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Dear Riekie and Jaco,

I just wanted to let you know that Zoe has arrived safe and sound in Toronto. Thank you for arranging her travel! Riekie, I apologize again for giving you such a hard time initially about prices etc. The whole experience was new to us, but I'm glad, in the end, that we decided to send Zoe to Canada and keep her with us.

Thanks again and all the best,

Katherine


 

 

Dear Riekie

Thank you so much for all your help and the updates! My boys arrived safely and in perfect health as expected. There is no price one can put on that and I thank you profusely for arranging such an effecient service.


Best regards
Rabiah



 

Dear Dominyc,
 
I hope you are doing well!
 
This was a welcome; my 3 MM's are back home and I'm very glad and happy.
 
They are in perfectly good shape and there is live and love back again.
 
I thank you so much for your kindness, help, organization and our communication.
 
Please take care
 
Petra

 


 

 

Hi Rieke,

Sorry for taking 3 days to write to you...its been a busy time.
Salvadore arrived safe and sound and Stephan and I would like t pass a big thank you to you and your team.
Although he did not eat until Stephan arrived on Wednesday he does seem to be settling in now.
We have a blast from Siberia here and have woke up to about 4cm of snow!
Enjoy your weekend.
Andrew , Stephan & Salvadore

 

 


 

O’ Brian arrived safe and well…    see photos
Thanks for all your assistance..
Best regards

 

 


 

Hi Nick

I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to ATS.  Penny arrived in Durban safely and full of beans ready to explore her new home yesterday.

So far it's one of the only things that went 100% smoothly as part of our move from Cape Town to Durban.

Purr Purr from Penny
Thanks for looking after my baby girl like the princess she is :-).
Regards,
Heidi


 

Riekie,

You guys have been absolutely amazing. It is so rare to find such amazing customer service, dedication and a clear understanding and care for my "children".

I wish more companies had your work ethics. You have made this process so easy and you have been so patient with my many questions.

I wish you all the best for the future and will definitely keep you as my number one pet travel company.


Jamie Lightfoot
A very happy customer


Hi Estelle

Here are a few pictures of the cormorants in our quarantine.
They have settled in very well.
Jo

cormorants in our quarantine


 

Dear Estelle

These were taken exactly a week after my girls arrived, although by the Wednesday (after arriving late on the Saturday) they were already purring etc. I will give you an update after I arrive in Auckland.

Thank you all for everything and a special thank you to Nick.  I know I was a big baby so I'm sorry he had to put up with my snot en trane, but also to thank him for his compassion.

Kind regards
Tammy Balmer

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Shirley-Ann

I just thought you would also like to see the happy photo's of the brother and sister dogs that you guys have helped transport to JHB.

A prayer answered...

What a fairytale ending for two little puppies who had such a horrific start in life... 

Re-united at their own awesome forever home, and still joint by the hip! 

Bobby & Blossom... now together forever as they were destined to be.

Thank you for your fantastic service!  I've lost the form to evaluate the service of Animal Travel, but if you could possibly e-mail it to me I would me more than happy to complete it and mail it back to you.

Annarina van der Westhuizen
:-)


Hi there

From Cancrimoa Kennels in Poland, Tina, here is the girl Dandy's Zoya Cancrimo z Lednickiego Zakola who arrived after an extremely eventful trip on Wednesday night. Isn't she absolutely GORGEOUS???. credit to Johann Theron of Animal Talk magazine.

To those of you who have not been watching her progress on Facebook, allow me to introduce you to the newest family member of Charmanté Newfoundlands.

This 10 week old beauty has just this minute arrived in our home all the way from Cancimo Newfoundlands in Poland.  She is Dandy's Zoya - pet name Zoya -  sired by the magnificent Multi Champion Dandy's Alister in Poland and already Cosack has fallen in love with her!   Oneday we hope to have a beautiful litter of puppies out of these two, but meanwhile, she is gorgeous, very much a live wire who seems to accept everything easily - she is going to be a huge asset to Newfoundlands in this country and to browns in particular.

I have to thank some people though

Maja for this lovely lovely girl
Gocia who has done all the translations for Maja and myself and without which matters would not have gone smoothly at all!
Estelle at Animal Travel Services for smoothing so many ruffled feathers and paving the way for a smooth entry into Cape Town and our home
To Vaughn who collected her and brought her safely to our home
To Kate who phoned on Friday evening as there were major issues at the last minute

I know there are many more, but without the ready assistance of these people, I am not sure whether Zoya would have been here tonight!

More news to follow - but first now to see to our little Princess!

Janeen and all at Charmanté Newfoundlands, Cape Town.

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Dear Dominyc

Just to let you know that my babies arrived safely, all be it a little shell-shocked, but fine.  They are in their new home, and are being introduced to their new surroundings gradually.

Thanks once again for ALL your patience and encouragement and advice with regards to them coming to Dubai.

I will definitely recommend you to friends.

All the best

Fond regards
Bev Bradnick


 

Dear Riekie,

Just a little note to let you know Angus is doing fine here with us in Belgium. Although he does need to get used to all the new sounds coming out of bushes, he's taking to it like a pro!

Picking him up from Schiphol airport was easy and he seemed absolutely fine after the flight. Thank you very much for your good care.

Regards,
Geraldine Gronland


 

 

Good morning Ladies,

It is with great pleasure to announce the save and healthy arrival of Lucy to her new home in Saudi Arabia.
She is already at home and enjoying the warmer weather.

Thank you one's again for your assistants to make her trip trouble free and safe.

Enjoy your day.

Best regards.
Johan Grobler
Manager- Plant Maintenance and Transport

Arabian Pipeline & Services Co. Ltd (ANABEEB)
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


 

 

Dear Estelle

I would just like to say a HUGE Thank You to you for all your assistance in getting my puppy safely into South Africa. You  were GREAT! I really appreciate it and could NEVER have done it without your help. You were true to your word and everything went as you said. And thanks also to Nick who came with you on Wednesday night. You were both GREAT!

Kind Regards
Natalie Nissen


I just wanted to say that, even though I only got to deal with you for the last day of waiting for our new puppy I was so impressed with your work. I can see that you are a sincere animal lover. That came across quite strongly and I really appreciated that. I will always recommend you specifically from your company to people! Our puppy has a very happy home; she is settling in beautifully and the best of all is that she knows so well that when the lights switch off it is sleep time for her!!!

All the best,
Kind regards,
Heidi Stroh

 

 


 

Hi Estelle and Vaughn

I want to commend you both on your exceptionally professional, caring and patient service. I was a very  nervous client and worried from the start about my animals having to travel without me. Just as I thought we had everything in order, we hit a hitch just days before schedule to travel. Vaughn, your calm and professional manner over the phone late that evening made the whole situation more bearable.
Estelle you were so polite and reassuring the next morning putting me in the picture and fixing the situation.

From my very first encounter with Animal Travel Services, I only encountered the kindest helpful people who I know would care my pets as if they were their own.

Thank you! You have offered proudly South African service. Well done!

Delia


 

Dear Estelle,

Thank you for your email.  Please find below proof of the balance payment transferred a few minutes ago.

Thank you again for your wonderful service, kind assistance and patience with me over the past few weeks while planning my dogs relocation.  I cannot thank you enough for all your help and advice, my husband dogs and I are incredibly thankful.

Good luck with all your future clients, I'm sure they will be as overjoyed with the results as we are. 
Best regards,
Susan Mallia


 

Dear Riekie

Just a short message to let you know that Copain has arrived safely and in good health in Zurich. All went according to plan: many thanks for organizing his trip and for the professional and competent handling. My compliments to you and your staff. Sincerest thanks - well done!

We are due back in CPT towards the end of September. Will contact you in August to arrange with you Copain's Arrival/Customs/Veterinarian Clearing and transport to Woodbridge Island.

Kind regards


 

Hi Dominyc,
Just want to let you know that Chaos Cat arrived home, safe and sound
Last night.  He is not King of his Castle yet, but we know him well enough to
Know that it will not take too long before he finds himself.
Once again, thank you so much for all your help.
You guys are amazing!!!
Desiree Reviglio + family + Chaos Cat.


Hallo, dear Riekie, want to confirm that all went well with Pailie! I picked him up in Berlin as Cargo !! And now he is happy at home...Thank you so much for the good organisation you all did !!    With brst regards.  Gabi Jenke. Eichinger 


Hi All

Thank you very much for your effort in getting our pets to us safely and in good condition.  They are already settled in and as happpy as can be.  I really appreciate your friendly service and commitment and will recommend animal travel to anybody

Kind Regards
Francois and Corne van der Walt


Dear Riekie, Dominyc and Stephanie

A heartfelt thank you for delivering Tiger and Squirrel safely to our home in Rotterdam. They are fine and adjusting to their new homes.

We will definitely recommend your services to other pet lovers requiring the transport of their pets.

Thank you once again.

Kind regards
Germaine


 

 

I just want to thank you for the wonderful service you supplied me with when you transported my cats from South Africa to Canada.
I did not have to worry about them at all.
It has been a year since their arrival and they are really happy.
I refer your service on a regular basis to other immigrants.

Keep up the good work!!!

Kiena Joubert
Edson, Alberta, Canada


 

 

 

Hi Riekie

I just wanted to thank you for transporting our dog Charlie from Cape Town to Malaga.
He arrived happy and healthy and we are extremely grateful.
Thank you for a very efficient and professional service.

Kind Regards

Laura and Lee Kendrick

 


 

Vongeorgio Rottweiler Kennel

We would like to make use of this opportunity to convey our sincere thanks for your valued support as well as all the effort that you have shown us as from the start of this most important transaction. The Vongeorgio Rottweiler Kennel would also like to mention that they will at all times recommend you to any other kennel to promote your excellent service delivery. Lastly the team wishes you lots of success in your business and hope that we can rely on your contiouous support in the future!


 

NOVEMBER 2010

just to let you know Iqrah has arrived safe and sound.

Thank you for all that you have done and an outstanding service that you have provided.

Many Thanks.

Mr Anwar Chohan


IQRAH TO LONDON – 28 OCT 2010


 

OCTOBER 2010

Thank you for your very good service. My dog arrived quiet and not stressed. She is very happy.

A friend of mine has 4 cats to import from Italy, I send her your address so she can specks with you about all the documents that she needs to do.

Thanks a lot Luisa


 

Just a quick note to say that Murphy arrived safe and happy in Kasane with us.

He has settled down well and he and our one year old son played for hours yesterday afternoon.... I think they will be inseperable in the future.

Thank you for sorting out all the logistics of getting him here to us, it made things so easy for us.

Take care. Kind regards

Ros Hoy, Kasane, Botswana


OCTOBER 2010

Just to again thank you for the excellent service provided to me to get our cat Piekat to Brasilia! We were so pleased to see her. She is adjusting well here and will hopefully not decide one day “she wants to walk back to South Africa”! We shall contact you again when we move back to South Africa, hopefully in 4 years time.

All the best to you, Laura Joyce




Sophie is here safe and sound. All went very smooth, and I am so happy
we have decided to bring her. She has adjusted perfectly already.

Thanks very much!
Warm regards
Maegan Silva





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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