Animalcouriers set off from the UK to Greece via France and Italy with gorgeous dogs and cats on board. We were lucky enough to have a few of them staying with us for a couple of nights beforehand, too.
One of our house guests was Hector, a handsome black Cocker Spaniel from south London. He’s off to join his owners who’ve relocated to the Paris area — they’ve gone on ahead to get everything ready for his arrival. Hector has unbelievable ball skills, and managed to keep a three-year-old boy amused for hours. Hector is a real joy to have around, always bouncy and happy and waggy tailed.
Best pals Harvey and Macchia have also been staying with us. This Black Lab and Italian Pointer travelled down from Cheshire and are off to Italy where owner Sally and her husband have a second home. Both are rescue dogs: Macchia found Sally when she was on one of her trips to Italy — Macchia is very attached to humans and loves cuddles. Harvey was attacked by another dog so he’s a little anxious on the lead, but loves playing ball almost as much as Hector.
Seven-year-old Iorek, a beautiful light-coloured German Shepherd dog is traveling with us from Birmingham back to Milan. His owner Isabella is still in England, so her sister Nadia will be waiting to roll out the red carpet. Iorek is travelling really well, despite Isabella’s fears he could be travel sick.
British Blue cats Willow and Teddy are relocating with their owners Nicky and David from Surrey to Brittany. Despite their slightly haughty demeanour, they are very confident, friendly cats. We’re sure they’ll love the countryside and open spaces that will be at their back door, and that they’ll become country cats in no time.
Black-and-white Tubbo is travelling with us from southern England to Arezzo in Italy to join his family, who’re already on their way there by car with their dog. In his younger days he was inclined to portliness, which is how he acquired his name. Now, however, he’s a fine figure of a cat and sports a splendid set of whiskers. One of the reasons his family asked us to transport him is because he makes a lot of noise in the car. We must say, however, that we’ve barely heard a peep from him. This may well be because travelling in our van is a very different experience from the car journeys most cats are used to, which involve going to the vet in a small cat carrier, with a view of the world rushing past the window. This can be rather disconcerting for them so, next time you take your cat to the vet, try draping a cloth over the carrier to help him or her to stay calm.
Almost identical Beagles Bertie and Ted seem to operate as a single unit. They’re relocating from Cheshire to the Naples area, where they will doubtless waste no time putting their noses to the ground to show off their sniffing and snuffling skills to the locals. Owner Robert has gone on ahead and is really looking forward to being reunited with his dogs. However they’ll be very much missed by his Mum and Dad who’ve been doing a great job of dog sitting.
Little Beau is a typical friendly Staffie who loves people. We met her just hours before the trip set off and there’s little doubt we’ll be best friends with her by the time we reach Piraeus port in Athens, which is where we’re meeting up with her owners Kate and family. They’ve relocated from London to beautiful Rhodes, which will be a very different place indeed for them all to live.
add me to Willows fanclub please :o) have you noticed traffic jams because of the tour as your crossed France?
We’ve been lucky so far but they seem to be creating their own pile-ups all by themselves 😉
What a wonderful company you are! Didn’t expect to see pics of animals travelling, no worries about our 3 cats going on the road on the 30th now I’ve seen these, I’ve been inspired with confidence, Thankyou.
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Hi Linda, glad you enjoyed seeing our passengers on their travels! Look forward to meeting your three cats.
What beautiful animals, safe travels all
Thanks guys, they are a very lovely group to travel with.
You all seem to be keeping busy!
It is rather a hectic time, especially with so many of our passengers going on holiday!
When we lived in Spain, most everyone closed shop and went on holiday for the month of August.
A lot of them still do.
Beautiful all! And isn’t that Lorek something? Gorgeous. Stay cool xo
Iorek is a stunner. We’re keeping your cooling thoughts on board!
Gorgeous pups and kitties too!
ღ husky hugz ღ frum our pack at Love is being owned by a husky!
They are a lovely lot!
That sounds like a dream trip – France, Italy, Greece with a very diverse group of travelers.
The couriers are enjoying the sights and tastes already.
The seagull thing. They don’t make ’em that big around here! 😀 Another trip with some marvelous looking paws!
Courier M was pleased that it didn’t leave the ground 😉
If that was Hector enjoying himself, I wouldn’t like to see him on a gloomy day.
Ah, he saves the indoor ball games for a gloomy day.
He’s doing really well on the journey and is a great big gorgeous hunk!
That is a huge seagull indeed. What is it?
It’s a kiosk where they give out leaflets about seabirds – all in a good cause!
Oooooooh clever. I like
Enjoyed 🙂
Thanks!
Yes, the grooming side could be an issue 😉 Yes, they do work as a pair and we’re sure it could be interesting getting to the bottom of some of their goings on! It is an odd seabird but it’s in fact a kiosk where they give out information about seabirds.
Gorgeous passengers! I love the picture of Hector and his young friend playing. Iorek looks magnificent, quite large for a German Shepherd.
Hector and his young friend could play ball forever. Iorek is a very tall specimen.
love those pictures of Hector & his friend playing ball. And our feline family are very vocal in the car too and I absolutely dread taking them all to the vets for their jabs together as I feel I need medication as well when I get there so will try out your tip on the next visit
Do let us know if it works – we swear by it.