After reading all these stories, I know I have no desire to ship a dog. Liddy came by plane, all went well, but I was a wreck, new dog, flown in at 7 months old, I was glad to get her into a clean crate and home for a bath. Mom's CTH dog was shipped from the Ladies. All went well. I felt lucky. Mom had to ship the crate back to them. But it was a small crate. Cuz wuz 3 months old when he came. I hope I never ever have to ship a dog again though. Makes me so nervous. sheila M Cheeks <TRAFALGARgsds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hi Pam: So very happy for you and so very happy to read about a positive heartwarming situation in which the real picture was presented, - that being that we are all here for each other, we have our differences, but we are a family, and when one of us is in need, we can rely on each other. I lost my boy on US AIR, in Chicago, for a connection to LAX. I couldn't get a direct for the dog. I knew he wasn't on the connection. I watched him taken off of the flight from Philadelphia, but I never saw him placed on the connector flight ( both gates were virtually next to each other). I insisted he wasn't on the plane, even when they told me he was..when they finally acknowledged he wasn't, I refused to fly without him. Like yourself, they held the flight for an hour, but I was lucky, they did find him. I'll never know what happened to him in that 1hr, but the dog went off of his food for more than a week and my fireball was lethargic throughout his trip. Ironically, it was during this trip that I was first introduced to Weicho's Flashdance, before he made his trip to the East....who would have ever thought what destiny had in store for us. Good Luck with your girl..it was great seeing you again, at the shows. Mike TRAFALGAR German Shepherds Michael & Susan Cheeks TRAFALGARgsds@xxxxxxxxx 610-827-1833 norberge@xxxxxxx wrote: Last night was a very stressful evening.? Made my connection from Augusta to Atlanta only to be told at the boarding counter that they could not find Vera.? Once boarded, the pilot held the plane for an additional 40 minutes as they tried to find her at Altanta Airport, when they finally stated that they still could not find her and we needed to depart.? ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 ============================================================================ --------------------------------- Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 ============================================================================