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[Ms Hogan 295]

I think had Officer A. Hole that day didn't you?

Yep... I didn't get into all the details here but he was a grade A PR--K!

He actually walked away after giving me a hard time and went on break!

I seem to also have that affect on these officers, sending them on break that is. For those of you who don't know, the officer handling my POE actually went on his dinner break in the MIDDLE of processing my paperwork.

[The Mean Lady 604]

I wonder if you can bring your pets across separately from your intital POE? I have two labrador retrievers...I cross the border with them all the time; I carry their rabies certificates. When the time comes to cross for my formal POE; do I have to bring the dogs? I would hate to leave them in the car by themselves for an hour plus...especially if it is August/September heat - my old black lab is 11 yrs old and not fond of the heat....he also has separation anxiety from me....could I do my POE then bring them across on another day? or is there something they give you at the time of POE to acknowledge the pets so you can get their license tags in the US?

They would never let you leave your dogs in a car that was off.

Either you'd have the option of leaving them in an ON car (if they allowed it... because it's on a case by case basis)

Or they would put them in the cages outside.

They made me leave my cat in that damn cage for an hour and a half last weekend

My poor terrified cat.

The officer at the border will "inspect" your cat possibly. All that meant for us is that he wanted to look at him. Your cats should be in carriers at the crossing, even if you normally let them walk around the car (which is what I do when we travel with mine) so be sure to lock them up before you get to the border to cross. Mine was loose the the officer reamed me out for it. He didn't care about the truckload of my stuff behind me that my husband was driving. He just gave me ####### for my cat not being in a carrier so they could open the back of the car to see him.

That's BS, you don't need your cat in a carrier, though I will be bringing one for mine.

Purely because I don't want her to have to sit in the giant outdoor cage for 2 or 3 hours.

She was huddled in the corner after our inspection last week.

PS- BS to CBP officer, not you