OTTAWA –&nbsp;After much hounding by federal officials, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control is giving Canadian dogs a slightly longer leash when it comes to new rules aimed at controlling the spread of rabies.

Health Minister Mark Holland said Wednesday that he’s been able to secure some changes to the regulations for dogs entering the United States from Canada after a series of meetings in Washington, D.C.

The federal government argues that Canada should be fully exempt from the rules as there is no dog-maintained rabies virus in this country.{ai:summary}<p>U.S. CDC eases rules on Canadian dogs to curb rabies. Health Minister secures changes for dog travel to U.S. #health</p>

U.S. relaxes some border rules for dogs from Canada as health minister tries to secure exemption

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