your pet in the cabin with you. I know a family that takes their two Frenchies with them everywhere and that is what they do because of the "Frenchies have breathing issues so they might die in the cargo hold" thing and the weight of the dogs. I met them in 2013 at an event where they had brought the dogs they had then to New York on a private jet and since then they have started using K9 Jets which flies out of New Jersey for their annual trips to France. Another option is, as Elizabeth said, sailing to Europe -- that is what a woman who I met in Paris last month did to move with her gigantic, extremely cute Goldendoodle to France.
Edit: I have heard that for standard non-private jet travel, Air France is one the of the best airlines for transporting pets. Call their customer service and see what they say.

I agree JHK. People I know who used to transport their dog from Chicago to the Loire where they had a summer home used only Air France. If it's too hot, AF won't take the animal.

There are companies that specialize in transportation of pets around the globe. US military use them to when their family is living abroad. The last I looked, which was several year ago, it was 500 us dollars. As for taking a dog to Paris, I'm a hundred and ten percent on board with that, I've done it. Getting into Paris was a piece of cake as they feel a dog is a part of the family. Zero people at the airport, bus or train looked at any of the paperwork we had on her. It's normal for them to have their pets with them. Dogs go to work, the store, to caves, museums and restaurants. Getting back into the US is a bit harder, you will need to show your paperwork to return. From memory we had to take her to the Board of Housing or Better Business Burow, some agency that seemed to have nothing to do with pet travel but dose. Start with your vet. J