ARE WE HEARING THIS FOLKS....LAMBERT FIELD ST LOUIS CANNOT ACCEPT 500 CRATES...thank you Paulette for reminding us. This is something we have known for awhile . I still remember when in 2002 many crates came in UPSIDE down because they had no way to accomodate them, and they tumbled down the conveyor. If it is true that St Louis cannot take 500s that pretty much screws anyone flying in..because now with the ridiculous dog to crate size restrictions, you are more than likely going to be forced to ship even a med . sized bitch in a 500. Someone please a second party verify this. Not that I don't trust Paulette, I sure do. I just would like to hear someone also back her up. Kathy *http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com* * <http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com/>**UPDATED: Jan 26, 2011 **Home of: CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs CH. Victory's Leviathan CH. Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle * * "Victory...*Vires et honestas" On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 4:27 PM, <cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Joan writes: "The size of the planes is the factor it does not matter > unless they can take 500 and larger crates." > > > What is even more important is the fact that the St. Louis airport can not > accept a 500 crate. I found this out when I tried to fly a dog out to the > last National in St. Louis. There were plenty of flights out of > Raleigh-Durham that could take a 500 crate, but the airport in St. Louis > could not handle anything larger than a 400. > > For some people, this presents a real problem. To those who suffer from > certain health conditions, it is dangerous to take long trips by car. I > think it is unwise to hold a National where a standard sized GSD can not be > flown in. > > > Paulette McGuirt, GSDCA Member > Wellborn-Allemande German Shepherds > Qui Me Amat, Amat et Canem Meam > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joan Fox" <campaignersgsd@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <Scharo777@xxxxxxx> > Cc: "Showlist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 6:47 PM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Direct flights to St. Louis-a bunch > > > The size of the planes is the factor it does not matter unless they can > take 500 > and larger crates. > Joan > Joan F. Fox > website: http://www.campaignersgsds.com > 17500 Haskins Rd. > Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023 > > > Cell: 440-759-4119 > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. > > Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and > its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions > expressed in any post. > > 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@xxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: > http://showgsd.org/mail.html > NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ > > ============================================================================ > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================