The only way I would fly my pet across the country is if he was sitting beside me the whole flight.
I’d sooner drive across before I’d fly.
In 1987 we moved from the Seattle area to the Milwaukee area and were bringing our beloved Golden Retriever. Earlier that summer there was a case where 5 racing Greyhounds were accidentally left on the plane when they should have been transferred to a connecting flight. The 5 dogs cooked to death in the empty plane while it sat on the tarmac.
So, I determined that my precious dog was going to fly on the same plane with me and was going to fly at the coolest time of day (the Redeye) and was not going to change planes. So, after a long day of packing, we three boarded the plane in Seattle at midnight and disembarked in Chicago. A driver from my husband’s new company met us in Chicago and drove us the rest of the way to our new home north of Milwaukee. That dog crossed the Rainbow Bridge in 1998 and our current golden has been coast to coast a number f times — always traveling with us in our car. He’s a great traveler.
I am so sorry about Jack.
So Sorry to hear about Jack. RIP. We have been debating the pros and cons about shipping our new english bulldog puppy or driving the 11 plus hours to pick him up. After reading about some of the experiences here, I am positive we made the correct decision to make the drive. One week from today we will head south ......and I will know exactly where Harry is the whole ride back home!