I have a dilemma and I am hoping someone on here would know the solution. My dad has a Black lab/Shepphard named Goofie, and my dad is moving onto a boat. The dog is currently in Benicia, California. I am in Bremerton, Washington, about 1,000 miles North. My dad is moving onto a boat, and can't take the dog with him, he doesn't want to give him to the pound or anything, and I offered to take him.
My Fiance'e is flying down to visit her mother on Monday, and will return the following weekend. She is flying A.Airlines, and they have a check in system that allows a dog on in the checked baggage system, but it can not weigh over 100 lbs, plus the crate he is in. So one idea was to fly him up here on her return flight. The problem is, the container can not be collapsable and that is a problem since she will not have access to a truck while she's there, and you'd definitly need one to transport the crate and dog. If it's not collapsible I'm fearing there will be no way to transport a 50lb (or so) dog-fitting crate to the plane itself. The other issue is that if the ground temperature is below 45 degrees, they will not fly the dog. It is about that temperature here in WA right now, so I worry that they will not let him fly. It is $150 plus reservation to put him on the plane, plus the price of whatever the crate/cage/kennel will cost, which I'm assuming will also be around $100 or so if it's non-collapsible.
My question, is: is there some other way of getting him here? I do not have the ability or time off work to drive down and get him, and my fiance'e can not drive back either. Is there a less-headache way of getting him here? Or even better yet, some kind of "dog mailing service" not necessarily to treat him like mail, that would be terrible, but you get the idea.
My Fiance'e is flying down to visit her mother on Monday, and will return the following weekend. She is flying A.Airlines, and they have a check in system that allows a dog on in the checked baggage system, but it can not weigh over 100 lbs, plus the crate he is in. So one idea was to fly him up here on her return flight. The problem is, the container can not be collapsable and that is a problem since she will not have access to a truck while she's there, and you'd definitly need one to transport the crate and dog. If it's not collapsible I'm fearing there will be no way to transport a 50lb (or so) dog-fitting crate to the plane itself. The other issue is that if the ground temperature is below 45 degrees, they will not fly the dog. It is about that temperature here in WA right now, so I worry that they will not let him fly. It is $150 plus reservation to put him on the plane, plus the price of whatever the crate/cage/kennel will cost, which I'm assuming will also be around $100 or so if it's non-collapsible.
My question, is: is there some other way of getting him here? I do not have the ability or time off work to drive down and get him, and my fiance'e can not drive back either. Is there a less-headache way of getting him here? Or even better yet, some kind of "dog mailing service" not necessarily to treat him like mail, that would be terrible, but you get the idea.