on the road with Animalcouriers

Animalcouriers are on their way back from a trip with pets travelling to and from Italy and Greece. Courier Richard made the journey out, then handed over to couriers J and M for the homeward leg.

Bianco and Pardo

Adorable black-and-white cats Bianco and Pardo belong to Elena. As well as looking alike, the cats have similarly playful and friendly natures, and it was a pleasure to have them on board for the journey from London to the Italian city of Bologna.

Pardo, whose distinguishing mark is a black dot on his chin

Bianco’s feature is a white tip to his tail

Elena’s new home wasn’t quite ready for the cats, so she asked us to deliver them to her dad Marco. As you can see, he was delighted to receive them!

Bojo, Mojo and Eva

This energetic trio of little dogs belong to Yvonne. Bojo is a Westie/Bichon Frise, Mojo is a Morkie, and Eva is a fine mixture of several breeds. The dogs travelled with us from London to rejoin Yvonne on the Greek island of Poros. They’re such a lively lot, Yvonne must have really missed their high jinks!

Bojo, Mojo and Eva — full of fun and frolics

Yvonne sent us a photo of her three darlings all settled in to their new home (with a teddy bear that looks bigger than any of them!)

Millie and Poppy

A fine pair of Westies, Millie and Poppy are constant companions who share their lives with Cheryl and John. The couple have relocated from East Sussex to Crete, and now their dogs have joined them. Both dogs enjoy lively, bouncy walks, followed by long deep sleeps.

Lovable, inseparable pair Millie and Poppy

Kali

At three years old, delightful Dalmatian Kali still has plenty of puppy-ish traits. She dashes about and likes to get into everything. Owner Dimitrios has sent her from Leeds to his mum Elisavet in Athens, who’s in for a treat with this lovely girl.

Gorgeous Kali

Toby

Energetic Toby travelled with us from south London to the west of Athens. He took to travelling like a pro, trotting along purposefully on every walk, with his beautiful coat swept back by the breeze.

Delightful Toby

Handover with Akis at Igoumenitsa

What would we do without Akis, our can-do friend in Athens with his pet taxi service? He met up with courier Richard at the Greek port of Igoumenitsa to take charge of the pets’ onward journeys to Athens, Poros and Crete.

Transfer at Igoumenitsa

Sabbath

Sabbath hails from Thessaloniki and is travelling with us to Gateshead upon Tyne. It was no surprise to learn that Jordan, the owner of this gorgeous black cat, is a fan of the legendary rock band Black Sabbath!

Slinky black Sabbath

Levis and Morgana

Courier Richard took the ferry back to Brindisi, where he handed over to couriers J and M for the onward journey. Their first stop was to collect gentle giant Levis and his feline chum Morgana. This delightful duo belong to Antonella and Danilo, who’ve relocated from Policoro in Italy to Bristol.

Handsome big fluffball Levis

Magnificent Morgana

Snowball

Beautiful Siamese Snowball belongs to Michaela, who’s relocating from Bagno a Ripoli to Edinburgh.

Snowball was white as a kitten, hence the name

Yellow — the colour of spring

A field full of yellow flowers

Another vibrant dash of spring colour

Star

It’s not that often we transport a hamster! Tiny Star joined us in Turin. She belongs to Beth and her daughter, who are leaving the Italian city of Turin after four years and returning to the UK.

Beth arrives with Star

A closer look at dear little Star

More spring flowers…a type of wild lily perhaps?

…home to a damsel fly

Pickle

We called in on Cordelia in the Haute Savoie to collect her beloved Pug Pickle for his journey to London. Despite Pickle’s diminutive size, Cordelia tells us he enjoys going jogging with her. Pickle will have to be content with sedate walks while in our care!

A goodbye hug for Pickle from Cordelia

Alpine views from the Italian side…

…and from our hotel in Mont Blanc

The hotel’s mascot — a bear that looks to enjoy paintballing!