Four days, two thousand kilometres, one dog.
It’s normal to worry about the road. Here is exactly what happens to her, from the moment she leaves her rescue to the moment she walks through your door.
- The day before
We say hello to her rescue.
We confirm her place, her papers and your address, and you receive your private tracking link. Her rescue packs a blanket from her bed, so she travels with a smell she knows.
- Day 1 · Romania
Papers, harness, a soft bed.
We check her papers and her harness, set out her bedding and settle her into her own ventilated space. We drive away calmly; many dogs are asleep within the hour.
- Days 1 to 3 · Across Europe
Water, a check, a clean bed, quiet.
The route runs west through Hungary, Austria and Germany, then Belgium or France to the Channel. At every welfare stop: water first, a calm look for any sign of stress or discomfort, a clean bed, food when it suits her, and quiet. Night sections protect her rest. You get a photo and a line from each stop.
- Day 4 · Dover
Into the UK, quietly.
Because every paper was checked before she left, the border is just another stop. We send you the time we expect to reach you, and it updates live from here.
- Day 4 to 6 · Your door
Home.
We call you before we arrive. The handover happens inside your home or garden, never on the street. We scan her chip in front of you, put her lead in your hand, and take a photo for her rescue.
How we look after her on the road.
The van is set up for dogs, not parcels. Here is what she has around her the whole way.
- Her own space
- A ventilated space of her own, never shared, with bedding and water.
- Climate-managed
- The temperature in the cabin is controlled, whatever the weather outside.
- Two drivers
- No solo shifts and no tired handovers, with welfare checks built into the routine.
- Welfare stops
- Water first, a calm check, a clean bed, then quiet. Every stop, the same routine.
- Food
- Timed to her age, her condition, her travel notes and how she is coping.
- Quiet
- An insulated cabin, gentle handling and a predictable rhythm. Less excitement, less stress.
You’ll never have to ask how she is.
A photo and a line at every stop. A live map with the time we expect to reach you. And a phone answered by someone who knows where she is.
- 06:10Left Romania. Bella settled straight away, curled up on her blanket.
- 11:45First stop. Long walk, drank well, a few sniffs of everything.
- 18:20Dinner eaten, all of it. Resting now.
- Example messages from one journey.
Ready for the day she arrives?
A short guide to preparing your home, the handover and her first days.
Times and stops vary with the season and the number of dogs. More questions