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Do you love animals? Or hate them? Or is it just that you don’t care to fly with them? This story is for all of you.
But first, the pro-pet people: people like Sparky’s owner.
Sparky has been your best friend for years now. Never mind those 3am barkfests, or the “accident” on the stupefyingly expensive rug — you forgive and forget because, he’s your pal.
And where you go, Spark goes. And you’re going on vacation. On a plane.
Let’s try to make this painless. For you, for Sparky…for everyone. So, ask yourself these questions:
- Is your pet up to the rigors of a plane trip?
- Can you afford to fly your pet?
- What about the other passengers?
Not sure of the answers? Keep reading.
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First, Learn the Rules
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Pet policies: Before you do anything else, find out the policies of any airline you want to fly. For example, US Airways will only transport pets in the cabin (and not in cargo — so if your pet weighs more than the typical 15-pound limitation for onboard animals, you’re out of luck).
Hot/Cold/Snouts: Some airlines won’t carry pets if the weather is too extreme, while others won’t carry certain breeds anytime (mostly, short-snouted dogs who might experience breathing problems — think, pugs). Again, know the rules.
Should Your Pet Fly?
Ask your vet: Is Sparky up to the stress of flying? Is he okay with being stuffed in a small crate near your feet and sitting there for hours without barking? Or if he’s a big boy, can he handle being treated like luggage? Talk to your pet’s veterinarian.
Lullabies: If your dog is riding with you in the cabin, you might try soothing him with what the Los Angeles Times calls “doggie lullabies” now available on CD.
Doggy Downers: Think you can fly with a drugged dog (or cat)? Think again; most veterinarians today frown on this practice — sedatives can do an animal much more harm than good.
Documents: Check with the airlines, and be sure you have what you need to prove your dog is in good health and up-to-date on his vaccinations.
Can You Afford Flying with Sparky?
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Costs have gotten crazy: The way rates have gone up for pet transport in recent months is a consideration. Let’s look at domestic pet-transport prices on Northwest, for example:
Northwest pet-in-cabin travel: $160 roundtrip*
Northwest pet-in-cargo travel: up to (take deep breath) $718 roundtrip*
NOTE: That $718* fee is for “canines of size” so if Sparky is a big boy and requires a giant-sized travel kennel (dog + kennel = 150 pounds), you’ll pay $718*. Not sure I’d take a child along at that price.
So What About the Other Passengers?
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Beware the brat: Face it, you don’t like the squalling and seat-kicking of human pups, so be considerate of neighbors who may see your gentle Sparky as a hound from hell.
Do not remove Sparky from his cabin kennel so he can “make friends” with your seatmates (for one thing, it’s not allowed — for another, do the words “bite” and “lawsuit” concern you at all?).
Come prepared with anti-barking solutions (treats, toys, whatever) but if you can tell nothing is going to work, please-please-please, leave Sparky at home.
Super pet tips: FareCompare.com has gathered everything you need to know about taking a dog or cat along on a plane (including info on emergency vets around the country, pet-friendly hotels, micro-chipping and more); we call this handy guide the “Essential Pet Checklist” and to see it, just click here.
The allergic among us: Unfortunately, a lot of us are allergic to a lot of things, whether it’s perfume or peanuts or…dog fur. Such is life in the 21st century, and if you absolutely cannot deal with it, you might be better off staying at home.
But then again, maybe Sparky would be better off there, too. Think about it: air travel can be hell these days — so why subject your mutt to it? And if you can’t get a house-sitter to watch old Spark, well, kennels are looking cheaper and cheaper these days — at least compared to the cost of flying your furry friend.
*UPDATE: these prices were in effect in June 2008. FareCompare’s Domestic Airline Fee Chart has current prices.
Pets make wonderful companions, and I do love animals, but they are not humans. I flew on a flight that a customer brought her cat in a cage on the flight, and it meowed the whole trip. Very annoying. I don’t feel animals should be allowed on a flight with customers. What about passengers who have allergies to pet hair and dander? That is not even taken into consideration. Unfortunately, too many people are more concerned about their pets nowadays then the human race!
I just flew on Delta with my Pekinese. He had the privilege to fly under the seat for $200.00. You read it right! We had him in a doggie stroller because we had other heavy carry ons, and my traveling companion was wearing a back brace from a recent fall. The agents allowed us to check the stroller at the gate for free before boarding the plane for our departure. (Baby strollers are allowed this ‘luxury’
On our return, the agents weren’t so kind. They refused to allow the stroller to be checked at the gate. They could have cared less about my disabled traveling companion. To add insult to injury, they made me check the stroller as excess baggage at a cost of $25.00.
On our return home, the stroller was damaged beyond repair. I’m still going round and round with Delta about payment/replacing the stroller.
Someone tell me what the difference is between a dog stroller and a baby stroller???? How come carry on baggage can go under the seat for free?? but my dog, who counts as carry on baggage, can’t sit under the seat??
I will NEVER FLY Delta with my dog again! All of it is B.S.
I love animals, but I’m allergic to cats, and I’m asthmatic. Ordinarily, I simply avoid cats, or if I’m visiting a house where cats live, I take medicine. Being unexpectedly trapped in an airplane cabin next to Fluffy would be a serious health issue for me. To say “If you absolutely cannot deal with it, you might be better off staying at home” is appallingly insensitive. Get over yourself, Rick.
I think the price they charge is outragus what they charge for a pet. As far as alergic. I can be alergic to the perfume the passenger next to me wears. I have to put up with it. And what about kids on planes. They can be really noisy. If I want to buy a plane ticket for my pet I should be allowed to fly them also.
Never understood why none of the major airlines ever created an “in cabin” kennel on specific flights for those of us who have dogs and are limited in traveling with them. Pre-9/11 Companion Air was supposed to get off the ground but my understanding it never did. Too bad.
I am a life-long dog lover/owner. My comments here relate to medium/larger dogs; I don’t have experience with the under-15-pound ones, who can have a very different travel experience because they can be in the cabin with their owners.
I do feel it’s very unfair to take Fido along on trips, as air travel is extremely stressful for dogs. The dog is really better off at home, if your trip is shorter than a few months.
That being said, when I moved from Maine to Tokyo I was obviously taking my dog (a chocolate lab). For this long-haul trip, I found it was best to “ship” him, in my case on ANA Cargo. By shipping him with a cargo carrier that was accustomed to shipping animals, he actually had care—-in other words he was in an animal-cargo area (there were even horses there!) instead of being in the belly of my own flight, sitting in the dark with my (and everyone else’s) luggage. Cargo carriers that specialize in animals actually have a person who checks on them (how often is a question) but at least it ensures the pet has water, etc.
My vet gave me the same advice as the above-blog—don’t drug the pet. Due to delays, it took my lab 36 hours to get back to Maine from Tokyo, and he was fine. He lived to be 17 years old, so I guess the trip over and back didn’t bother him!
I feel it’s really unfair to stress out the pet over a small vacation. One must ask oneself whether this is for the pet or the owner.
Totally agree with all the points above in the positive and negatives, but you did not address the issue of necessity. What about those awesome guide dogs? What if you are not going on vacation, but MOVING?
Life is life and some things just HAVE TO be allowed.
Those of you with allergies can request a different seat and I think that is why there is a limit on the number of pets on board and why they have to stay under the seat and in the kennel to minimize movement of dander.
When I moved from New Mexico to Boston several years ago, I did not see any alternative to flying my large dog with me. For some reason, I was initially quoted $50 to fly her (80 lb. dog in large kennel in 2001) in cargo. Once I got to the airport, with an hour to go before departure, I was given a totally different story- namely that she wasn’t allowed, and then once that was proven untrue, that the price would be MUCH higher. The $50 (something like that) was what I ended up paying, but the trip was definitely an ordeal- very stressful for us both. In the end it worked out okay, but I would not want to put her, (or I) through that just for a short vacation! I’d say to do so is certainly a selfish act, and not for the dog’s benefit.
I travel EVERYWHERE with my chihuahua, he is a part of the family and is just as important to me as a child. He sits under the seat in front of me, and I pay the whopping fees to do so. (Kind of ridiculous, if you ask me… they don’t charge me $200 for the carry on that would occupy the same space…) I am also an asthmatic, and I have terrible allergies, so I do feel for those allergy sufferers out there. Although I do not feel for the people who make mountains out of mole hills… just because you are personally allergic to peanuts does not mean the whole plane should stop serving them, if you are THAT allergic to ANYTHING you probably SHOULD STAY HOME! Imagine all the unforeseen dangers that await you the moment you leave your house! People with pets, may be not traveling with them, but maybe the cat slept on that jacket they are wearing, maybe they are munching on a peanut butter sandwich… maybe wearing perfume, all normal everyday things that you simply cannot avoid. I certainly do not enjoy the noisy, sticky children that kick the back of my seat through the entire flight, but I am forced to endure them. I do not enjoy the seat-mate who smells as though he has not bathed in weeks, or the one who takes up all of his seat and half of mine, but when you take public transportation (yes, that is what a plane is, just as glamorous as greyhound) you cannot choose your travel partners. So maybe it would be happier for all if we ALL tried to be a bit more tolerant. If noise bothers you, wear headphones, if light does, bring a sleep mask. If you are allergic to everything under the sun, take a benadryl (the air that circulates around airplanes is so germ-filled that if you are that sensitive you probably should not risk it) or stay home. Or, send your business to one of the airlines that does not allow pets. We pay a premium to bring them, maybe you can make an extra effort if you wish to avoid them.
Flying is not the best thing for your pet.
Situations where your pet is in the hold (and you’re in the cabin) can be traumatizing . There is no amount of real-life training you can provide to your pet that will acclimatize them to riding in the cargo hold of a passenger plane.
Consider also that your best friend is traveling like luggage. Airlines lose or damage luggage all the time, so how much special care do you think they will really provide for your animal for that $700+? What about Vivi the Italian Greyhound that won at Westminster only to be “lost” at JFK?
Pet owners may also want to take a look at this site: PetFlight PetFlight tracks REPORTED injuries, lost pets, and deaths for the major airlines and provides trend information going back to 2005 to give you a better picture of how well any US based carrier does handling live animals as cargo.
Shame on you Rick for a “cutesy puff piece” that glosses over the real dangers involved when taking Fido on vacation.
My daughter recently returned from teaching at the Georgetown branch in Doha, Qatar. With her she brought two young cats she had adopted while there. She flew Lufthansa with the two carriers in the hold and had a layover of several hours in Frankfort before finally arriving at her destination Newark Airport in NJ. The cats arrived in good health and apparently untraumatized by the long journey. She highly recommends Lufthanza for its attention to the pets they transport. She was unable to use any airlines that stopped in England due to their restrictive policy on animals brought into the country.
My husband and I have flown with our cat when we would be gone for more than a few days. She was a diabetic and would get stressed out being boarded at the vets, to the point that her diabetes worsened. On one flight, the gentleman who sat next to me in the aisle seat was extremely allergic to cats. He discretely spoke to the flight attendant about getting his seat changed. He was a large man and needed an aisle seat. Unfortunately, when the flight attendant asked for someone to switch their aisle seat with him, no one volunteered. Someone in a middle seat (I was in a middle seat next to my husband who was in the window seat) volunteered to switch. So my cat and I made the switch. We weren’t able to sit next to my husband during the flight, but that was OK. The gentleman with the cat allergy was fine.
My dog is 9 pounds and I will be flying on the 27 of June to Fla and staying a month with my daughter . Now my complaint is $150 round trip for her when she is under a seat not on one and when baby’s fly for free on moms lap it was $100 last time I flew now raised to $150 . I wouldn’t mind if I was allowed to put her on a seat but she takes up about as much room as my handbag
We travel fairly often with our miniature dachshund and people around us are usually surprised to see a dog after we land when I pull her carrier out from the seat in front of us. She’s quiet, sleeping most of the trip. As we live between two homes, taking her with us is a priority for me. We are charged between $60 and $80 each way. I do wish I could have her sit on my lap, but not every dog is as well behaved.
My big, & little dog would act much better than a lot of the kids on planes!!!!!
I have flown with my papillon about 6 times. He seems to enjoy it. However once on an airtran flight I was sternly reminded several times about not taking him out dispite never even attempting to do so. Also, the flight attendant would not allow me to keep a cup I had used to give him water as it was an inflight service item and needed to be collected. we then ended up getting delayed in the air for almost and hour and I was refused water.
I will still fly with him however, and have sicne then and had no problems.
Many years ago, my 9 month old Samoyed Lexi was shipped to me from Albuquerque to NC via Delta Dash and it was a nightmare. They “lost” her in Dallas (she really wasn’t lost they just didn’t have record of her getting on the flight). This delay caused her to fly into NC during one of those common late afternoon thunderstorms (she should have been here mid afternoon) and then they left her crate out on the hot tarmac for at least half an hour. In those pre-911 days I finally was so pissed off I rushed past the gate attendent and rescued my dog. I did a lot of screaming that day! On top of this Delta tried to charge me twice for her. The only bright spot was a wonderful Delta employee who took her out of her crate and gave her a bathroom break, fresh water and a biscuit and called me to give a report on her.
I will NEVER fly a dog again unless they go with me and since I have large dogs it would have to be a private flight. I think the dog cargo area in the cabin is brilliant. The fact that my dogs can’t travel with me definitely inhibits my wanderlust.
BTW Lexi is a healthy almost 14 year old so the trip didn’t have any long term effect on her.
Here is something else to think about; What about the airline attendant that is allergic? That person probably needs to take medicine to ward off symptoms. And perhaps that airline attendant gets a bit drowsy from medicine!!!! It’s not a good thing to have attendants that are less than alert.
I know this to be true because I have seen it first hand. Being an allergy sufferer myself, I asked the attendant to please move the dog that was placed under my seat by the passenger behind me. I was told that the dog has more rights than I, and that I must move seats, not the dog and dog owner. The attendant understood that I was upset by this and told me that she had to take meds ( that made her drowsy) everytime there was an animal on board.
It’s not reasonable to ask allergy sufferers to not travel or not work on certain airlines. Fact – dogs and cats are not humans. Keep them in cargo.
I travel with my 8-lb yorkie poo fairly frequently (despite the ridiculously high prices). He is hypo-allergenic and has never barked on the plane once. I regularly get comments from people traveling around me that they wish all children would behave so well!
Keeping all dogs in the cargo is not the answer!!! That would terrify my otherwise calm dog and I would not subject him to that. And he does love coming along for a vacation to the beach so it seems mean to deny him of it because some people are so negative…
Let me start by saying that I am sorry that there are lonely people out there that will never experience the joy of having and raising a child. It is an amazing experience and if it is by choice or not, I am sorry that some of you are so angry that you think your pooch is more golden than a human life. I understand that your companion has gotten you through some rough times but we are talking about a human life and those kids kicking and screaming on planes are our future.
That being said, I am as excited to see you at the terminal playing with your dog or cat out of the carrier as you are to see me come with my two small children. While we do our best to keep our kids from kicking the back of your seat the entire flight (I have yet to see that happen), they are still human beings. I have been fortunate enough to have flown with several “family pets” and thankfully all those fliers have been respectful of the rules to keep the pet in the carrier. Sorry but how do I know that you are a responsible pet owner or not? I don’t want your terrified dog lashing out at me…
We have a highly allergic family member who cannot be in any environment that a cat has been in and is treated daily by prescription medicine and we have NEVER had an issue on a plane with pets…if your pet is in the carrier (under the seat in front of you…I would not want it to be under teh seat in front of me like one flyer), the minute pet dander that seeps out is so minimal that we have never had a reaction to pets being on the plane.
We have also had the excitement of moving coast to coast with our 125 lb Rottweiler. We flew Delta and after some pretty extensive research opted to have him fly in the hold. We did not want him to fly on a cargo plane alone. We had no problems with Delta (this was 2007)and our 9 year old dog arrived happy and safe after one layover. While we do plan on packing him up for our vacations, our experience flying a large dog turned out fine and the airline was respectful.
Sorry, we do NOT plan on taking our Rottie on vacation…left out the not!
Last fall we were flying on US(less) Airways from Charlotte to Oregon with a connection in Vegas.A passenger had his dog in a carrier, with the carrier resting on his lap.After we left the gate, the flight attendant asked the man to place the carrier under the seat. The carrier wouldn’t fit under the seat. So, we had to go back to the gate.We were stuck there for another 30 minutes. When we finally left the gate, the man and his dog were not on the flight.I have no idea what happened to them. But, we wound up missing our connection in Vegas.Pets should not fly!
I’m highly allergic asthmatic and having pets on a plane would do me in. I love animals and am very sympathetic to pet owners needs re: flying with animals but passengers should be the airlines’ first priority. The number of people taking planes far outweights the number of animals doing the same thing.
I flew my two dogs from London to Los Angeles as I was moving to the states. As it was an international flight I had no choice but to put the dogs in the hold of the plane. I cant imagine it was a very pleasant experience for them and I am sure they must have been very confused but they now live a far better life out here so for me and for them, it was worth it. When we got to Los Angeles I took them out of their crates and my dogs were a little disorientated but after a day they were fine. And hey, thanks to British Airways my dogs actually flew free of charge! When I booked my flight BA quoted me 350 pounds for each dog and said I would have to pay cash when I checked in for the flight … well, they forgot to ask me for payment when I checked in so I moved out here with a little money in my pocket! lol
I travel with my 11# – 8 yr. old dog all the time. He sleeps the whole time he’s in his cage under the seat. Better behaved than the crying and screaming kids that we have to put up with! Parents should put cotton balls in their kids’ ears since this is the main problem with them! I would not fly without my dog.
Use common sense… and a person is just ‘not an animal person’, then acknowledge that for what it is… We take our small dog with us in cabin frequently and she has never barked, whined, or let any clue she was even there. She is hypoallergenic so truly bothers no one, but does bring a smile when people see her peeking thru the mesh, and has stopped a child from fussing because the child was curious about the dog… she is a great companion, and I so appreciate being able to take her – in the cabin with me. As for the prices… it is ridiculous, as it is now $100 each way, and she is in lieu of a carryon, so it really is another way for the airlines to make some more money. But at this point, she is such good company, that I will continue to pay so she can come along.
I NEED ADVICE ON THE FACT THAT I MAY HAVE TO TRANSFER FROM FLORIDA TO SWITZERLAND FOR WORK AND HAVE 2 GOLDEN RETRIEVERS OF 95 AND 150 LBS.
HOW DO I SHIP THEM AND AS A CURIOUSITY, WHEN I WATCH DOG SHOWS I ALWAYS WONDER HOW THE BEST SHIP THE BEST.
ANOTHER THOUGHT, CAN DOGS BE SHIPPED ON A OCEAN LINER AND THE OWNER BE ACTUALLY WITH THE DOGS-MAYBE LESS STRESS?
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE FROM “CARGO” TO “HOLD” ?
OK ALL MY PET FRIENDS PLEASE WRITE AND ADVISE ME HOW TO DO THIS JOB TRANSFER WITH MY DOGS AND I WILL BE VERY GRATEFUL.
BERNIE
I would much rather have a dog or cat instead of a crying and screaming child as most pets are extremely better trained!
For those who are severely allergic, I suggest this – you should also learn the pet policies of each airline. I’m not saying this to be snarky, but as both a devout animal lover and a devout lover of my best friend who has severe asthma, this is actually imperative for your health, period. One allergic individual mentions the hardships of being ‘unexpectedly’ trapped for a long flight in a cabin with ‘Fluffy’ – one’s health is too important; if an allergy to cats is so severe that it actually triggers the asthma to come on, it’s mandatory to make oneself aware of which airlines allow animals (and for that invidividual, cats were the problem) in cabins, and if you’re going to fly on those airlines, then you should *expect* that it is always a possibility that this will happen. You should ask at the gate when you arrive if there are any cats in the cabin on your flight, make it known that you have *severe* health problems that can be triggered by cats, and that you need to sit as far away as possible from the animal. What the airlines do next is a test of their responsible behavior.
If a person’s allergies are the normal sneezing and sniffing, it’s been correctly pointed out that people’s cologne or other personal products can easily cause an allergy in others (I speak from experience, I’m allergic to everything, including cats and dogs, but am fortunate enough not to have asthma, so I just snarf away and love my pets). So if that’s the level of pet allergy, then stow the bad feelings and just deal with it if you choose to fly a pet-carrying airline. But for *ANYONE* who has severe allergies that could cause life-threatening asthma, you must take your health into hand and get the info you need to decide which airlines are safe for you to fly and which ones you need to ask “Is there a Fluffy on this plane? I need a seat reassignment!”
We travel by air 3 or 4 times a year, and have often seen little dogs with their owners in the airport. This never bothered me until a December flight out of McCarran/Las Vegas, when we were stuck waiting in a lounge area next to a young woman whose carry-on whimpered loudly, then started yapping. The young woman ignored the dog for an hour, while loudly talking on the phone and complaining about her sister, who evidently had an affair. We were grateful to be in coach that day, as the woman and dog were placed in first class, and according to a passenger I spoke to later, the dog yapped until the woman kicked the carrier, then whimpered for the remainder of the 3 hour flight.
I look at this like I do children on board – sometimes you never hear them, sometimes you wish the child and parent could be ejected. But as one person noted above, this is public transportation, and these are some of the problems you encounter, along with smells, rudeness, and noise.
Excuse me? I’m allergic so I should stay home instead of people leaving their pets and not bathing in perfume before being crammed with tons of people in a confined space? I think you REALLY missed the mark here.
I just now read the other comments. ANIMALS ARE NOT HUMAN. As much as some of you like to think they are, they are not. Get a life with a human being and treat your pets accordingly. If you want to take them with you, put them in the hold. Dogs don’t think like us because, once again, THEY ARE NOT HUMANS. They won’t be confused, it won’t be unpleasant, etc.
As for the comment by Lucy “we should all be more tolerant,” we are talking about life threatening allergies as in my husband’s case re cats. His right NOT TO DIE supersedes your right to take your pet on the plane. Leave the animal at home or in a kennel or put it in the hold. If you are that attached to an animal (once again, get a life lady), then don’t travel and stay at home with it. And quite frankly, I think it is horrible that airlines serves peanuts knowing how prevalent that allergy is and how, for some people, just inhaling the scent can trigger a life-threatening reaction. I don’t have an allergy to peanuts, but I’d be terrified if I did. Would it really be such an inconvenience if you didn’t get your peanut snack on the plane? Do you that self centered to not be considerate of your fellow man (Note: I said ‘man’ here–not animal.)
As one who travels regularly with an assistance dog, a full sized American Labrador, I am often amused by the different reactions to the little pets in the cabin. By both vocation, specialized training and American Disabilities Act (ADA) law, my dogs are not pets. I both am partnered with a service dog and also train them through our nonprofit for placement with qualified applicants.
I have never had a bad experience on a plane.
My dog curls up like a croissant under the seat in front of me and naps the entire flight, ignoring take offs and landings. We’re thanked if we take the time to entertain and quiet unruly children. My card has been requested by cabin mates and fellow travelers in the terminals – all in response to the professional behavior of these animals. When asked, I’m happy to explain about the ins & outs of the assistance dog world. Not occasionally, our nonprofit has received unexpected donations from our travels to train more needed assistance animals.
Is it because I’m disabled that no one complains? I doubt it. I carry ADA compliance paperwork to hand out, and I hand it out often when challenged access, but never except for curiosity’s sake when in transit. And no, your allergies are not a legal reason for access to be denied.
I think common courtesy prevails, like helping someone get a bag in an overhead bin, opening a door for someone, picking up something an overburdened traveler has dropped. Good manners do make the world go around.
So if you do have issue with a situation don’t complain, rant or rave, please make a polite request for accomodation. So on that note, I’ll make my one request for all of us with assistance animals. Please don’t touch our dogs, especially while we are moving in a tight situation such as down the aisle. Our dog is performing a vital medical service and needs no distractions. The only time you should ever interact with a service dog is after you have requested permission and it has then been granted.
Happy travels. I’ll be the one with the pleasant Labrador.
I’m allergic to kids on flights and that doesn’t stop anyone from bringing them
Ok i understand exactly about the whole allergie thing but my niece’s parents are divorced and they live on two diffrent sides of the country.(she has a dog)She currently lives with her mom & is going to live with her dad so shes taking the dog with her. So it’s not always about pampering the dog. But i see exactly were the two diffrent opinions come from
My 6/7 kilo dog flies in cabin and is a superstar traveler. I do give him a small amount of baby Benadryl to help him through take-off, as recommended by my vet, and he’s nearly 15 but still in great shape. I fly with him from the US through Germany to Croatia every year. The only problem I’ve ever had was missing a flight because I wasn’t aware until I arrived at check-in that he needed a microchip just to change planes in Munich, causing me to leave JFK to obtain one. Bless him, even at his age, after an overnight flight and waiting in passport control – where nobody ever asks to see all my paperwork for him – he manages to “hold it” until we get outside. He has yet to lift a leg inside any German airport.
And it’s true that he’s better behaved than most humans his size – my fellow flyers always remark on that, when they’ve been kept awake by constant crying.
p.s. considering Lufthansa flies my dog overseas, their in-cabin fee is quite reasonable, I think. I was shocked at the fare hike within the US on a recent trip to Los Angeles.
But definitely double-check your airline’s microchip requirements before arriving for check-in!
OK- I don’t care if you want to fly with a dog, cat, child or even a gorilla.
It’s just common curtsy. If it’s a long flight (or anything in public Bus, train…)
Be able to control yourself. I don’t like your kid or animal as much as you.
Keep then away from me. I have two cats and a dog. I have two kids. And one grandson.
I love my family. That doesn’t mean everyone dose. You don’t know another persons problems. Unless they talk to you, leave them alone. On a long flight. I want to sleep.
I work hard all week long. No I don’t want to hear others cry, bark or poo-poo next to me. This is my time. This is not mean to kids. It builds a better character. My kids can tell anyone where to go and how to get there. But the difference is they know when to and when to shut up. Most don’t know the difference. We need to TEACH our families.
Once we all understand this – we can all live together again.