Courier Richard set off from the UK with three dogs and a cat heading for Italy; and returned to the UK with two dogs from France and another two from Italy.
Leone
Lovely little Yorkie Leone belongs to Simona and Stephano. After a couple of years living and working in the UK, Simona and Stephano and heading back to Italy with their two children. Leone is going on slightly ahead with Animalcouriers, and will be taken care of by Simona’s mum until the rest of the family arrives.
We collected Leone from Alderley Edge, not far from the world-famous Jodrell Bank observatory, which hosts a number of radio telescopes
A goodbye hug for Leone from Simona
Jess, Cole and Maxi
Tremendous trio Golden Retriever Jess, Labrador Cole and tabby cat Maxi, who belong to Hannah and Ralph, travelled with us from Cheshire to Sarnico in Italy.
Ralph delighted to be reunited with the family pets. Here’s Cole getting a ‘welcome home’ fuss
Jess’s turn for a love-in
Maxi exploring his new Italian home…
…and keen to get outside for a look around
No wonder — there was a fine view over Sarnico from the terrace
Rambo and Ralph
Yorkies Rambo and Ralph belong to George and his wife, who are relocating from Nice to Hampshire. Rambo has a bit of a bounce to his gait due to a historic operation on one of his back legs, but doesn’t let anything hold him back. Both dogs whizz about like cartoon characters and love having a fuss made of them.
Rambo and Ralph having cuddles with George just before boarding the bus
A rather taciturn shopkeeper encountered at a service station near Milan
Ralph and Rambo reunited with their family in the UK
Arya
Arya, a Lagotto Romagnolo, belongs to Stephanie, Luke and Marcelo. Lagotti were traditionally bred as gun dogs and water retrievers (Lagotto comes from the Italian word ‘lago’, meaning lake), they also make loyal and loving family pets.
We collected Arya from a kennels with the rather marvellous name of Fidolandia, in the Treviso area of Italy, as her family had gone on ahead to the UK. Arya proved to be a delightful passenger full of endearing antics.
Collecting Arya at Fidolandia
A very happy reunion for Arya with Luke, Stephanie and little Marcelo
Finlay
Handsome Labrador Finlay (Fin to his friends) belongs to Gray, an international teacher. In the past, Fin has generally travelled by air when Gray has moved to a new job, but Gray felt that the trip from Italy to Scotland would be easier for him by road. Fin showed his chops as a seasoned traveller and was very much at ease throughout the journey.
Gray saying a temporary goodbye to Fin
Cows in the mountains between Italy and Switzerland. The sound of the bells around the necks of a whole herd is quite ethereal — perhaps due in part to the rarefied mountain air.
Excellent vehicle livery spotted in a car park in Reims, in northern France
oh leone looks like my bff whiskey…maybe they are related? and I love the fabulous fur of Maxi ;o) glad the shopkeeper would not join your passenger crew… have you ever transported a bear or could you do that? what was the most unusual passenger you ever had?
No, we haven’t transported a bear and wish to keep it that way 😀 You would have to have a very specialist licence and vehicle to move bears. Our most recent exotic passengers were probably the young breeding Ospreys we helped transport from Scotland to Switzerland although we’ve moved Llamas, ex-circus ponies and all sorts of exotic turtles in the past.
Even the cowss are smilin when they saw yur Courierss! Mistur Richard mee can SEE how much you love 4 leggedss!!! All thee doggies an katss look relaxed an calm!
Lady Annie more sucksessfull trips!! Woo Hoo!!!
Wee fink littul Leone iss adoorabull <3
***nose kissesss*** Siddhartha Henry xxxx an {{{hugs}}} LadyMum
Richard most certainly adores 4 leggeds! Nose kisses back to you Siddhartha Henry 😀
It’s surprising how far the sound from cow bells travels! But then that’s the whole idea, I suppose!
Yes indeed — it can be rather eerie though!
You had some good looking pets this blog post. Everyone looks very happy. Safe travels.
Thanks Carol — we are rather spoiled with our good looking passengers!
Lovely photos……………I clearly remember the cow bell sounds we heard when we visited Lucerne on our honeymoon……it’s a lovely friendly sound. All your travelers look SO HAPPY to be home!
Hugs, Pam
Yes, it’s a rather friendly and relaxing sound but remarkably loud when there are lots of them 😉
Great pics today – Fin with the tennis ball reminded me of Tennis Ball Obsessed Chelsea – she never lost her love for tennis balls…
It’s a very particular obsession and it does seem to last a lifetime.
Maxi is GORGEOUS!
And he’s rather an adventurous fellow.
I’ve been away awhile, but hope to be back as a regular someday SOON! The final move is getting close. Sissy doesn’t appear to mind and seems to prefer the new location. 😀
Great to hear from you Gunta. We know you’ve had a hectic time and wish you all well for the final move! Glad that Sissy approves, it’s an important consideration 😉
All beautiful passengers, and Maxi has some very striking markings! And you do see some very beautiful areas of the world!
Hope the summer season brings you sufficient rainfall, and a bountiful grape harvest to come. 🙂
We’re lucky to travel to some great places.
Thanks Lavinia, so far no rain. The ash trees are dropping leaves to conserve water.
Love the videos you share on FB…but miss the animal stories 🙂
Glad you enjoy the funnies on Facebook!