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morning....
anybody done the portsmouth bilbao 2 night ferry with your dog and was he ok for 2 nights...`er indoors is worried that 2 nights might be too much stress for ours...done the crossing before but not with the mutt...thanks
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We live just a few minutes drive from the Portsmouth ferry port but would always drive to Dover for the ferry when we had a dog.
Its only a 90 minute crossing and the dogs stay in the vehicle, home from home for most pooches.
He used to keep himself occupied by inspecting the fixed bed and checking out all the seating. Once that was done he would then start to smirk at the kids from the coach that invariably was parked next door.
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we have done it in the past, pont aven, to santander. we had a g/ retriever, zac, who stayed in kennel on top deck. we had access to him 24 hrs,and exersize him on dog deck at any time. he didnt seem to bother about the journey, but i can see where some dogs would have a problem if they are locked in the kennels, we made sure that he was in our company for most of the journey.
sadly, we lost zac,old age. our present dog katy, enjoys the luxury of a pet friendly cabin on the cap finistere, booked one last march for zac, but unfortunately passed away before he got to use it.
got one booked for this march to santander.
i have done it to santander{dog left in van 1997}never again,dog was distressed,i am going to bilbao in april.with a pet cabin,thats the only way i would do the crossing,or its the tunnel.maybe they will introduce more pet cabins,as they tend to book up rather fast.
several trips since the cap finisterre started including the two nighters.
won't use kennels any more
the two nighters board late, immediate sleep, one daytime with exercise area, second overnight, arrival in port about 02.00 but not disembarking until 07.30.
our dogs will sleep anywhere, especially with us at hand
they seem to enjoy it, we think it is better than the long, long drive via france.
nb our dogs cross with us too and fro between uk and IOM 20 plus times per year, 4 hours per trip, we always get a cabin, they always sleep
thanks everyone...our dog is quite placid...he`s a Galgo..(spanish greyhound)...we have a house in southern spain so we thought we would take him back to his home country...he usually stays in kennels when we go away and is no bother...not distressed etc...comes back looking well.
..the pet friendly cabins sell out very quickly..already booked up for the crossing we want...will have a think about it...then i suppose theres all the fuss with visiting a vet on the way back etc...he does have his own passport though..thanks again
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