[quote=athena1]that is exactly one of my worries, you dont know the characters of the carriers, and there are alot of untrustworthy people out there [/quote]I'm totally with you on that one. Whenever I organized the transport myself, I made sure that it was just one single flight with no connections (I was lucky that this was an option). International transportations into the US have to be cleared through customs at the port of entry anyway. I had to drop the dog off about 3 hours prior to the flight and got it back within 2 hours after landing. Gary is right, the dogs are kept in airconditioned space and quickly boarded. I think using a feeding bottle and no food is very good advice. I used a soaked sponge for my second transport but I'm not sure how successful that was during the flight. [quote=athena1]Oh the extremes some dog lovers go to..... [/quote]Did I mention that I drove my puppy back to Texas in a rental car (>20hrs)? :wink: :lol: Dan P.S.: Jen, I missed the continued discussion in the "Gather and Meet" thread (and saw it only now, after responding), which I think was the reason for starting this thread. Really, don't worry too much about transportation. Maybe you fly on the same plane, drop your dog off right before you leave and pick it up at destination. There should be no major interaction with cargo people at all. Dogs usually tolerate flights really well. :)