as with everything else in life - shipping and flying with dogs depends on the people you work with and the mood they are in on that day. Yes there are government regulations but happy knowledgeable people know how to bend the system . I don't ship or fly with dogs any more but the cost today would stop me. At one time I had 4 champion males at stud here and I thought I would loose my mind having to go to O'hare and back- At that time Continental was the best to work with. Now with the daily delays at Ohare I would never send a dog in , out or thru there. sally ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================