Puppy Flight Shipment
BulliesofNC
Richlands, NC
This discussion was created from comments split from: Hoping to add a new member to our little family.....
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One thing to take note of is in order to conduct a flight shipment for a puppy they are required to have a health certification and acclimation statement conducted by a Veterinarian. This has to be done within 10 days of the flight. This means your puppy will be thoroughly examined to ensure he is healthy and fit for any flight shipment. Another positive aspect is the fact that in order to ship a puppy via plane it would have to be at least 8 weeks of age. Many backyard breeders are i a big rush to sell their puppies and look forward to getting rid of their puppies at the earliest opportunity which is about the time they can eat solid foods on their own - 6 weeks old. Some of these breeders will even chastise the idea of fight shipments with their oppinions of it being "unsafe" in attempt to present themselves as a "caring" breeder while they convince you to pick your puppy up at a inappropriate and premature age.
Let's face it the English Bull Terrier didn't come to America on boat. My stud Nitro recently flew from Poland to England to USA. A very long trip and he met me full of happiness and confidence. I'm not sure he realized he was on a plane. I shipped a puppy to Canada to a person interested in our bloodlines for future show and breed purposes. She too was very worried about the long flight. However, he did perfect on his trip and is doing well today in the show circuit. His photo is illustrated below from a show in Canada.
This is a good subject and one that I felt warranted it's own thread so I made it one.
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We chose to drive 12.5 hours straight home from Michigan with our pup.
The only knowledge I had of animal shipment was stories from two friends who each had a less than desirable experiences with dogs shipped to them.
One pup seemed shell-shocked for weeks after shipment which their breeder accredited to "something must have happened on the flight".
The other was a Pug who's eye was damaged damaged when shipped. The vet said the shredded paper in the crate used to ship the animal scratched his eye.
I also watched this video.
I think the Corgi that crapped himself was the one with the cam rolling, replay his face around 3:00.
I could see how flying in the cabin with someone accompanying the pup might be less stressful than 12.5 hour nap-filled car ride (which is what our little man endured) but don't forget to take into account a possible long wait to board your plane.
Had I researched this subject on this forum first, I may have had a different opinion.
My only past experience transporting an animal was riding my bike 12.7 miles as a child with a Tiger Oscar Cichlid on the handlebars in a plastic bag with a couple cups of water in it... Oh and there was the Beta Fish I had delivered with overnight postal service.
By no means am I an expert, ha!
You'd be shocked with what some people deal with by putting their dogs in their car for a short drive. There's even a thread on this Forum on that subject. I think the best thing about conducting a personal pickup of a puppy is that the owner can rest assure that the entire safety of trip will be controlled by their supervision. It's for that reason alone that my preference would be to conduct a personal pickup of the puppy if it's within means of traveling. However, I don't oppose the aspect of flight shipment because I've had good experience in puppy shipments this route.
"It's not just a Dog, it's a Bull Terrier!"
www.bulliesofnc.com
A while back I had a customer who purchased a puppy from us who made the decision NOT to have their puppy shipped via airplane because they claimed that the shipment method posed a threat to the safety of their puppy according to what they read on some internet site. Instead they opted for a Canine Ground Transporter which I agreed to. This canine transporter specialized in shipping puppies, dogs, and cats from point A to to point B throughout the country and raved about the benefits of ground transportation verse air transportation.
On the day the puppy was to be picked up the company arrived to my residence in a F350 hooked to a long trailer with a home made multiplex of small cubby holes for stuffing in dogs or cats. They had no A/C and only one window. I couldn't beleive my eyes when I seen the size and conditions of crates. the poor dogs looked miserable. Inside the crates were straw and a water bowl all of which were empty from obvious road motion. The dogs were panting and hot. One dog was large in size and crambed into a kennel where he could even turn around. I told the driver to let him out. He knew I was pissed and actually listened to me by moving him. When the dog was taken out he didn't wait a single second to piss all over the ground obviously from holding his bladder. When the guy went to the other side of the trailer to put the dog away in another kennel i noticed blood coming out of the window of another kennel. I started yelling at the guy and he had enough of me I guess and got back in the truck to leave. I still broke out my phone and got a couple pictures because I wished to report the incident. He drove away pissed off thinking I was the bad guy. NO WAY was I going to entertain that kind of transportation. It literally made me sick to my stomach and I felt so bad for the dogs that were in those kennels full of crap. God only knows if they were even free from the spread of disease like Parvo.
All I can say is at least canine flights through Delta and Continental regulate safety procedures and look after the welfare of the animals in their care unlike some small scaled private transportation company or business that could care less about their reputation.
I hate to disgust you all with the photos I have attached but I think they can be used as an eye opener for others that may be view this thread while researching the best approach to animal shipment. I think these photos speak volumes and a hidden camera taking videos would only bring tears.
"It's not just a Dog, it's a Bull Terrier!"
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"It's not just a Dog, it's a Bull Terrier!"
www.bulliesofnc.com
I suppose the ladies from PETA are far too busy baring their breasts for some television camera to be able to get around to attending to this horrific mistreatment of animals. I'm sick to my stomach how the love of money corrupts the mentally diminished in the world.
"It's not just a Dog, it's a Bull Terrier!"
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On occasion, when the puppy woke up, we'd take him off our lap and set him on the puppy pad on the floor. Almost on command he'd go wee.
With only an hour car ride, you probably won't have to make a pit stop for him top take care of other business... Obviously we did with our long trip. Same deal as the puppy pads, we'd stop put him on some grass and he'd do his thing once again, almost like on request.
I don't know how we got so lucky, lol!
Of course there was two of us, one to drive and one to handle the cuteness.
Good luck with the trip and post lots of pics here, we LOVE feeding off the joy and experiences of other Bullie-Lovers
We picked our female bully up by car for a four hour drive. She got really car sick. We had to stop and give her a break.
Our puppies we shipped all but one. Two were in flight total 14 hours (including 3 hr lay over). One puppy was clean and fine, and I might say made quite an impression with everyone at the airport when he arrived. I believe the airline staff looked after him. The other arrived with a very messy crate, and the puppy was covered with poop. Unfortunately the pup then had a 2 hr car ride. Both were shipped United. The other two were also shipped, shorter times. They arrived just fine. I believe the staff makes a difference. I would have no reservations shipping a dog. We did not feed them before flight, and trained them how to use the drink bottle two days before flight.
Hey Stoeger....I'm back to the practice video on the pic's. Gotta go look for Steve in the AM.
(Not sure which pic you want.) I have a brendle girl, and a white male. Or was it one of my pup's? Cause I wanna give them to you! Ha, ha. I love showing off my babies.
:-*I didn't get a good look with the pic you posted to describe the baby better...