Pet Passport Scheme ends for UK

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 Our border collie is from Southern Ireland with an EU pet passport and has not changed her nationality she also was chipped in Ireland

I heard a discussion about this too. Hadn't occurred to me either that something so basic would be affected. Unintended consequences.

So JVB66 will you be benefitting from your dog's passport?

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The additonal medical requirements that will be needed to take your pet abroad are an unfortunate consequence of leaving the EU, and this will be an additional worry for e.g. guide dogs, but diseases such as rabies are still with us and just because your dog is a guide dog does not mean that it could not catch/carry rabies and infect other dogs, humans even, highly unlikley, but we will join the EU list of unlisted countries and vaccinations against rabies is a requirement, as is the additional medical check each time you leave the UK for an EU country.

Personally these additional requirements do not bother me, we routinely have our dog vaccinated against a disease known as Leachmani, prevelant in Spain, however, there is no legal requirement for your dog to have this vaccination, we just get it done so that we know he is protected. 

I know guide dog owners are very protective of their dogs, so if it is a requirement it will be adhered to.

In more ways than one.

I'm considering exploring the route of a French pet passport on our next visit whenever that may be. I'm also considering a French passport for me as I have a French mother.

Wouldn't you just have the same problem but in reverse? Or are you thinking of having 2 passports for the dog as well?

Has anyone gleaned any information re the viability of obtaining an EU pet passport whilst on holiday? I’ve been reading through the regulations and - unless I’m missing something - this seems to be a fairly straightforward process and significantly cheaper than the AHC now required for each trip. I’ve contacted several vets to get a price and they are generally well over £100, although the most eye-watering quote was for £160. This was made up of the fee for filling in the form plus a consultation fee. 
If a French address is required for the pet passport, we have several friends who could help out. 

We are fortunate in that our Spaniel has a French Pet Passport - issued at Calais as the bag in which we had her passport was stolen in Spain.  The vet in Spain reissued the passport for a very reasonable Euros 10 but made a mistake and we were refused boarding at Le Shuttle for both dogs.  New pet passports were issued at a cost of Euros 50 in Calais - the elder died in 2018.  So a word of caution - if you are fortunate in getting the passport reissued - double check the entries and specifically the dates of innoculations which have to be way before the issue date of the new passport.

I spoke to the Authorities here a few weeks back and they confirmed that the dog can remain on her French passport but said that No UK vet is allowed to write in that passport,  So if you need the rabies or other booster then this will need to be done by a European Vet and not one in GB.

Maybe you need to check with a French Vet as to whether they will issue a passport to a British Dog - perhaps your friends can make a call to the local veterinaire (in France).   However on the basis that the owner will not have a Residence Permit - it might be more complicated than it seems.

The Authorities seem to have this one "sown up" in that UK Vets are not allowed to write in the passport ...... Would be interested to hear the results of your enquiries.