Comments on: Have Large Dog, Would Love to Travel

By: Dawn

Dawn — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 22:04:27 +0000

Anne,
thank you so much for your response. I think I am going to use pet airways for the cats (one of my cats has a heart murmur and the other is a true scaredy cat) and take my dachshund mix as a carry on with me. if not, he will fly with the cats. so sorry to hear about dottie, it’s hard to give up a pet especially in those circumstances.

By: Anne K

Anne K — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:50:04 +0000

Dawn – Unfortunately, I did not get to fly Dottie via Pet Airways. My ex-husband “got custody” of her in our divorce. However, a very dear friend of mine moved from Los Angeles to NYC with her dachshund. She flew her dog via Pet Airways after I had mentioned them to her. She has nothing, but good things to say about the company. Their customer service is excellent. She knew where her dog was at all times. It is a bit pricier than flying your pets in cargo. However, she felt that it was worth it for her peace of mind.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:22:24 +0000

just wondering if u ever ended up using pet airways to fly your dog. i am moving from northern va to the bay area and am having a hard time figuring out how to get the dog and two cats out there. i am more concerned with the cats. right now i may take the dog with me as carry on (he’s a little guy) and have the cats fly on pet airways. the only problem with that is, i would have to drive from LA up to the bay area with all of them, but it seems to be a better option than cats in cargo.

By: Becky

Becky — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:35:41 +0000

Can’t wait to hear how it goes. Thanks!

By: LadyJayne

LadyJayne — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:16:25 +0000

We traveled with our 63 lb. English Springer Spaniel from SF to NY twice round trip on Continental. They don’t have the temp restrictions that I found on other airlines. He did have to go cargo and he did have to transfer planes, but the people were all very caring and really nice to him. They gave him water and food and didn’t mind his constant barking (he’s not really crate trained and has separation anxiety). Over all I recommend them. The one snafu we had was that the rules aren’t always consistent. On his way back home, on his first flight, the NY airport said the crate was too small so made us buy another one before they’d accept him. We’ve not has a problem with the crate since.

By: CaitStClair

CaitStClair — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:57:28 +0000

I haven’t heard of this, it looks really interesting! I’m not sure it would work for us though. Bones (another Dottie lookalike) would probably be fine, but Rusty (a 95 lb Rhodesian Ridgeback mix) would be entirely too freaked out. Assuming he could even fit into one of their crates there would have to be a lot of drugs involved. Fortunately we’re all pretty used to driving long distances. In fact, when I first got Rusty we were travelling so much he was more comfortable in my truck than at home for months!
I can’t wait to hear about how it works for you!

By: Todd Edelman

Todd Edelman — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:08:34 +0000

Also, I am sure you know how dangerous it can be to keep a dog in a closed car, but if you have a good place for it to hang while you are visiting museums etc then no prob….

By: Todd Edelman

Todd Edelman — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:07:11 +0000

Hi, I am sure Pet Airways is good, and much safer (for everyone) than driving!

Sadly, Amtrak does not allow pet dogs, but public transport in Boston and Metro North railway (NYC to its suburbs) does! The Metro North thing is unofficial, but quite known. In either case, this is just for off-peak, and I think doggie is free, but will need a muzzle of some sort.

I love pits who have good human companions, but unfortunately – and stupidly – they are banned in Ontario and in some EU countries (which also allow pet dogs on most intercity and urban transport.) such as the UK and Hungary.

If a car rental company does not allow pet dogs, I would just have one of the humans and the dog hang out somewhere else when the driver is doing their business, BUT of course the dog prohibition could exist because of allergies of people who use the car later.

By: anne k.

anne k. — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:41:19 +0000

We are definitely going to go this route. I plan to blog about our experience. We are going from L.A. to D.C. According to their site, this means Dottie will have an overnight layover in Chicago.

Becky & Elizabeth – Those are really great questions to ask and things to consider.

Kanishka – I’ll definitely keep you abreast of how well this works.

Erin-Kelley – Dottie is an American Staffordshire Terrier, which is the same family as an American Pitbull Terrier. In some locales, they get lumped into one category – Pitbull.

By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:25:05 +0000

i just read through all of their website and it looks awesome, although with them being so new i’d definitely want to find out as much as possible. we’re lucky, charlie can fly under the seat, but this seems like a great option!