Rio & Recess had a VERY easy check in at the tiny Air Canada Cargo center in Ottawa. It was much more civilized and relaxing than the year before at the monstrous Cargo building in Toronto.

Entertaining ourselves with photos at the Air Canada Cargo building.  Recess & Rio are both happily chowing down on their stuffed kongs

Our flight to London was uneventful until right before we got off—they announced that there was an altercation on the plane and that the police would be boarding and escorting someone off. Turns out it was a very young mother who allegedly wouldn’t wake her young child who was sleeping on the floor when the seat belt sign came on. Two police officers escorted her off carrying sippy cups, toys and a diaper bag!

While waiting for Lucie Robertson, who flew in from Montreal, we had a good English breakfast at the same airport restaurant as the year before J . After meeting up with Lucie at the Heathrow terminal, we found our bus and headed to Animal Reception. We are all currently waiting for our dogs to be cleared. They‘ve told us our paperwork was all good, but so far we have been sitting here almost two hours… They say our dogs will be cleared soon! They just took my credit card and charged me 350 pounds tax on Rio. She’s one expensive dog today! Apparently we can get the tax money back once we prove that our dogs have left the country.

All the Canadian dogs that came through Animal Reception at Heathrow (Britt, Recess, Dune, Rio & Fia)


Rio came out of "quarantine" happy and relaxed!  She travels so well!

I think I’m ready for a nap shortly!