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01-29-2005, 04:47 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: VIRGINIA
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| Flying With Your Doggie Has Anyone Ever Flown With Your Yorkie? How Did They Do? We Are Getting Transfered To California From Virginia And We Are Going To Have To Fly. Has Anyone Ever Let There Doggie Fly By Themselves? We Are Thinking Of Driving Cross Country And Letting Our Baby Stay With Grandma And When We Get There Have Her Fly Him To Us. Any Info Would Be A Big Help Thanks. Rileys Mom- Tiffany
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01-29-2005, 05:14 PM | #2 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Las Vegas
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| I flew my puppy home with me. Since we'd only been together for a week (he was a Christmas baby...got him while visiting my parents), the ride in the crate was a pain simply because he wasn't used to it. I tried to condition him to being in it for two hours at a time, but the noise from the plane was another story. You're not allowed to let the dog out of the crate while you're on the plane. My flight was two hours and he cried most of the way there. If you're not traveling with the dog, they are placed in the cargo under the plane. This is dangerous because the tempatures aren't regulated. |
01-30-2005, 04:00 AM | #3 |
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| I have flown three times with Toto so far ... all our trips from Colorado will be via air due to the distance. The few years we will be here, I will have to fly home at least every couple of months due to my Mom's poor health. If you are lucky enough to have a good attendant, they will kinda turn their head and you can take your baby out of the carrier for little "breaks". I don't understand their logic behind them having to stay in the carrier under the seat ... after all, I paid $80 each way for Toto ... you would think that as long as she just snuggled on my lap, they wouldn't mind! To add "insult to injury", would you believe that Security "patted down" this little 4 lb. baby?? She was mortified when those two big hands came at her with blue rubber gloves on them!!! Sometimes, due to delays, etc., she has been in that carrier for up to 12 hours! I take her to restrooms in the airports and place her on her wee wee pad and encourage her to go, but she is so traumatized by the whole experience she usually won't! She wears a diaper in the carrier and so far ... she has held her pee for 12 hrs.! I would never, ever allow her to travel alone, because just like jandrsn said, if they travel unaccompanied they go in with the cargo!! Toto loves to travel by car so perhaps if you drive, your baby Riley could just go with you in the car! I would much rather travel with Toto by car than to fly!!
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01-30-2005, 10:48 AM | #4 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Las Vegas
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| When I checked in, they said I could put him in the seat beside me, as long as he was still in the crate. Luckily for me, the held the seat beside me so it would stay empty. So I was able to at least stick my hand in the crate to give him some kind of comfort. I agree about the going to the bathroom situation as well. He wouldn't pee on the pee pad in the airport either. |
01-31-2005, 12:36 PM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin,TX
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| That's easy I have a little 3 pound angel. Sometimes she freaks out at things she is unfamiliar with so when I had to get on a plane with her I was nervous. I took her to the vet to get her checked out before getting on the plane, and he told me I could give her .6 cc of child's benadryl. I was a little skeptical at first, but from what he tells me that they cannot overdose on benadryl (but I wouldn't advise testing that theory, of course). I gave .6 cc of benadryl 20 min. before we got on the plane, and she just took a little nap the entire way. She was so good and there was no problem. After take off I just put her carrier on my lap and unzipped the top so she could see me. The flight attendants didn't seem to mind at all. The only time they said anything is to put her under the seat during take off and landing. It was not as stressful as I thought it would be. I hoped this helps!!! |
01-31-2005, 06:47 PM | #6 |
YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Redmond, WA
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| Bentley flew with me on a 3 1/2 flight over Christmas. It went very well. I would definitely fly with your puppy instead of putting them down in cargo. I bought the soft carrier a month before our flight and spent time training Bentley to be good in his carrier. I would put him in the carrier for 1 to 2 hours every once in awhile when I was home. He would cry a little, but eventually he would settle down and go to sleep. I always left his carrier out and open, so he could crawl in whenever he wanted. I also started putting him in his carrier every time he took a ride in the car. By the time we had our flight, he was conditioned to know that his carrier was a safe place to sleep and that is what he did. I held him at the airport and boarded the plane last so I didn't have to put him in the carrier until the last minute. As soon as we were off the plane, I took him out and held him again. If your dog is already used to traveling with you in the car and is crate trained it shouldn't be too bad. Oh and be sure to call the airline ahead of time if you plan on carrying your puppy on with you. Most only allow one dog per flight, so you must reserve your spot, and all require you to pay a fee. Good Luck! |
01-31-2005, 07:14 PM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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| Cecilia is great at flying. She sits in my lap the whole time and doesn't make a peep. She has flown 4 times. Because she is a service animal they can't require that I put her in a carrier. If I had to she would bark just because I never put her in a carrier and she's not used to it. |
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