I used to return all bred bitches with bright poster board paper taped to the top of the crate. NOTICE: CONTENTS PREGNANT GERMAN SHEPHERD BITCH. HANDLE WITH CARE. I do not know if this ever helped but it didn't hurt. In the 70s I had almost personal relationships with several of the airfreight people at O'Hare. They knew I was coming in early in the morning and bringing the "goodies" for coffee time. I only had a TERRIBLE deal with a bitch being sent TO me from somewhere in the SE on DELTA and they overlooked that bitch for 24 hours. She was OK. But--Delta and I had many telephone conversations and "no charge" to the client. I was a wreck. Having a stud dog with bitches being shipped in is no picnic. I will no longer do it. Bring them to me or do chilled. Just to risky--not worth it. Sandi Card ----- Original Message ----- From: <helen@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "Christiane Rudolf" <crudolf@xxxxxxx> Cc: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 1:09 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Airline Shipping > > Sorry, but can bring one to the Nationals if you want. Let me know. > > > Quoting Christiane Rudolf <crudolf@xxxxxxx>: > > > Sounds very picturesque. You can't send a picture, can you? > > > > Christiane Rudolf > > > > > > From: helen@xxxxxxxxxx > > > Date: 2006/02/10 Fri PM 01:14:35 EST > > > To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Airline Shipping > > > > > > > > > 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. 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