New Puppy - she's in Seattle...how to bring her home?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here - she's a golden mountain dog (bernese mountain/golden retriever mix).

I'm going to have my husband fly out and pick her up.

Thank you for the helpful replies.

OP you are being scammed. No reputable breeder sends an 8 week puppy across country. They are sending too you because of the heat.

I know they're not considered pets, but the Post Office delivers by Express, chickens which can be fully grown or little chicks. I'm positive that if there was no outcry and the Post Office would do it, breeders would be only too happy to send you a puppy or a kitten in the mail.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here - she's a golden mountain dog (bernese mountain/golden retriever mix).

I'm going to have my husband fly out and pick her up.

Thank you for the helpful replies.

OP you are being scammed. No reputable breeder sends an 8 week puppy across country. They are sending too you because of the heat.

I know they're not considered pets, but the Post Office delivers by Express, chickens which can be fully grown or little chicks. I'm positive that if there was no outcry and the Post Office would do it, breeders would be only too happy to send you a puppy or a kitten in the mail.

Up until DeJoy wrecked the Post Office and the chicks started arriving dead...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Send DH out. Skip the kid companion. It will be stressful enough as it is. Don't do a direct flight.

What's the purpose of doing this vs. just getting a Flight Nanny? The puppy is going to have a long day with a stranger either way. The Flight Nanny at least does this as a profession and probably has a much better idea of how to navigate both multiple flights, the airport terminals, and flying with young pups than your average first time bumbling owner does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My two favorite breeds but I think this is insanity. Did you at least get the genetic history on the parents going back 5 generations (standard for purebred breeders)? Did the breeder do the genetic tests on the parents (required of AKC breeders?)

it's a mutt so there is no need to worry about AKC standards

That doesn’t mean the breeder doesn’t care about the health of her dogs—unlike, for example, anyone who continues to breed dogs that routinely require surgery to breathe or can only deliver by C section.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought the airlines had stopped allowing people taking their pets in the cabin with them unless they were Service Animals. If so, I can't see anyway a puppy would qualify.

JetBlue will let you for $125 per flight. Must be arranged in advance.

[Anonymous]

2 months ago our puppy came via a flight nanny service. I think we paid $550. She traveled in the cabin (with a littermate going to Detroit actually). Ours came from Tennessee. We were originally going to pick her up (8 hour drive) but the weekend she was available was bad for us and we didn’t want to wait another week. They flew TN to Atlanta. Atlanta to dc and then they were going dc to Detroit. They sent us videos throughout. We met the guy transporting her at baggage claim and paid him in cash.

The flight nanny services fly stand by and usually have several layover both for cost savings for them and because the puppy gets breaks.

[Anonymous]

Get a local dog unless you are an experienced breeder or you have enough money to hire someone to bring the dog. Unless your DH is extremely experienced with dogs (not just a dog lover or owner) having him and a kid bringing back the dog is a disaster waiting to happen.

My in laws breed and show and compete with at the top levels a specific breed of dog. One if their puppies came from western Canada (a “northern” breed) and they paid someone experienced to bring the dog to Dulles. They had a stop in between where the person took the dog out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:2 months ago our puppy came via a flight nanny service. I think we paid $550. She traveled in the cabin (with a littermate going to Detroit actually). Ours came from Tennessee. We were originally going to pick her up (8 hour drive) but the weekend she was available was bad for us and we didn’t want to wait another week. They flew TN to Atlanta. Atlanta to dc and then they were going dc to Detroit. They sent us videos throughout. We met the guy transporting her at baggage claim and paid him in cash.

The flight nanny services fly stand by and usually have several layover both for cost savings for them and because the puppy gets breaks.

I’m the pp whose in laws show dogs and this is what they did too. It’s better than having your husband and kid do it because the flight nanny is experienced and they know all the big stopover airports and where to take the dog out etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2 months ago our puppy came via a flight nanny service. I think we paid $550. She traveled in the cabin (with a littermate going to Detroit actually). Ours came from Tennessee. We were originally going to pick her up (8 hour drive) but the weekend she was available was bad for us and we didn’t want to wait another week. They flew TN to Atlanta. Atlanta to dc and then they were going dc to Detroit. They sent us videos throughout. We met the guy transporting her at baggage claim and paid him in cash.

The flight nanny services fly stand by and usually have several layover both for cost savings for them and because the puppy gets breaks.

I’m the pp whose in laws show dogs and this is what they did too. It’s better than having your husband and kid do it because the flight nanny is experienced and they know all the big stopover airports and where to take the dog out etc.

They also know how to navigate all the airline paperwork. My in laws were getting their dog from Canada and the flight nanny navigated customs etc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are no dogs on this side of the country that would work for your family??

+1

WTH??

This a million. How cruel!