5 Tips to Prepare Your Pet for Travel

Travelling with pets can be an exciting adventure. It also requires careful planning to ensure their safety and comfort. Whether you are relocating internationally or heading across the country, taking the right steps in advance to prepare your pet for travel will make the trip easier for both of you. From health checks to crate […]

Microchips, Vaccines & More: Pre-Flight Health Requirements for Pets

Travelling with your pet involves more than just booking a flight and packing their crate. Whether you’re relocating or planning a long-distance trip, there are important pre-flight health requirements for pets that must be completed well in advance. These requirements protect your pet’s well-being, ensure airline and destination compliance, and help avoid delays or denials […]

Do Pets Get Jet Lag? Understanding Your Pet’s Post-Flight Behaviour

International travel can be exhausting, even for pets. While they don’t check time zones or wear wristwatches, animals are still sensitive to changes in light, routine, and sleep patterns. Many pet owners notice unusual behaviours after a long flight and start to wonder, do pets get jet lag? The short answer is yes, but not […]

Is Air Travel Safe for Pets? What Every Pet Parent Should Know

Flying with your pet can be an emotional experience. For many families, pets are cherished companions, not just animals, and their safety is a top priority. One of the most common questions we hear is, “Is air travel safe for pets?” The short answer: yes, when the right safety precautions, travel conditions, and planning are […]

Tucker “The Treat Inspector”

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Tucker is our treat inspector at the Lounge. He must ensure that all treats are sniffed and up to standards before offering to our travelling pets. He must also sometimes taste test to ensure quality as well! You can find Tucker hanging around the Lounge with his trusty human, Emily.

Olive “The Greeter”

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Olive is known as our greeter here at the Lounge. She is always hanging out at the Lounge and making lots of friends! You can spot Olive going around the airport with her trusty human, Trish.

Emily Street

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With several years of experience in pet shipping, Emily is able to offer international services to many different destinations around the world. She is a graduated veterinarian technician and loves animals of all scales and fur! You can always find her with her Mini Dachshund sidekick, Tucker!

Trish Brown

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An avid and life-long animal lover, Trisha’s first job out of university was working with guard dogs and narcotics and explosives detection dogs with a heavy emphasis on training and socializing puppies. Along with her love of dogs, is a love of horses that started with riding and showing as a kid. Working with many different animals has allowed Trisha to develop a variety of approaches to ensure every pet visiting the Animal Lounge has a fun and relaxing stay. A passion for animals, combined with a decade in cross-border transportation allows Trish to facilitate a fun visit for each pet and a stress free experience for their humans.

Glenn Thomas

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Glenn has been in the airline & cargo/freight business for over 35 years. With lots of hands on experience with animals, he offers exceptional pet relocation services out of Calgary. He currently has a Standard Poodle and Miniature Poodle as part of his family. Glenn always ensures that your pets are treated as part of our family the moment they walk through our doors.