[s13silviagirl]

Originally Posted by yorkiesmiles

Thank you for the list. And Stewartslucy - thank you for the insight!! I started a thread last week - about travel - because I'm trying to do this with 2 small yorkies in one bag. Flying Northwest to Florida & trying to make sure the dogs make it ok.

Has anyone flown Northwest?? I had to prepay for their ticket. I bought one ticket for both -- I'm concerned about what happens when I get to the airport. Will they want to see the dogs out of the carrier at the ticket counter?? Will they weigh the dogs & the carrier - the gal I booked the ticket thru insisted I had to tell her how much the bag would weigh & I had to guess because I haven't bought the carrier yet.

I realize I will have to take them out to go thru security. But what happens at the gate? Do they check the dogs again?? And once on board, do the flight attendants know who is bringing a dog on board? Will they come & check on us?? Also, Northwest says they don't require a health certificate, but I'm trying to figure out whether I should get one anyway, just in case.

OP - sorry, didn't mean to steal your thread!

First off, I second the Thanks to Stewartslucy!!!! And like celtsu1 has said, the majority of airlines only allow them in the same bag if they are under 6 months of age, and the pets count as your carry on. I am getting ready to fly back to the US from Japan and am doing a lot of research on this... with that said, iirc, they only allow ONE pet in the cabin for the flight...someone please correct me on this if I am wrong. But, to this point, that is what I have been told by most airlines that I have been calling. Now, I just had my psychiatrist write me a "prescription" to allow me to have both of my dogs in cabin, as they are extremely helpful with my condition (acute anxiety disorder and OD). I need to call back and see if this will help any... but I am not sure how much it will help. With your concern as to why the lady wanted to know the exact weight, it has to do with weights and balances on aircraft. They need to account for the baggage on the plane and the weight differences.


Hope that helps some, and again, Stewartslucy~ you have given me a LOT of extra info that I had not already gotten, and to you I give you a huge hug and a big thank you!!!!!