We were going to take our dog to Canada (flying into Halifax) ourselves as it is the cheapest option but for logistical reasons we are now going to send him with a pet transport company and pick him up from the airport the other end.

Can anyone give me any recommendations of companies they have used or have heard good things of?

Will be sending him out about 4 June.

Penny

We sent out 2 GSDs to calgary from Heathrow using Airpets. Pricey, but dogs arrived healthy and in good spirits.

Good thing was that they took the pre flight vetinary inspection seriously and they found a rather nasty cyst on one of our dogs which we had not noticed. They reported it to us, although it did not stop him from flying. Full marks there.

We used Ladyhaye for our tortoise and they were very helpful. We did have a lot of problems in Vancouver but none of it down to Ladyhaye, so I would use them again if the need arose, which it won't as I am staying here!
Good to see you on the move Penny!

Thanks both of you.

Ladyhaye I have heard of and they have been very prompt in sending a quotation, airpets I will get on to.

It feels good to be actually getting on with the move now.
Our dog is 14 now and much slower than he used to be. We have bought a house with 27 acres so he will never need to be taken for a walk again.
Thanks again.


Penny

Hi Penny,we flew our 11yr old GSD to Calgary with ParAir who are based in Colchester.They took over and did everything for us,collected Max from our house and drove him back to Colchester where he boarded with them for a week.They booked his flight and sorted out all the paperwork.I also rang Ladyhaye beforehand for a quote but was less than impressed with their professionalism over the phone.They sounded a bit vague and insisted that I need a pet export certificate.When I rang ParAir they assured me 100% that as my dog had been rabies shot all he needed was to be checked over by their vet the day before his flight and a fit to fly certificate.If I'd gone with Ladyhaye I'd have had to pay for a certificate which wasn't needed.
I know lots of people on here have used Ladyhaye with no problems but personally,purely based on first impression,I felt more confident with ParAir.
It's a few months back but I think we paid roughly 1400 uk pounds.