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04/03/2008, 8:01 pouyade Joined on 17/01/2005 Berkshire and 17 Posts 114 Re: Long Ferry crossing with dog Thanks for all the comments.  She has been across Portsmouth - Caen a couple of times without a problem, but the St Malo route, particularly if one is loaded early and/or disembarked late is somewhat longer, without any delays!!  I certainly would not relish arriving back at the car to a little ‘accidental present’!   As coincidence would have it, my husband’s boss has changed the work schedule again (3 times in 5 days) so we may now be able to revert to the dates we wanted and thereby use the tunnel or a short crossing, which suits us better generally.  If anyone sees a ‘dead to the world’ black cocker spaniel, in a Previa, at a service station, with a middle aged owner trying to persuade her to leave it for a pee, that’ll be us doing the 12 hour jaunt to Charente-Maritime.   Can’t wait!   Pouyade      Report

04/03/2008, 17:04 Carolski Joined on 23/08/2004 Posts 83 Re: Long Ferry crossing with dog Just a thought; had you ever considered using LD Lines from Dieppe to Newhaven? The crossing is only 4 hours and our little westie has done it several times and seems to be quite happy. They are very efficient when it comes to Pet passports and in our expeience have always been helpful. We too live in dept 17 and find the drive to Dieppe doesnt really take a lot longer. Also LD are a lot cheaper!      Report

04/03/2008, 17:52 Cathy Joined on 07/03/2006 Mostly near Bordeaux; Sometimes near Bristol Posts 2,064 Re: Long Ferry crossing with dog I've travelled on the Portsmouth-St Malo route with the dog in ferry kennels and in the car.  I now prefer keeping our dog in the car, as he is familiar with it. The kennels can be distressing.  The Pont Aven (used in the winter on the St Malo crossing and in the summer on the Santander crossing) kennels are right up on a windy top deck, miles from anywhere.  I visited the dog during the night and again early morning and he wasn't interesting in 'doing the biz' (the deck is cold metal) and so it was a waste of time.  He hated the cage and so did all the other dogs there.  Upon disembarkation, I had to go back up to the deck as well as sort out 4 children and the car.  Travelling with the dog down to the car deck, stopping him from attacking other dogs, was hard work.  I was the last car off and well and truly frazzled. No, everytime from now on, I'll leave him in the car. Another grouse about BF - there's nowhere to walk dogs at Portsmouth or St Malo.   Cathy ----- Your children won't remember you ironing their pyjamas but they will remember you reading them a bedside story.    Report

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