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gary and sharon
The definitive guide to taking a dog back to the UK
if you ever decide the time has come to return to the UK and you want to take your pet with you, be warned its a very long, arduous process, with little help and months of aggravation!
The reason were sharing his information is that having rescued a puppy from our sitesi when they were being darted, it now resembles a tall,thin, bear but with the best temperament of any dog we've owned and we decided to take it back with us next year.
the below figures etc have come from many many calls and emails which started some 3 months ago and still haven't finished
To give you an example, to finally locate and speak to BA 's agent took calls to the UK,Izmir,Istanbul, back to UK, back to Istanbul,Dalaman and finally an agent so we hope it helps someone.
Firstly, you have to make one of two decisions, quarantine or adoption.
Quarantine
only certain airports in the UK accept animals, IE gatwick, heathrow etc
only certain airports in Turkey allow pets to fly out
they are:- Dalaman-London only with BA or Thomas cook
Izmir-Munich
Bodrum -Munich
NO airlines fly to UK from Izmir or Bodrum
Option 1 quarantine
1. neither airline will allow you to book your animal direct, you have to use a shipping agent who have standard charges according to size of animal but there is very little difference between small and large dogs /cats
The airlines will only allow certain agents to be used..........you know whats coming don't you!!
The very cheapest agent we could find was Thomas crooks charging no less than £1040 to fly our dog from Dalaman to gatwick stating it was handling charges and admin costs that hiked up the price
2. both airlines insist you travel with the pet despite once on the plane your not even allowed to see it once its landed until it arrives in an approved quarantine center
3. all animals must have certain jabs before leaving including rabies, but will be done again upon arrival so expect to pay twice.
There was very little difference in charges between the 3 quarantine centers we obtained quotes from
boarding £51 PW X 26 = £1326
Heating £168
Rabies Jab £48
Bordetella jab £36
gatwick collection fees 145.75
customs clearance 60
Transfer to dalaman 150
crate 81 sub total inc vat £2316.65
flight for dog 1040
flight owner 350 total £3706.65
final vets clearance health check could not be quoted and this doesn't include a pets passport
Now we come to adoption
Option 2
There are very few people who do this as a business and wherever you leave your animal you have to collect 6 months later
the idea is, you get the animal to Germany and the onward to its new home in Spain, France,Netherlands etc any EU country
on arrival another blood test is taken and after 6 months and further tests an EU pet passport is obtained allowing you to collect and bring into the UK
France is a good choice for several reasons;
adoption, because it lives with a family and not in a 6x18 ft cage for 6 months
France, because by the time you've hired a car and driven to one of the above and back, then again 6 months later, its cheaper to pay the proprietor to collect at Munich airport, and then deliver to your ferry in 6 months, IE Plymouth etc
Boarding per month 290 euros x 6m 2 weeks 1875
all vets bills blood and new passport 450
collection from munich 816
Dogs flight 40
owners flight return to munich 136
ferry return 400
Total 3717 euros or £3322
so having finally decided upon this option you have to book your flights first with sun express, then mail/fax the application form with flight booking re for the dog a bog standard form and they email you back an acceptance
BE AWARE .........if you have a tall dog, the website just states any dog, over 6kgs, 4o Euro.
after you've booked your flight stating the crate you've bought is 90cms high, they then send you a mail stating the max height of any crate allowed is 85cm !!
thank god we only adopted one!!:animation
Best of luck Gary and Sharon
The reason were sharing his information is that having rescued a puppy from our sitesi when they were being darted, it now resembles a tall,thin, bear but with the best temperament of any dog we've owned and we decided to take it back with us next year.
the below figures etc have come from many many calls and emails which started some 3 months ago and still haven't finished
To give you an example, to finally locate and speak to BA 's agent took calls to the UK,Izmir,Istanbul, back to UK, back to Istanbul,Dalaman and finally an agent so we hope it helps someone.
Firstly, you have to make one of two decisions, quarantine or adoption.
Quarantine
only certain airports in the UK accept animals, IE gatwick, heathrow etc
only certain airports in Turkey allow pets to fly out
they are:- Dalaman-London only with BA or Thomas cook
Izmir-Munich
Bodrum -Munich
NO airlines fly to UK from Izmir or Bodrum
Option 1 quarantine
1. neither airline will allow you to book your animal direct, you have to use a shipping agent who have standard charges according to size of animal but there is very little difference between small and large dogs /cats
The airlines will only allow certain agents to be used..........you know whats coming don't you!!
The very cheapest agent we could find was Thomas crooks charging no less than £1040 to fly our dog from Dalaman to gatwick stating it was handling charges and admin costs that hiked up the price
2. both airlines insist you travel with the pet despite once on the plane your not even allowed to see it once its landed until it arrives in an approved quarantine center
3. all animals must have certain jabs before leaving including rabies, but will be done again upon arrival so expect to pay twice.
There was very little difference in charges between the 3 quarantine centers we obtained quotes from
boarding £51 PW X 26 = £1326
Heating £168
Rabies Jab £48
Bordetella jab £36
gatwick collection fees 145.75
customs clearance 60
Transfer to dalaman 150
crate 81 sub total inc vat £2316.65
flight for dog 1040
flight owner 350 total £3706.65
final vets clearance health check could not be quoted and this doesn't include a pets passport
Now we come to adoption
Option 2
There are very few people who do this as a business and wherever you leave your animal you have to collect 6 months later
the idea is, you get the animal to Germany and the onward to its new home in Spain, France,Netherlands etc any EU country
on arrival another blood test is taken and after 6 months and further tests an EU pet passport is obtained allowing you to collect and bring into the UK
France is a good choice for several reasons;
adoption, because it lives with a family and not in a 6x18 ft cage for 6 months
France, because by the time you've hired a car and driven to one of the above and back, then again 6 months later, its cheaper to pay the proprietor to collect at Munich airport, and then deliver to your ferry in 6 months, IE Plymouth etc
Boarding per month 290 euros x 6m 2 weeks 1875
all vets bills blood and new passport 450
collection from munich 816
Dogs flight 40
owners flight return to munich 136
ferry return 400
Total 3717 euros or £3322
so having finally decided upon this option you have to book your flights first with sun express, then mail/fax the application form with flight booking re for the dog a bog standard form and they email you back an acceptance
BE AWARE .........if you have a tall dog, the website just states any dog, over 6kgs, 4o Euro.
after you've booked your flight stating the crate you've bought is 90cms high, they then send you a mail stating the max height of any crate allowed is 85cm !!
thank god we only adopted one!!:animation
Best of luck Gary and Sharon
