[PyrNet-L] Your Dog and US Air

["Elizabeth L. Mihalcik" <elm@flmnh.ufl.edu>]

Dr. Nick Carter of Border Collie Rescue has dogs shipped in from all over
the US.  Nick uses US Air.  I hope this helps.  Nick Carter's e-mail
address is nick@bcrescue.org.

 According to N. Carter:  The best way is counter-to-counter. Air prices
are something like $117
dollars for dogs and crates under 50 lbs. $157 for 50-70 lbs. and $217 for
70lbs+ with USAir. Other carriers can be a bit more, depending on several
factors. If we ship the dogs cargo instead of counter-to-counter the rates
drop by about $30-40 a dog. Shipping is the same cost no matter where you
are, so location is irrelevant to the decision. You can ship a dog from
Washington state, 2,000 miles away for the same price as one from Orlando,
200 miles away. Go figure.

The heat can be a problem, as some airports put an embargo on shipping dogs
at certain times. Gainesville doesn't do it as far as I've seen. Canada
shouldn't be a problem and we have never had a problem with a USAir
connection through Charlotte. You might want to plan for an early morning
or late evening arrival but since the airport here is so small, it is
really of little concern (since the dogs don't spend much time on the
tarmac).


I hope this helps.

Elizabeth