Meet the dogs who have travelled all over Europe - meeting Santa in Lapland, visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris and exploring the Old Town of Tallinn.<br /><br />Owner Nikki O Carroll, 33, got her two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Coco and Jono, in December 2019.<br /><br />Since then, Nikki has taken their pooches to 21 European countries - including Luxembourg, Andorra and Liechtenstein.<br /><br />The dogs travel with Nikki and her partner, Robbie Memery, 37, a head of sales, and the couple will either opt for a ferry or take their pooches on the plane with them to get around.<br /><br />Nikki says she loves her dogs so much she couldn't imagine leaving them with a family member or in a kennel while abroad.<br /><br />In April 2024, Nikki added to her pups and got Gigi, also a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, who is now joining the gang on their adventures abroad.<br /><br />Nikki, a teacher, from Dublin, Ireland, said: "I love being with the dogs so much, at home we spend every waking minute with them.<br /><br />"If we go to a restaurant they will come with us.<br /><br />"Pets are part of the family, I wouldn't leave my kids at home. They are only here for a short amount of time so I don't want to leave them out.<br /><br />"People think it is so difficult but it is actually so easy to take your animal on holiday.<br /><br />"The hardest part is researching the vet for treatment when you bring your animal back to the UK or Ireland."<br /><br />In February 2020, Coco and Jono went on their first holiday of many to Scotland. <br /><br />Nikki and Robbie took them on a ferry and they visited the Isle of Skye and drove around the Highlands - staying somewhere different each night.<br /><br />The couple than got a taste for travelling with their dogs and took them on a road trip through Luxembourg, Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland.<br /><br />Nikki said: "We were at home with them for so long that they became attached.<br /><br />"We also didn't want to leave them behind if we knew we could bring them.<br /><br />"The first trip we did post lockdown was to Wales and then we decided to take then abroad.<br /><br />"We drove across the UK to the Eurotunnel to Luxembourg, Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland.<br /><br />"They loved it are now on 21 countries."<br /><br />The first time Coco and Jono went on a plane was in April 2023 when they were travelling to the Baltic states.<br /><br />Before setting off, all Nikki had to do was buy a pet passport which cost them €70 each and the dogs were able to sit in the cabin with them both.<br /><br />Nikki said: "We got a ferry to Amsterdam, flew to Estonia, got a train from there to Latvia and from there to Lithuania and then back to Amsterdam.<br /><br />"At the time we flew with Air Baltic who allowed 12 kilo bags in the cabin.<br /><br />"Coco and Jono were able to sit with us in their travel bag.<br /><br />"It was a seamless process."<br /><br />Nikki says travelling with a dog is a lot easier than people realise.<br /><br />Once owners have purchased a pet passport and got them a rabies vaccine she says they don't need to get another one for three years.<br /><br />She claims all owners need to do is get their dog a tape worm vaccine
