I?ve shipped numerous adults and puppies without any problems. Following the advice previously suggested, major airports, direct flights when possible certainly adds to better results, but I added one more personal insurance policy. On the top of the crate I taped a sign placed in plastic (for rain) which was strapped on over the top and threw the side metal openings with filament tape. (The kind of tape you have to cut with scissors.) The sign was on iridescent colored paper and I used several colors of marking pens to write the information. In addition, all writing was as big as I could make it so it could be read from 50 feet. It said: Airline and Flight # 123 to Name of City. If there was a second flight then it listed it as well. I used red?s. blues, greens, and made the most obnoxious and colorful sign imaginable. People stopped to read it just to see what it was. If I was shipping a bitch for breeding, then another sign was underneath for the return flights and the plastic sheet just need to be turned over and re-attached. This worked great for me. (You can also place your name and # in a corner of the sign) Helen Franklin P.S. I wonder if anyone out there got one of my decorated crates? ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================