Bulldogs World

get your animals a ticket so they can sit on board with you and the rest of the humans! There have been so many stories lately about animals being mistreated and dying in the cargo area, either because its too hot - there is no a/c down there, not even a fan, its meant for luggage!, or their crates get tossed around/ crushed, or whatever- its sooo terible!

or there is a new pet airline, designed just for animals where someone actually watches them ... i have never tried it before, but seems like a great idea! see...

http://www.petairways.com/

Someone told about an airline that only flies animals called Pet Ex. i don't know too much about it but think they changed the plane so that the pets are put where normally the passengers are put. I would google pet airlines and see what you come up with.

You said you got orders today, you did not say you were leaving in the winter, so of course the response was about heat. You were given an airline recomendation, not a guarantee. There was no reason to be so rude to someone for trying to help you, by saying you need realistic answers. You asked for advice, and you were given it, I think you should thank the person, and nicely mention when you checked the site it does not fly to Alaska.

I agree with Amy and her recomendations, the weight restrictions are usually if you want you pet under your seat, buy him an actual ticket for his own seat, some airlines allow that, you just have to check them all out thoroughly.

ticket for a dog on an airline.  They can only go in the cabin if they fit under the seat. There were some doing that in the past and saying the dog was a celebrity but the airlines figured that one out. 

is the only way you can fly the dog to Alaska unless you can find a Pet Airline that flys to Alaska. Which I would bet is highly unlikely you would find one.

With that said if you are going to fly him cargo you just need to know that you could pick up a dead dog on the other end. Bulldogs have the highest fatalities for flown dogs in cargo. Adults especially are susceptable to heat/cold changes and the stress.

There are a few bulldoggers that live in Alaska that show in the states sometimes...maybe you could contact some of those folks and see if anyone is driving the Alcan and could transport him for you.

If your dog is a great breather and is a quiet calm guy then you might be ok. I would suggest you start climatizing the dog prior to flying if that is what you ultimately decide to do. Take him to an airport and sit outside all that noise of the planes and have him crated. May sure he crates for several hours and crates in the airline carrier approved crate, if you are going from OK to Alaska will there be a flight change?  He needs to be comfortable being tossed around and wheeled about in the crate. 

Just so you know there are plenty of Bulldogs that have flown overseas and have lived to woof about it. How do they think we get imported dogs?  I know of several dogs that have been imported to and from overseas and they were adults. You just have to know the HUGE risk you are taking and if you are OK with that risk then it really is your decision.

Best of luck. I hope it all works out well. 

Someone I know works with a rescue that does transport-chains. These are people who drive rescue dogs across the country based on volunteers who band together to log a specific number of hours or miles from their home picking up and delivering animals. Since I recently offered to volunteer for a rescue, I've been reading about the different things you can do and as such have come across that there are apparently reputable transport companies that will drive animals in vehicles.

They go in a carrier, sure, but they are inside the passenger cabin of a car or van that is air conditioned, heated, and contains both a sink attendants for the animals based on the number traveling in the vehicle. I do not know how reputable any of these companies are but from what I saw the network is extensive and the services they provide during the trip sound very agreeable.

I do not endorse any of the companies that do this and have no idea of the cost, but a two second search on Google brought up several companies that do so. May be worth looking into. I don't know how you would get the dog through Canada or how that works, but...maybe they have that worked out. 

Hopefully if Matilda and I ever get to move to Seattle, I'll rent a Winnebago and Dad n' Daughter will see America together. :D

Sorry if i came across rude but i did extensive research before i posted on pet only airlines and none of them fly to Alaska, i also checked on in cabin flying and they only accept them if they go under a seat. Which at 60lbs he won't fit...:-(. We are concerned for our bullie but unfortunatley being military we dont have any family nearby who can watch him and we dont have anyone who will take him longterm so we don't really have any other choice but to fly him. I've spoken with several wives on a Facebook page for the base and they all flew their dogs without problems. Dozer is a great breather(very tall with a longer muzzel) and very used to being crated..i understand its stressful and dangerous but i really dont see another choice.. I'll do more research of course because we have 5 months before we actually leave. If i sounded rude its only because i know how critical people on this board can be, some would go so far as to say im being a cruel owner for even thinking of flying my bullie. We will not part with him so i'm just trying to figure out what my options are. We would drive and take him ourself if it wasn't the middle of Feb when we move. I am not driving the Alcan highway in the middle of feb with a newborn (i'm 5 months p/g)  and a bullie in a front wheel drive car. The airforce will fly us and our pet for free so i'm just trying to do the best with what i have. SO if anyone has actually flown a bully on a long flight like this that's the info i was looking for. I understand flying is dangerous and scary but it's the lesser of two evils for us really.

We flew our new puppy to us, before we found out how dangerous it could be. She arrived in perfect condition, though we arrived before the flight and immediatly warned the cargo department that we were expecting a baby that couldn't stand any heat. It was Sept and as such could be warm still. She was off loaded first and brought into the cargo area and given water immediately before we even got her. She was the hit of the department and was brought to us by several agents.

Hopefully you can get a direct flight and your baby is calm and takes all the noise well. Here in Canada our troops can fly in military planes, are you able to?

I flew my bulldog fromTX to IN this past Feb with no trouble at all. I can't remember which airline I used at the moment but I did alot of research. Most airlines have alot of safty regulations in place to ensure your dog arrives with no problem. I am sure there are thoses horror stories where a dog was found dead at the destination airport but the precentages are low. I suppose If you have a very nervous dog this might contribute to a bad outcome. I arrived at the airport before the plane landed and they brought her right out to me within five minutes of landing. I used Petflight.com for alot of the contact info. They even have a incendent report to show what airlines have the most unfortunate outcomes. I hope this helps.