on the road with Animalcouriers

Once Courier Richard had seen Pasha, Laki, Boz, Blue and Coco settled in at Chris’s Animal Hotel, in Athens, he handed over to couriers J and M for the return trip from Greece with nine dogs on board. Among them are a number of holiday romances heading to new homes in the UK.

Glyfada market

Couriers J and M had time to enjoy the sights and sounds of Glyfada market before meeting their passengers.

A nifty way to display bananas

Locally produced herbs and honey

Splendid aubergines and oranges

No Greek market would be complete without piles of fresh vine leaves

This little fellow did a great job of minding the stall while his owner took a short break

Tavil and Paddy

Robin lives on Naxos and spends summers in the UK. Usually he makes the journey by car and takes Tavil and Paddy with him, but this year he’s flying back, so asked us to transport his dogs to London.

Paddy is quite a youngster…

…who enjoys sniffing everything

Older sibling Tavil is happy to leave all of that sort of thing to Paddy

Daisy and Abby

Daisy and Abby hail from Crete, where they were adopted by owners Anne and Fred. After 14 years of living on the island, Anne and Fred are relocating to Oxfordshire — and the dogs are going too. Our friend Akis, pet taxi driver extraordinaire, collected Daisy and Abby from Crete. They had an overnight stay at Chris’s Animal Hotel before joining our trip.

Darling Daisy

Adorable Abby

We delivered Daisy and Abby to Kilconnel Kennels in Oxfordshire, where they’ll stay until Anne and Fred catch up with them. Here you can see Abby’s marvellous eyes — one blue and one brown.

Pillsbury

Pillsbury travelled with us for Starlight Barking Trust. This gentle boy spent four years in a shelter on the island of Limnos. So we’re delighted that he finally has a new home with Christopher in Manchester.

Gorgeous Pillsbury

Pillsbury settled in for the journey

Cahlee

While on holiday on Lesvos, Liliana found dear little Cahlee on the streets. Unable to leave her behind, Liliana has adopted her, with the support of Lesvos Stray Dog and Cat Adoptions, run by our friend Rebecca.

Cahlee with Akis at Glyfada

Cahlee having a cuddle with courier M

Much excitement and many hugs as we deliver Cahlee to Liliana in Northamptonshire

Vista

Another holiday romance from Lesvos — Jack Russell Terrier Vista has been adopted by Laura, also with support from Lesvos Stray Dog and Cat Adoptions. He’s on his way with us to join Laura in Rotherham.

Vista is a very lively, inquisitive little chap

All that romping and bug hunting is enough to tire anyone out!

Lofty

Lofty is a fast-growing black-and-white pup found by Rebecca while she was on holiday on Skopelos. Dimitry from Vetcare Skopelos kindly looked after Lofty until he could travel. Like a special baton, he travelled by bus from Skopelos to Athens, where he was met by Akis who took him to Chris’s Animal Hotel until we came by to collect him.

Lofty is a live wire and very playful

He’s growing into a very handsome hound — with a huge appetite

A very happy reunion for Lofty with Rebecca in West Bromwich

Millie

Dear little Millie was found just three weeks ago by Susie, holidaying on Lesvos. What a quick turnaround of Millie’s life, as she now heads to the UK to live with Susie in Worcestershire.

Millie is a very calm little dog

Here she is meeting Lofty on a walk

A faraway look in Millie’s eyes

As we neared Millie’s new home, we received a text from Susie saying: “I’ve just seen the video of you dropping Cahlee off to Lili and Julie and it made me cry because I could see Millie in your van. Put your foot down as safely as you can please!”

The start of a happy new life for Millie in Worcestershire