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Felecity · 08-07-2009, 06:40 AM

Its not hard at all actually!

I live in Germany and brought my Bella back home to visit in February when she was about 5-6 months old.

We're military so it was a little bit easier for me however it shouldn't be that difficult.

Here's the CDC link that will give you all the information you need

Bringing an Animal into the United States | CDC DGMQ

You should also refer to the airline you are using. The U.S. doesn't require a health certificate but certain airlines do!

If you get a smaller dog I would recommend bringing it on the plane with you. I believe its around 150 one way depending on the airline, but its roughly the same price to put them underneath and at least this way they are with you and you can make sure they are safe.

I would HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend Delta if you can. Sherpa makes a bag that is specifically approved by Delta and even has the logo on it so if they try and say anything to you about the size you can just point it out.

Our flight total was about 12 hours which was a bit long and unfortunately I had to give my dog a sedative but after it wore out she was fine.

Also beware, that depending on the time of year, certain carriers will not take pets underneath the plane due to the temperature... even though the subterfuge is climate controlled.

Hope this helped

08-07-2009, 06:40 AM	#5
Felecity YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Schweinfurt, Bayern, Germany Posts: 4	Its not hard at all actually! I live in Germany and brought my Bella back home to visit in February when she was about 5-6 months old. We're military so it was a little bit easier for me however it shouldn't be that difficult. Here's the CDC link that will give you all the information you need Bringing an Animal into the United States \| CDC DGMQ You should also refer to the airline you are using. The U.S. doesn't require a health certificate but certain airlines do! If you get a smaller dog I would recommend bringing it on the plane with you. I believe its around 150 one way depending on the airline, but its roughly the same price to put them underneath and at least this way they are with you and you can make sure they are safe. I would HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend Delta if you can. Sherpa makes a bag that is specifically approved by Delta and even has the logo on it so if they try and say anything to you about the size you can just point it out. Our flight total was about 12 hours which was a bit long and unfortunately I had to give my dog a sedative but after it wore out she was fine. Also beware, that depending on the time of year, certain carriers will not take pets underneath the plane due to the temperature... even though the subterfuge is climate controlled. Hope this helped