How far did you travel to buy your dogs? - Page 5

jay-dogwithablog · #41 (**permalink**) 28-08-2008, 07:50 PM

My aunty decided she wanted a Bichon Frise earlier this year and only wanted a KC reg with parents that could be seen etc...a good breeder in other words. I went with her and she ended up travelling to Llanelli in Mid Wales which is about 4 hours from where we lived. There were others much closer but once she saw the photographs of her little boy heart heart and mind were made up.

I personally would not have thought to travel that far but with the two I have I would go to the endso f the arth to get them

Sam
A Dog With A Blog

Xiaoli · #42 (**permalink**) 15-09-2008, 07:38 PM

Ruby was a 8 hour round trip.
Squiggle was a 6 hour round trip.
Harley was a 10 hour round trip.

Cazmatch · #43 (**permalink**) 15-09-2008, 09:34 PM

We were lucky. We only had to travel about half an hour for Harvey.

Kenmillix · #44 (**permalink**) 15-09-2008, 09:42 PM

we travelled about 300 miles east for millie, all the way from wolves to skeggy, on a warm may day. but got lost a lot on the way there, and the breeder had fed her before we left so my partner got an unwanted shower on the way home.

the funniset thing was when she needed the loo, we stopped my the side of the road, with a very scared little pup, and had to use a scarf as a lead, and wait for ages until she piddled lol.

she's well worth it tho.

sskmick · #45 (**permalink**) 15-09-2008, 09:45 PM

We travelled about 70 miles, 140 miles round trip. Leeds to Barton on Humber.

We set of Friday evening at about 17.00 and got home at about 22.00 on 12 August 2005. Best trip I've ever made.

Sue

kittykat · #46 (**permalink**) 16-09-2008, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Kenmillix

we travelled about 300 miles east for millie, all the way from wolves to skeggy, on a warm may day. but got lost a lot on the way there, and the breeder had fed her before we left so my partner got an unwanted shower on the way home.

This reminded me of when I picked Cola up, the woman who was fostering her let her eat as soon as I got there so inevitably she shared this with me and the back of the car on the way home which ran all the way to the front of the car It looked like a weeks worth! LOL

I dont know why people feed the dogs before going to a new home, knowing they will be in the car for possibly a long time. I had to pay for it to be steam cleaned the next day ... Ive never seen so much sick since she must of stored that all up.

Eolabeo · #47 (**permalink**) 16-09-2008, 07:36 AM

reading back at this thread it seems alot of dogs came from wales lol.

vizzy24 · #48 (**permalink**) 16-09-2008, 09:06 AM

We went from portsmouth to shropshire 8 hour round trip. With a car sick puppy, that was a fun journey

dogpositivetraining · #49 (**permalink**) 16-09-2008, 10:20 AM

I flew from Cyprus to Poland, took a night flight on the way there, arrived around 6am, slept all day at a very nice small B&B, and then the breeders met me with Harley at the airport later that evening.

Harley was great with the travelling I have to say, and I made sure we flew back on a night flight so it was his sleep time.

The only annoying thing was to see him come out on the baggage carousel, peering through the grill on his carrier. He was sitting calmly looking out and not anxious, but I did have stern words about that

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