About Us
Welcome to our website. Pets A2B was started in 2020 by Gary Box. Gary and Iain offered pet transport services across the UK. Iain retired in March 2022 and Gary then sold Pets A2B to Hannah Dobbs who continues to offer pet transport within the UK. Through a partner company called Pet Transport Services we are also now able to offer international pet transport services.
The Pets A2B Story
Gary and Iain first met back at the end of 2017. Gary was running Northampton Dog Walker and Iain was thinking of starting a dog walking business in Bedford. Gary built a website for Iain and they stayed in touch.
In March 2020 the UK entered lockdown due to Covid19. Both Gary and Iain naturally noticed the demand for dog walking and pet sitting dropped alarmingly. It was at this time that the idea of focusing on pet transport started.
Noticing a healthy demand for pet transport, Gary obtained his Type 1 Animal Transport Licence from DEFRA and began to optimise his Northampton Dog Walker website for pet transport search terms.
Things went very well and in just two months requests were coming in from members of the public, dog charities and dog breeders. In July 2020 Gary and Iain both decided to focus more on pet transport and we agreed we should start a new business name clearly aimed at pet transport. Gary purchased the PetsA2B domain name and Iain applied for his Type 1 Animal Transport Licence.
Later in 2020 Iain obtained his Type 2 from DEFRA which means we were able to offer road transport journeys in excess of 8 hours.
Iain retired in March 2022 and Gary then sold the business to Hannah Dobbs in August 2022. Hannah comes from a family of pet transporters. The company is DEFRA Type 2 licensed, offering pet transport throughout the UK. Through another family business, Pet Transport Services, we are now also able to quote for international pet transport enquiries.
Meet The Team
Gary Box
Gary was born in London. Now living in Northampton with his partner Ewelina and their Border Collie, Archie. Gary also owns his own dog walking business called Northampton Dog Walker. He has a type 1 Animal Transport Licence issued by DEFRA. Hobbies include travel, photography and web design.
Iain Fraser
Iain was born in Scotland. Now living in Bedford with his wife Louise and their cat Nico. Before joining PetsA2B Iain owned Bedford Dog Walker. He has a type 2 Animal Transport Licence issued by DEFRA. Hobbies include the outdoors, spending time with the family, socialising and classic cars.