[ SHOWGSD-L ] was Trip to the National - Day 1/flying adults/no thanks
- From: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx
- To: edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx, edangsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 07:36:53 EDT
Me too....after 2 bad experiences w/ flying adults I've been saying that
for 4+ years now. And mine weren't anywhere near Ann's although the 2nd was
a dog who took off out of Philly, I left the airport only to get home to a
message that the plane had returned...bad lightning storm...and the dog was
in Philly cargo.
Oh, BTW, Philly cargo closes at 9 PM, this was 8:35 PM and I am 45 minutes
from the airport...if I didn't get there before 9 he would have spent the
next 9+ hours in his crate..and yes, I made it and it's a wonder I wasn't
arrested too. (And YES, they had my cell # too...they only called the home
#.)
I am so over flying adult dogs it's not even funny...
Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC
Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions
visit _http://www.pinehillgsds.com/_ (http://www.pinehillgsds.com/)
In a message dated 10/13/2010 9:18:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Ann! I have had so many problems over the past several years flying dogs I
am truly surprised that I have not been arrested...when I blow...It ain't
pretty...I have decided not to ever fly an adult dog anywhere ever
again!...should be easy cuz I don't show anymore, and don't think I ever will
again....glad you and Kobe are in Utah...I should be there tomorrow...FB
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From: edangsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 6:32:34 AM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] My Trip to the National - Day 1
Or should I title this "How I Spent my Day in Detroit". I got up about
five to take care of dogs and left for the Detroit airport with Kobe and a 550
and 700 crate I got to cargo( as they had instructed me on the phone)
with minutes to spare and they told me that I had to go to the terminal with
him since he was going excess baggage. I asked them to look at him and the
crates, since I had to go to airlines parking a few miles from the airport
and get a shuttle from there.
They told me defintely the 700 since his ears touched the top of the 550.
The shuttle came to get me in the parking lot and the door wasn't big
enough to fit the crate, so off the driver went to get a shuttle with a larger
door. He drops me, Kobe, the 700 crate and 2 bags off with no porter in
sight/ I found a little cart and managed to get everything on it with Kobe on
a leash and only dumped it twice before I reached check-in, where they told
me a 700 crate had to go through cargo. I told them they were taking him
here, since cargo wanted over $600 one way to ship him as they didn't do
excess baggage. Finally the TSA guy gets there, checks him for bombs and
we're all checked in. I get to my plane and , of course, I am on the wrong
side to see him get loaded, but Rick Orlowski is and gives me the thumbs up
that Kobe is on the plane and everyone in the cabin cheered. Well then a
spoilsport guy says they just took your dog off the plane and left in a van.
Well, I g
o up t
o the captain and he says, not to worry. A few minutes later the tell me
the crate, that they said would fit, won't fit. but they tell me I can go on
this flight, which gets in at 2:30 and pick him up at 7:30. Well, I am
throwing a fit and said I will wait and fly with him. They tell me that plane
is overbooked. I said, I don't care. Now the plane is supposed to leave and
finally, a miracle, they find a seat on the plane leaving 5 hours later. I
then tell them I want the dog and they tell me he is in a secure area and
they will take care of him. Well I ended up getting him and we sat out in
baggage clain watching the bags go round for the next three hours . Then we
started over again at the passenger counter, the TSA guy. Well 16 hours
after starting out. we are here. I will never fly a dog to a National again.
--
Ann
www.edangsd.com
Home of AOE Sel Ex Ch Gilley,Sel Ex Ch Maxwell,Can GV Sel Ch Kobe and Sel
Ch MmmMmm Good, #1 dam Muggles, Breeder-owner 0f 76 champions and 21 ROMs.
Proud receipient of Lloyd Brackett Award
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