Isabella Carruth is finally able to return home with her service dog by her side.
The Temple dog trainer, who has been stuck in Honduras since July 9, said Tuesday in an email that her dog Danteâs permit was approved by the Centers for Disease Control, allowing them both to travel back to Central Texas together.
 âMy goal has always (been) and will always be to get my dog home safely with me,â Carruth said in an email last week after her first application for a CDC Dog Import permit was not granted.
Since then, Carruth had been resubmitting papers again and again, not knowing when she would be able to come back.
Isabella Carruth still doesnât know how long she must be away from her boyfriend and her family.
The local dog trainer remains in Honduras with her service dog, Dante, after the Centers for Disease Control denied her first permit to return to the United States with her service animal. If she is unable to gain approval, she could possibly be forced to stay in Central America for as long as a year, until the CDCâs ban is no longer in effect, she said.
Carruth plans to resubmit the application for a CDC Dog Import permit, which is now required for any dogs traveling back to the U.S. from high-risk rabies countries, including Honduras. The document wasnât required when Carruth left the U.S. on July 9, but was issued just four days before she was set to return from the trip.
Stuck in Honduras: Temple woman and service dog have permit application denied from CDC
Isabella Carruth needs a CDC permit to get back into the U.S. following a guideline banning dogs coming in from countries with high rabies risk. Author: Matt Lively (KCEN) Updated: 10:35 PM CDT July 20, 2021
TEMPLE, Texas Isabella Carruth thinks her application is back at the bottom of the application list after the CDC denied her first permit for her service dog Dante.
The two have been stuck in Honduras as a new CDC guideline has temporarily banned dogs from coming into the United States from high-risk rabies countries.