[Billy]

What should I be expecting to pay, very roughly, to ship a border collie from Glasgow to Auckland, including vets fees etc?

Cheers
Billy

[jubjub]

We had two estimates so far for our collie cross one at 1735, one at 1563, but if i remember right the lower one we had to deliver to heathrow.

And he's only a bloomin rescue mutt into the bargain, we must be MAD :yes

Hope this helps

[jubjub]

Must learn to read all of a post before I reply.....

The above does NOT include vet fees for the blood tests etc, but did include import fees

[Milliemoo]

wow that seems a lot :( . I know it's around £850/900 for a cat, so I guess dogs cost more, but I didn't realise that much more.

Anyhoo, contact Golden Arrow as they are the best (so we've heard) :P

Milliemoo :nice1

[StevieD]

How in goodness name can people justify these costs???? Doesn't the term"being taken for a ride" spring to mind with you.

Check the mutt, bung it in a box, dump it on a plane and hey presto ;)

Now off to open my own animal export business........

[Dave & Sandra]

To be fair Stevie D - as one scouser to another - there is a lot involved.

I paid £832 to get our cat over. That includes the fare and booking the flight - all of the laboratory tests. De-fleaing, de-worming, vet attending to do the aforementioned, paperwork for MAF, getting the import and export permits, building a special crate for the pet to go in, keeping the pet for 3 nights (in my case), delivering the pet to the airport and sometimes picking the pet up from their home, dealing with anxious pet owners who might call them every couple of hours to make sure their pet is still alive and happy, handling any problems when they arrive in NZ ( which they do get occasionally).

Golden Arrow told me about a lady in Palmy who called them in the UK because her pet hadn't arrived on the designated flight. It was simply a breakdown in communications between Auckland and Palmy. The flight to Auckland had been delayed but nobody in Auckland had thought to tell Palmy - so Golden Arrow in UK got involved - had to call Auckland and find out that it was a simple delayed flight problem and this was during the night for GA. They have a quite a big set up and I saw about 6 dogs and four cats all with their own runs in nice surroundings and all having to be attended to and fed and watered.

I think it was worth every penny for the stress taken off me during a very stressful period of selling the house and shipping the stuff out. If I'd had to take care of the cat stuff as well I would have been a basket case. :laugh

[Suzy Rimbo]

We have had a quote from Golden Arrow to ship our cat penny over.

As mentioned above by Milliemoo, Dave and Sandra they are apparently the best, for a medium size cat all inclusive (vet's etc) £811.

Can you beleive what my mum said when I told here the cost "that's very expensive, would it not be cheaper to leave her here and get another when you settle" Mmm i wonder how upset she would be if I said she couldn't come and see us when we move. (now I know what happened to our cat when I was little and we moved) :eek

Not sure if you have the tel num for Golden Arrow but here it is just in case 01 588 680 240 Good Luck

[jubjub]

Many people think we are mad, comments from

"you could replace him with a pedigree when you move for that price"

"leave him here and I will take him to the woods for you" (i think a shotgun was involved somewhere!)

"why dont you just get him put down"

"put him back in the rescue home"

Now, I know he's getting on a bit, 9, and he is a rescue dog we have had for just a year or so, BUT, he's our dog, we took him on intending to keep him until "the end" and to the end we shall, reckon he could get to at least 13 judging by other collies we see. My conscience would bother me too much if we did not take him.

Not looked at Golden Arrow yet, but will do.

[kiwidollie]

Jubjub our dog cost us £50 to buy. He's a labrador/retriever x and we think the world of him. He developed epilepsy when he was only a few months old so he's on daily tablets to control fits. which cost over £20 a time. He is like one of the family. I'm with you - he's with us for the long haul. I'd no sooner leave him at home than one of the kids!!

I keep telling him how much he's going to enjoy all the exploring when he gets over there. All those new smells he's going to come across

(Sad aren't I) :(


I do wish he could lie under my seat on the plane though. :mrgreen:

[Hannah-NL]

Hey youre all so lucky! lol, Coming from Holland, they have to go into quarantaine for a month. Yes lots of people will say we're nuts too, we could buy very expensive dogs and cat for that money! But, unless we find them a better home then ours, we will not leave them behind, esp not the 11yr old Border Collie who has grown up with the kids :no

[joanne]

I can thoroughly recommend Golden Arrow - I got quotes from 3 or 4 other agencies and Golden Arrow were same/slightly cheaper than the others. The main reason for recommending them is they are SOOO helpful, nothing it too much trouble, you get the personal touch with them.
I had to cancel the collection of our dog at short (very) short notice, and they were great about it. The quote they send you gives a full break down of costs, which is necessary when comparing quotes.
We have asked them to kennel our dog for a month and do ALL the injections/bloods etc. Nothing is too much trouble and its not at a rip-off price - if you decide to take your dog to NZ you will have to use an agency. I have found that their prices are all pretty similar - but if you want to deal with a family company thats willing to go that little bit further - then you should go with Golden Arrow.

[Kim39]

vet fees will cost around £400, tests have to be done at very specific times, and sent to lab within in certain time frame, our vet has recommended that we use a currier so that nothing is left to chance. I agree we must be mad as it is going to cost sa much to send one dog as it is to pay for flights for a family of 4. :( :( :(

[Billy]

I've had our dog since a pup; he's now 13. My mother, who lives on the Fife coast and great for dogs, would be delighted to take him on.

I would be devastated to have to leave him behind, and so would the kids obviously, but I'm thinking, we'll go, see how we get and and he gets on, and if needs be, get him shipped out at that time.

He's getting on a bit now, and I dont know how stressful the trip would be for him, he could well be much better off staying.

It's a hell of a quandry. Not sure what to do.

Cheers
Billy

[Moorf]

Our darling cat Grumps is now with our best friends in the Uk and being spoilt rotten. I would have loved to bring him with us but I just couldn't bear the thought of him cooped up for all that time, plus he was (IS!) overweight and getting on a bit.

Whilst I'd have loved to bring him we did have to consider what was best for him and put our emotions to the back of our minds. We now feel we did the right thing by him and he loves his new home and we get regular pics of him via email and updates on his antics!

[Karoline]

I didn't have the money to bring my two cats. And...we are going to live in a rental and in most, no pets are allowed.
I found good homes for both of them, which made it acceptable to me to say goodbye to them. I think that i miss them more than they miss me...
cheers
Karoline