[ SHOWGSD-L ] Shipping crates
- From: "Carolyn" <marhaven@xxxxxxx>
- To: <cyndyinhouston@xxxxxxxxx>, <Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx>, <nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 08:02:18 -0800
The single biggest mistake we see with dogs being flown is that many don't turn
the
little
bars that go into the slots top and bottom to secure the crate door
closed....they
don't
turn them around in the backwards position to LOCK the crate door down tight!
Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxx
From: "Cyndy Davis" <cyndyinhouston@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> I substitute thick cable ties for the screws. I use those oval connectors or
> cable
> ties to secure the door at four points. (Make sure you don't lock these down
> too
> tight on the door or you will have trouble getting a scissor through it to
> cut.) I
> tape extra ties to the top of the crate in case the airline or security crews
> have
> to open the crate.
> Laminate a page with your information and tape it to the top. Tape it down
> good, or
> write your information on the crate.
>
> Don't put anything in the crate with the dog except absorbent material
> (blanket,
> newspaper, or towel) and the bowl that attaches to the crate door. (Tape that
> down
> too).
>
> And another note, never fly your dog with sutures or fresh scars. First, the
> sutures swell and can be painful inflight, and secondly drug traffickers have
> been
> known to hide drugs in the abdomen of dogs - so this raises a red flag to
> security.>
> > Cyndy
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