Okay for kicks, I just went to Travelocity to see what I could find: Seattle to Houston: Airlines that offer service: Direct Non-Stop - Continental (not an option, $300 +/- per dog each way) Service with Connections: Frontier (connects through Denver, good seat rates, $100.00 each way, not sure about how good they are with dogs, and their planes are at least decent sized) American (connects through DFW): Most flights leaving Seattle are on MD-80's and if memory serves me correctly, 500 size crates don't fit. The flights where Boeing 757's are used -- the connection is on a commuter jet, not really an option. So, from Seattle, with the Exception of Frontier Airlines, and I'm not 100% sure how good they are -- Going to a National in Beaumont -- means I don't really have the option of bringing a dog, if I had one I wanted to show. Kathaleen ============================================================================ 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================