Zara MacAlister

Hi, I'm looking for some advice about shipping my dog to Aus from the UK. He's a 4yo English springer, and my options for flights seem to be with a two hour stop over or a 10 hour stop over. With the 2 hours he would stay in his crate so I estimate that he would then have almost 30 hours in that crate once you take into account waiting and transport at each end, plus the flight. The 10 hour stop over is in Dubai, and he would be removed from his crate and put into a kennel so at least he could stretch his legs. They do say they walk them and feed them too. Does anyone have experience of dogs transiting in Dubai? I'm inclined to think a break from the crate would be a good thing but does anyone have any other opinions or experiences to share? Thanks