Pet owners have been given an eleventh-hour concession in the ongoing talks over a Brexit trade deal between the UK and the EU.
It had been feared that holidaymakers wanting to take their dogs away with them would have to go through a lengthy three-month process.
But the European Commission has relaxed restrictions that were due to come in on January 1, when the UK is due to officially leave the EU after the transition period.
Pet owners will not have to get a health certificate from a vet, at a cost of around £60, as proof of a rabies injection up to ten days before the date of travel.
The change will come in even if trade talks fail and there is a no deal Brexit.
The Times reports that UK ministers are continuing to argue for the current system to be maintained under which pets can travel under the pet passport scheme.