I will be having 2 dobermann puppies shipped from France in November to Ohio. Thankfuly its a direct flight. But the flight will still be 15+ hours. I know they are going to be a mess. What kind of bedding can be used to absorb some of the mess. Thanks
Could you get them to ship them in a Vari-kennel type kennel with a floor grate? This might elevate them out of the wet. If not pine shavings
will absorb the worst of it.
The airline will have rules about what can be used. Usually they won't allow blankets or shavings or straw. Everytime I have shipped or received pups via air they have been on newspapers and/or cardboard. Shredded newspaper works the best out of those choices, in my experience.
Bring clean up items with you. Baby wet wipes work great for spot cleaning puppies after long flights and then you can do the real bath thing when you get them home.
Put a base layer- a dog bed or newspaper, then strips of paper towels. For a 400 size crate- 6 to 10 rolls. They will pack it down some, but the absorbency is still good. I usually hide some dog biscuits and toys in there, takes them a bit to find it with all the padding. This has worked better than the dog beds I've put in before. The paper towels are more absorbent than newspaper, and are easy to toss once you get the pups home.
I also do not put in the papertowels UNTIL the airline personnel have checked everything. I show them the crate and the bags full of shredded papertowels.
After re-reading the original post I wanted to make a comment.
A non stop flight from France to Ohio should not take 15+ hours. I have flown from Chicago to Frankfort and also from Chicago to Amsterdam. Neither flight was much over 8 hours.
Maybe they are taking the scenic route?? LOL <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
In all seriousness, if that time is correct I would be finding a different airline to ship dogs with.
15 hrs crate time sounds about right for that trip. Figure an hour or so to get to Charles Degaulle Airport (Assuming the dog is in the Paris area). 2-3 hrs for check-in and loading, 8 for the flight, and another 1-2 hrs for ground ops in Cincinnati (unloading, clearing customs, etc.)
The original post said flight time-not crate time.......... just was making a point. Anyone who imports dogs from Europe realizes they spend a lot of time in a box.
My Mal puppy that flew in last November spent mega-crate time on her trip over. She was picked up in Belgium by Gradlyn Kennels, kept there for a couple days and then transported to the airport and from there to Chicago.
I make sure I am at the desk WAY before the flight gets in so I can bug the employees at the cargo desk. If they know you are waiting to pick up babies they will (sometimes) push the paperwork thru customs a little faster.
Originally posted by Ed Frawley: I am not trying take shots at these pups - but has anyone ever seen a dog of any breed from France that was any good? I have not.
I have not SEEN, but I have heard about some GSDs from a couple of kennels in France that were pretty good. The kennels all train for Ringsport, so they're trying to take on the Mals with GSDs, gotta be a pretty high drive stable dog for that, huh? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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