I live just outside of Washington, DC We are blessed(?) with 3 large, international airports - Regan, Dullas, and Baltimore/Washington I had to ship one of the boys to Miami to my daughter around Xmas time last year Because he has a relatively long neck, his ears peek out of the top of a 500 crate OK, get a 700!! Very simple, yes? NO First find a shop that carries 700's Finally found one dealer that could get one shipped in to them Then find an airline that can take him non-stop to Miami One airline customer assistant told me that if I could get him to a bigger airport, they would be able to get him there with only a 4 hour layover!!! What bigger airport? Newark!! (Have you ever been to Newark - with Kened= y not far away?) After checking with all the airlines I could think of, I finally drove to Miami, and we (my boy and I) got there safe and sound It did take me 2 days each way, but I didn't have to worry about him, and found motels that let him stay in the room Elaine ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================