Why we will not put another family’s dog in the same car

Almost every pet transport company in Britain fills a van. Six, eight, eleven animals from different households, one route, the cost split between them. It is how the price comes down, and there is nothing dishonest about it.

What it costs the animal

A shared run is built around the vehicle, not around your dog. The route is set by the other collections, so the dates are too. If one family is late, everybody is late. If one animal is distressed, every animal hears it for nine hours. The driver divides their attention eleven ways.

What we do instead

One household’s animals at a time, in a car, on the date you choose. The person who collects your pet is the person who hands it over. If you would rather not be apart from them, there is a seat for you.

What it costs you

More. We are not going to pretend otherwise. A dedicated car to the south of France costs what it costs, and a place on a shared van costs a fraction of it. What you are buying is the absence of other people’s animals, other people’s schedules and other people’s delays.

If a shared run is the right answer for you, it genuinely is, and there are good companies doing it. We are the other thing.