Hi guys,
Can i please ask any breeders experienced with exporting puppies a question regarding holding kennels before flights.

I have been told by a person interested in a puppy that they HAVE to be placed in these kennel for 3/4 days prior to flight.

Looking on exporting websites it seems that most enable you to deliver puppy straight to airport or get the company overseeing your export to take puppy to airport on the day of flight straight from your house.

I'm just not happy with puppy being in a holding kennel if not neccessary and hoping that some of you with a bit of experience of exporting can answer this one for me,

Thankyou x

Ali

Hi
We exported a puppy to Malta a couple of years ago and did this via a professional export company but delivered the puppy to the Airport ourselves. It was a few hours before flight. It was Gatwick and very relaxed. Obviously they want all the required paperwork etc and  but although I was worried it all went quite smoothly. Not heard of having to stay in holding kennels so not sure about that. malta has similar rules to us as it is a rabies free island so it was a bit tricky and there was quarantine the other side but not a long as here once titre tests proved immunity. Can't remember exactly how long but I was a bit mislead as told if we held onto him here for a period after rabies jab and titre tests done there would no quarantine, but in the end there was.
Not my favourite thing to do after that as found quite stressful.
Diane

Thankyou Diane,

God,yes,it is stressfull.

I can't find anything about having to stay in holding kennels as a requirement,in fact all websites i have checked say they will collect on day or you can take puppy to the airport yourself.

Ali

When one of my pups went to Sweden I delivered her to the airport myself with all of the documentation a few hours before the flight, no mention of her going into holding kennels for any longer period than that.

The last two occasions in my case, they had to be at the export kennels by 1pm the previous day - but that is because I pay to have them vetted there and they are done at 2pm. I take my own food and water and bedding.

They are then usually kenneled there overnight for their flight next morning.

I have sent 3 pups aboard 2 to Norway  the first went as excess baggage with me taking him to checkin and he stayed with me just prior to me having to board the plane.
the second whent under the new rules as cargo I took her to cargo left her there and picked her up in Norway from cargo
the other puppy I sent went to Russia the new owners had been over previously but they had to use a courier because of ease of paper work their end
the pup was picked up the day before kept overnight they took my water, my food so no chance of upset stomache (double coated breed)  rang me that night to let me knowhe was ok and then rang again to say he was on flight arrived other end with my bedding and some food in a bag for when he got there couldnt have asked for better service.

Thankyou all for you helpful replies.

There is no way i would wish to put puppy into holding kennels for longer then neccessary and have decided to not go ahead with homing puppy with this family.

It has come to light that they want to take puppy to kennels on their way back home to Singapore (they will be over visiting family) and drop him off until he is 12 weeks and then fly him over to join them.This would mean him being held in kennels for about 10 days!! I feel this is being done for their convenience not the welfare of my puppy.

I was only considering letting them have a pup as i know them and they are a super family (well,not so super in my eyes now!).

Have also done some research in quality of life for dogs in Singapore and it sounds pretty dire.Concrete jungle and dogs only allowed off lead in an enclosed area.There is also the concern over the heat and humidty.

My breed is a large gundog breed and i cannot imagine life for them not being able to run freely through fields and just be confined to an area the size of half a small football field.

I have a good reserve list and will be placing puppy with one of them.I feel that if one of my litter was to go to Singapore he would be the 'unfortunate' one and that is just not right!

Again,thankyou for all replies

Alix

I think it only sensible to refuse to send dog to parts of the world where standards of canine care are low and the culture doesnt generally support the dog lover.