National Brittany Rescue And Adoption Network Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa Region

Transports are when a dog needs to be moved a cosiderable distance, say 500 or 600 miles. Usually there is a transport coordinator who posts the needed route on message boards and contacts potential drivers in person. These transport coordinators are tireless overworked overtired dedicated people. We know one lady who regularly stays awake all night trying to arrange safe passage for dogs needing to be moved. It is not an easy thing to do.I was completly amazed when I was involved in the first transport. A dog was moved about 600 miles in a day and there were about 10 people involved. It was amazing to see everyone volunteer.

Sometimes transports are fun , like when you go out into the country to a small town or some rural area. I really enjoy these trips , going new places and meeting new people. It costs gas money, but other than that I enjoy spending mornings or afternoons going to pick up or drop off a dog. My wife is tireless in this. We have traveled the byways of Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan in the name of dogs.

Sometimes transports are not so fun, like in the middle of a winter storm. We have near come to disaster a few times because of storms , floods or getting lost. Gps really helps!

My wife one time took the ferry accross Lake Michigan to transport an elderly Cocker Spaniel.

One time my wife did a transport in which all 5 dogs had been beaten in some way. They all had open wounds that the local shelters could not handle, and were being transported to people who were going to get them fixed up and healed.