Travelling to UK with dog
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Travelling to UK with dog
Would love to take my dog on holiday to the UK (just got her 'passport') but am baffled by the options. Has anyone any experience of this? - Whether to drive and take the ferry, or try public transport (which airlines take pets - she'd be ok in the hold for a couple of hours rather than spend 10+ hours in the car) or even the train and the ferry but am not sure I can do this as a foot passenger?
Any advice would be welcome - even if it is "Don't do it"!
Any advice would be welcome - even if it is "Don't do it"!
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I travelled many times back to the uk with my dog and every time I drove back . I would stop every 2-3 hours and give him a stretch of his legs .
Always I would use euro tunnel as Tia said you can stay with the dog in the car where as on a ferry they have to be left whilst you go on deck.
You have to check the dog in at Calais which is very simple and only takes a few minutes before you check your car in
If you don't want to do the trip back in one day the hotels along the auto routes all accept pets for a small fee
Always I would use euro tunnel as Tia said you can stay with the dog in the car where as on a ferry they have to be left whilst you go on deck.
You have to check the dog in at Calais which is very simple and only takes a few minutes before you check your car in
If you don't want to do the trip back in one day the hotels along the auto routes all accept pets for a small fee
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Travelling with pets
We have done the journey many many times and we have never done it in less than 12 hours with stops for food, drink and fuel. We've never travelled with our dog but have travelled with our 3 sons which is probably far worse.
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Sorry for being a bit late with this reply, just spotted post.
We have always taken our dog back to UK with us, at least once a year, if not more, as soon as the paasport system came in in 2002 (I think). When you had to cross between 24 and 48 hours after the dog had seen the vet, we always stopped overnight around the Chartres area.
We have also done the journey "in one go" on the way back and to be comfortable we reckon on at least 12 and a half hours, and that is without long breaks, just quick dog pee and sandwiches.
Now that you have five days from the dog's check up to crossing into UK, we will be stopping on our way back for New year for three nights to see a bit of France we don't know. We have always used the eurotunnel, as we don't fancy leaving the dog (now dogs) in the car in the hold of the ferry. We have found it quite reasonably priced, fairly efficient and the dog check in procedure is very straightforward. You do need to allow a little extra to do that, but these days eurotunnel are flexible on the crossings if you are delayed.
Hope that helps.
We have always taken our dog back to UK with us, at least once a year, if not more, as soon as the paasport system came in in 2002 (I think). When you had to cross between 24 and 48 hours after the dog had seen the vet, we always stopped overnight around the Chartres area.
We have also done the journey "in one go" on the way back and to be comfortable we reckon on at least 12 and a half hours, and that is without long breaks, just quick dog pee and sandwiches.
Now that you have five days from the dog's check up to crossing into UK, we will be stopping on our way back for New year for three nights to see a bit of France we don't know. We have always used the eurotunnel, as we don't fancy leaving the dog (now dogs) in the car in the hold of the ferry. We have found it quite reasonably priced, fairly efficient and the dog check in procedure is very straightforward. You do need to allow a little extra to do that, but these days eurotunnel are flexible on the crossings if you are delayed.
Hope that helps.
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In light of her last trip in my car, make sure you have plenty of sick bags for Loulou! I know in the UK you can get some kind of travel sickness prevention for dogs, might be worth getting some next time you're ovér there x xCaroline wrote:Michelin says it takes 10 hours feom here to Calais - is that about right, in which case I would stop overnight as suggested. Hate long journeys....
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Loulou is very embarrassed about throwing up in your car, but as it has never happened before, we are going to blame your driving!
Thanks to everyone who replied. Think I will start off with a smaller trip to Spain as a trial run first - and hope I can still rely on 'MountainGal' for dog holidays!
Thanks to everyone who replied. Think I will start off with a smaller trip to Spain as a trial run first - and hope I can still rely on 'MountainGal' for dog holidays!
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Loulou
Of course, Loulou is a pleasure to have, you know she's always welcome anytimeCaroline wrote:Loulou is very embarrassed about throwing up in your car, but as it has never happened before, we are going to blame your driving!
Thanks to everyone who replied. Think I will start off with a smaller trip to Spain as a trial run first - and hope I can still rely on 'MountainGal' for dog holidays!
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