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Hello,

A lot of happy faces and one very happy tail on Thursday evening in Budapest. Mr. Bingley is back with his family and we are all feeling great.



 

Dear Christelle

I just wanted to thank you and your team for the pleasant and professional way in which you managed the transport of Oscar our parakeet from Cape Town to Jhb.

It was a pleasure dealing with you and knowing that our pet was in good hands the whole way, it really gave me peace of mind.

Thanks again.

JWakeling

11 August 2010

Hi Christelle,

Would like to take this opportunity to thank you for getting the Grass Carp to us. They all arrived safely and were placed in their new surroundings late yesterday afternoon. Hopefully, they will grow big and strong!!!!!

Have a wonderful day.

Lyn

18 August 2010

I am busy importing my first dog ever. The situation was very confusing / frustrating as I was sending backwards and forwards UNTILL somebody referred me to Christelle. I am a Small Business Services Manager at Nedbank and never in my life have I experienced such incredible service. She is AWESOME and without her help I wouldn''t have been able to manage. She went the extra mile and I believe did MORE than what was expected of her. I would really like to nominate her for GREAT SERVICE as she is a BIG ASSET to your company.

Kind Regards

Ansa de Jager
17 August 2010

Afternoon Chris/Wendy,

not sure if you will get this before you leave, but just to let you know
that Whiskey was in very good shape when I picked him up at the airport.

The travel crate was tidy, no dog or any other mess. There was water in
the bowl. I only know one girl in customs at Toulouse airport and
luckily she was on duty today, so we got everything done before the
office closed for lunch.

Whiskey was a little shy/timid at first but glad to get out of the cage
and have a walk about on some grass and leave his calling card! He then
has some water, ate a sausage and jumped back into the car, he sat in
the back seat all the way home, popping his head up to look out of the
window every now and then. We had another long walk when we got here,
then Whiskey went into his run (no issues) and has now gone to sleep.

So well done and thanks to Riekie and her team in getting him here in
such a good condition.

Cheers,


Gerry

August 2010


 

March 2010

Riekie & Gambol’s trip to Germany

By Riekie Fourie

International Pet Travel consultant

My first German Shepherd Dog made me fall in love with the sport known as Schutzhund (German for Protection dog) and I always believed that one day I’ll go to the world championships to represent South Africa

It was a dream of mine… to go to the Protection Dog World Championships (WUSV). The sport consists of 3 phases 1) Tracking, 2) Obedience & 3) Bite work. Even though it’s a very long process and hard work to get all 3 phases balanced and ready for competition, it’s still worth it.

 

In 2004 my boy Gambol was born…. after waiting for him for a very long time. There was an immediate bond between the two of us when we met for the very first time!  With Gambol’s unbelievable temperament and ability to work I knew he will make this dream a reality for us.

After a few years of hard work… in the mornings on my way to work and in the evenings straight after work we were selected to go and represent South Africa at the World Champs 2009 in Krefeld Germany.

I transported hundreds and thousands of pets all over the world and now I had to arrange for my own dog, my best friend to travel with me to Frankfurt. Obviously like all the other four legged passengers I transported, I arranged the shortest, best trip for him. We were very fortunate to receive sponsorship from South African Airways for the return trip for the SA K-9’s in the Shutzhund team! 

 

When it came to preparing my dog, taking him for his health certificate, etc… I could relate to all my clients. The anxiety I felt… the thoughts of what can go wrong. I have been preparing Gambol for this trip for his whole life and more I couldn’t do. I had to accept the fact that I had to hand my very special cargo over to the airline and that he was going to be in good hands.

 

We were booked on the same domestic flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg and when I boarded I had to confirm with the air host that Gambol was loaded and that he was ok… only then I could relax (for the first stretch of our journey).

 

I made prior arrangements with SAA Cargo that I would walk and water Gambol in Johannesburg. So when I arrived in Johannesburg a friend collected me and took me to cargo where I could see for myself that my dog is well. He was very relaxed…. and I caught him SLEEPING!!! While he was snoring away I was close to heart failure worrying about him!! I took him for a walk (woke him up first), filled his water bowl and left for the second leg.

 

Upon boarding in Johannesburg I could see him being loaded into the aircraft. It was great to be able to see how careful he was handled whilst being loaded into the hold. Shortly after liftoff I realized how lucky he was, compared to me!!!

He had ample leg space; I didn’t,

he had his favourite pillow, I didn’t,

he could stand up and turn around whenever he wanted to and I couldn’t!

When we arrived in Frankfurt, with a stiff neck, numb bum and swollen ankles we collected the car and went straight to the agent who we employed to clear him. By the time we got to the agent, Gambol was already in the animal lounge getting a nice walk, water and breakfast. The custom clearance took about two hours, but this was of no concern to me as he was out of his box and in a quiet kennel at the animal lounge.

 

Gambol with the team at GK Airfreight Frankfurt

 

                        Gambol relaxing at the Animal Lounge

When clearance was done, we went to collect him. He was refreshed, unlike the humans, and ready to go.

 A week later we lived our dream and walked onto the field, shoulder to shoulder, with the world’s best!

 It was for me as an international pet travel consultant great to experience what so many of my clients has experienced… I can now even better than before relate to the very worried two legged clients.

 Will I do it again? Most definitely yes!

    Dear Christelle,

 

On behalf of Oscar, his World Woof Tour and the thousands of pound hounds that he was able to visit as part of his World Woof Tour, Thank YOU so much for helping us to circle the planet to perfection!

 

We visited 31 countries, visited over 65 organization on 5 continents and in so doing traveled  approximately 79038km (twice around the circumference of the earth!) Best of all, and as a direct result of your unbelievable assistance, we didn't have ONE yelp (problem) with Oscar getting into or out of  ANY of the visited countries along the way. We owe all this to Animal Travel Services!

 

You and your team, Christelle, deserve an Oscar for all your incredible, professional, experienced work. A very big, fat, golden, diamond infested Oscar!

 

From the bottom of our paws, thank you all so very much.

 

Joanne Lefson & Oscar

                               

 

 

Cocoa’s Journey

 

Dear Animal Travel Services………….

 

The time had come for us to go

Dad had got a transfer you know

I was scared to be left here alone

When Mom and Dad went to their new home

 

Mom was clever and made a plan

To get me there to Amsterdam

She phoned a place that does these things

Animal Travel, you supplied my wings

 

You were so organized and so kind

You saw to it that I wasn’t left behind

You told my mom just what to do

All was sorted before I flew

 

 

You got me on my parent’s flight

It was quite late at night

But you looked after me until I went

In your departure lounge, it was time well spent

 

 

 

 

I am now in Amsterdam

Thank you Animal Travel for lending us a hand

Thank You for being so smart and kind

If it wasn’t for you I’d be left behind

 

Mom and Dad are very glad

For the best service that they had

And I just want to say

I’d recommend you any day……………

 

Your friend, Cocoa

 


 
 
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