Most breeders have no problem shipping today because the cabins are pressurized and temperature controlled and the puppies are treated very well by the flight crew and the baggage people. I agree it is not the BEST, but if you wait until the puppy is a little older, at least three months, and it is a direct flight, the shorter the better, it's as if they were flying with you.
I had Princess Chai flown from Texas. She was so sweet when we picked her up and she wasn't scared or shaking or anything like I expected. Her breeder had made her crate very cozy with her favorite blanket, toy and food and water. She was only 2 lbs and 15 weeks at the time. I think it was a three hour flight, but she had to be checked in an hour before takeoff so she was in the crate for four hours. I was there when she arrived and the flight was early so we lucked it. It was sooo smooth.
I had offered to come get her but the breeder said it was perfectly safe that the only problem she had ever encountered with shipping a puppy was when a flight was delayed and the pilot ended up putting the little chihuahua in his pocket for the rest of the flight. He almost didn't give the puppy up when they arrived at their destination, he had fallen so in love with him!!! |