Delta should have a new slogan for pets....."We'll get them there......most of the time". Come to think of it...that would work great for the passengers too. It might eliminate some liability for them if they are just honest right up front. :o) Cindy GrnRam415@xxxxxxx wrote: In a message dated 2/16/2006 10:42:09 AM Pacific Standard Time, rivendellp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: You all can continue to bash them if you wish...but it's lose, lose for all of us if you do. Like I posted...if you take into consideration the number of animals that are shipped successfully in comparison to the bad stories the number is huge in favor of the good stories. You never read about it when everything goes right, do you? Paula and all, Having shipped and received a several dogs in the last 18 mos. Here are my observations. Take it as you will. I have dealt with American, Delta and Northwest Airlines. American and Northwest were the least expensive for shipping pets. After check-in the crates were secured with ties to prevent the dog from escaping during transit or in flight. The ties are cut by airline personnel upon destination. Delta was the most expensive and did not take the same precautions. When I received my pup, the bottom of the crate was not secure. Had she not been so young, who knows...... The measures taken by the other 2 airlines are very simple, cheap and effective. So, what is Delta's excuse? JMHO, as always :-) Laura Thomas http://www.treasureranchgsds.com/ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================