Get in touch with Dr Khaled El Hossan ([email protected]), he can sort all the paperwork out this end. The import licence is valid for 1 month, but it may be worth finding out how long it takes to get one in the first place...

All you will need to do is sort out the export papers from DEFRA at UK end - this is the link to the relevant contacts: http://animalhealth.defra.gov.uk/about/contact-us/tradeexports.html

Oh, here is an example of the type of carrier: http://www.zooplus.co.uk/ask?q=sturdi+bag&num=20&form=search&gclid=CMbG7...

This is all theory - I had been planning to bring out my elderly cat (who would have been too stressed in the hold), but as we are not staying in Qatar, will now not need to do this.

Hope it all goes well for you and your daughter's dog. Have to say though, August is an awfully brutal month to be bringing the poor thing out there, hope it doesn't have a full coat!