on the road with Animalcouriers

Here’s a round up of a few of our recent trips around the UK and Europe, taking in Ireland, France, Germany and Switzerland.

Gorgeous puppies arrive at their new UK homes

We had the pleasure of delivering a host of squee puppies to their excited new owners in England and Ireland.

Lynda welcomes her darling Corgi puppy in Whaley Bridge

Oksana cuddles her sweet Corgi puppy in Leicester

Hello hugs for Emily’s new Cattle Dog puppy in Wedhurst

Az and Kate thrilled to receive their Labrador puppy Baggins in Brighton

Anja delighted to receive her mini-Dachshund pup, also in Brighton

Daniel cuddles his mini-Dachshund puppy Mila in Lancashire

Warm welcome for Adam’s gorgeous Labrador puppy in Surrey

Karen gets to know cute newcomer Fuzz in Kent

Darling Summer travelled with us from Wisbech to Cork

Besotted owner Aoife wrote to say: “Thank you so much for accommodating us in order to get our puppy Summer over to Cork. She arrived this morning and has been a bundle of joy since! Also, a huge thank you to courier Mike for taking such great care of her on the journey and keeping us informed along the way.”

Aoife continued: “You made it possible for her to join us during these unprecedented times — it would likely have been many months before we could go to collect her ourselves, and we would have missed out on many weeks of her young age and fun!’

Mickey, Raffles and Gabrielle, 3 dogs from France to the UK

We met this delightful Cocker Spaniel trio in south-west France. They belong to Sheila and her daughter Caroline, who have moved back to the UK. While Sheila and Caroline completed their move, the dogs stayed in kennels near us. Once Sheila and Caroline were settled, we drove to Mickey, Raffles and Gabrielle to Cornwall for a very happy reunion.

Naturally, Sheila and Caroline missed their dogs very much while they were apart. Sheila sent us a super video of the dogs’ feeding time, telling us: “Mickey and Gabrielle do something akin to a highland fling. Gabrielle is Mickey’s much younger half-sister. From a young puppy she watched him and copied him in everything.”

Hello hugs and kisses with Caroline

Smiles and cuddles in the Cornish sunshine with Sheila

Asterix, a dog from Provence to Hertfordshire

Asterix, a German Shepherd–Collie cross, travelled with us from the Var region of France to join his family in Hertfordshire.

Lyon’s rather striking Confluence Museum of science and anthropology, located on the confluence of the Rhone and Saone rivers

The whole family turned out to greet handsome hound Asterix

Jenna, a dog from France to Wales

Caught up in a tug of love, darling Border Collie Jenna is at last back with her family in Wales. The logistics of getting Jenna to the UK proved rather challenging. Courier Glenn was refused access on an earlier Animalcouriers trip, before Covid-19 led to lockdowns. When France started emerging from lockdown, we were finally able to arrange for Jenna’s collection by our vet in France, Dr Diana James, who prepared her pet passport ready for her to travel to the UK.

It was an emotional time for owner Nicola and her family, who were pleased and relieved to know that Jenna was finally on her way. Jenna is quite a senior lady — Nicola tells us she is so happy to have Jenna back and able to oversee her through her twilight years.

Playtime for Jenna with Nicola’s daughter and parents’ Spaniel

Time for a snooze after all that running around!

Rocky, a dog from Essex to France

Friendly Cavapoo Rocky hopped on board in Essex and travelled with us to the Haute Savoie region of France.

Rocky on the road

Smiles all round as Rocky reaches Joanna and family in the Haute Savoie

4 cats from France to Switzerland

Rachael’s quartet of charming cats joined us in the Hérault region of France for their journey to Switzerland.

Samy

Gina

Paula

Bella, the most forward of the quartet (and the loudest!)

Rachael delighted to welcome her four cats to Berlin

A sign for the Border Museum, near part of the former border between east and west Germany

2 Ragdoll cats from Kent to Switzerland

We transported the Liebreich family’s gorgeous pair of Ragdoll cats from Kent to Switzerland.

Simply stunning

A perfect reunion in the sun for the whole family at the Swiss border