I've never flown a dog, had a puppy flown to me and I haven't been on an airplane myself since probably the 80's....lol...but had to comment on a few things.
Your health and your ability to return home safely to your loved ones are in the hands of so many people, some of whom you can be sure are being too lazy or careless to do their job. I mean, an employee sees an empty animal crate and just pushes it along down the line? It probably had stickers on it that read "LIVE ANIMAL." Failing anything else, what about "If You See Something Say Something" ?
THIS is so true! Did they see an empty crate marked LIVE ANIMAL and not think something was amiss???
Come on!
Twice I have had puppies miss their connecting flight in Atlanta and that means they arrive late on the next flight. I have been upset that they do not tell you or call to inform you of this challenge. If they just made a simple phone call to the people on the other end to let them know not to go to the airport early as the puppy is arriving late it would go a long long way in customer service.
I would think that phone call is a given! Why wouldn't they do that as a matter of fact??
The weather is definitely a persistent concern, although they do travel in a climate controlled area
Climate controlled. Ok, that was my next question, thank you. I wondered how they are shipped. Didn't it used to be in the luggage area and NOT controlled? Maybe that was years ago. I haven't flown in quite some time.
If you give Benadryl, I wonder if you should do a trial run with it to make sure she'll do okay with it.
Good point. I sure wouldn't want to be worrying that my dog was having a problem all alone!
. I also recall the flight attendant handed me a piece of paper like a little ticket once my Dobe had been loaded on the plane. This was an assurance that the animal had made it aboard.
Love that! Maybe it's a lot more work for them but boy, having them keeping me up to date on all that was happening with my pet would go a long way for me.
I travel with my dogs all the time...by car. I don't trust other people and am a bit of a control freak when it comes to their care.
Me too.
I hate to say it but there's no one I trust
completely for my dogs or horses. Not even my husband!
I can never rest easy when away from my animals. Does that make me a control freak??
They are a bit pricey (around $150), but hold the weight of an averaged sized adult (don't ask me how I know, lol) and come in handy for lots of other things.
I don't have to ask how!! I have a great imagination!!
It makes me kind of emotional looking back at them
Oh, its funny you said that because by the time I looked at your photos and got down to reading your post, I already had a lump in my throat!!
