Bringing a dog home to the United States from Mexico is much easier than you might expect. These days, many American rescue organizations have few dogs available for adoption, but there are thousands of dogs ready to be adopted in Mexico.
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If your pet is too large for the cabin, it typically costs more for them to travel in cargo if the airline allows it. Most major U.S. airlines don't. In general, pet fees are higher for international than domestic flights.
NO: Dog can enter at any port of entry with a 6-month travel history statement and healthy appearance. Dogs that have NOT been in a high-risk country in the past 6 months are NOT required by CDC to present a rabies vaccination certificate.
Stray dogs in Mexico are generally not treated very well, and the most common reaction of street dogs is to dodge when humans come close, probably a conditioned response to having been frequently kicked or stoned or hissed at to scat. One overblown fear is that you could catch rabies.
This dog may enter the US through any port of entry without proof of rabies vaccination because Mexico is NOT on the list of high-risk countries for dog rabies.