[Bella Mae]

A few years ago, my husbands job took us to Japan for 3 yrs. At the time we had cats & birds. I went through the process to fly with my pets from Dallas to Tokyo where my husband was to pick me up and we would drive the additional 10 hrs to final destination. First of all, if the weather is warm, the airlines won't take them because of the heat... then there is making sure there is enough food and water in the kennel to last for the duration of the flight. I went through this in the month of August and let me just say that I ended up driving with my animals to San Francisco from south Texas because there were no airports that could accomodate us due to the excruciating heat that the country was having... I know I felt like a 'sucker' (expense, time, etc) but I love my animals and wanted to make sure they were properly taken care of. We all arrived safely in Tokyo and I could add more. But to get to the bottom line. I WOULD NEVER PUT A PUPPY THROUGH THAT KIND OF ORDEAL. It is extremely stressful for the animal. Please look at breeders here in this country. Also, I would never just send money off to someone without ever seeing the pup or the pup's parents. Rethink this situation please.