Flying A Dog Or Puppy: Susan's Pre-Flight Plan #233
Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett
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4.8 • 679 Ratings
🗓️ 20 September 2023
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
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Since I recently had a friend fly my new puppy to Canada from Switzerland in-cabin, many of you asked how I prepare my dogs for airline travel. Even if you don’t have plans to fly a puppy anytime soon, you’ll benefit from hearing how I train them to be great travelers in two phases. Moreover, there’s a lot of red tape and regulations around in-cabin flying with puppies and dogs that vary from airline to airline and country to country. I read the fine print for you and I’m sharing how to avoid expensive – and upsetting – airport snafus when flying with your dog.
In this episode you’ll hear:
• How to prepare puppies to fly in-cabin confidently.
• The three parts to puppy flight preparation.
• That each airline has different pet travel requirements.
• What to expect when checking your dog in at the airport.
• My in-cabin pet carrier recommendations.
• The best crate for flying dogs in cargo or the hold.
• My two dog training projects to prepare dogs and puppies for air travel.
• Why Crate Games makes traveling with your dog so much easier.
Susan’s Pet Carrier & Crate Recommendations:
*Sherpa Original Deluxe Travel Pet Carrier - https://geni.us/sherpa-bag-carrier
*Sturdibag Pet Travel Carrier - https://geni.us/sturdibag-carrier
Gunner Crates - https://gunner.com/
Resources:
1. Crate Games Online - https://get.crategames.com/
2. Flying Your Pet eBook - https://dogsthat.com/product/flying-your-pet-ebook/
3. Podcast Episode 200: Shaped By Dog Live 200th Celebration Episode With Friends - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/200/
4. YouTube Playlist: Target Training for Dogs with Susan Garrett - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy3ylCyQ2bJQSCwo_ERiVHj3&si=eMU2_ODghVGQffbx
5. YouTube Video: Susan Garrett’s Target Stick Training, Part Two - https://youtu.be/TqsEEWCXze0?si=brMfXI5GuNOPV2Zx
6. Podcast Episode 190: Using Daily Quickies to Fast Track Your Dog Training and Grow Your Dog’s Skills - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/190/
7. Podcast Episode 145: 10 Ways to Teach a Dog to Lay Down and How to Shape It Without Luring - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/145/
8. Podcast Episode 180: Taking Your Puppy to Café or Restaurant: Socialization Success - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/180/
9. Podcast Episode 48: Potty Train Your Puppy in a Week (Easy 3 Step Process) - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/48/
10. YouTube Playlist: Puppy Essentials with Susan Garrett Dog Training - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy2hywpv3Md3HbWWPPbVF8W5&si=is6W0SlqrIMxnqpx
11. YouTube Video: Susan Garrett’s 5 Games for Puppies - https://youtu.be/Hxd1sVEQp2Y?si=GQSZ-yVBje-rJRwU
12. Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/3PBHGYjGzwE
*Amazon Links Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Susan only recommends products she uses herself, and all opinions expressed here are her own. The link above is an affiliate link that, at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission if you decide to buy from it. Thank you!
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| 0:00.0 | Since I recently announced that I had a friend fly to Switzerland to bring my puppy home, |
| 0:05.1 | I've had a number of people ask if I could share the details of the preparation that went into that. |
| 0:10.1 | Now, before you turn away saying, hey, I don't have a puppy that I'm flying, |
| 0:14.1 | I think you'll all be interested in the dog training. I'm Susan Garrett. |
| 0:28.6 | And the shape by dog and the preparations for flying a puppy or a small dog really are broken |
| 0:34.7 | into three parts. |
| 0:36.6 | And the first part is the paperwork. Second part is a dog |
| 0:39.4 | training. And the third part is dog training part two, which you might not need if it's an adult |
| 0:44.1 | dog you're flying. Stick with me because it's a really fascinating part of the dog training. |
| 0:48.8 | So part one, I don't want you to ever take things for granted. So, you book your flight, but don't book |
| 0:55.2 | that flight. Don't pay for that flight until you've done the research about the requirements |
| 1:00.3 | for a dog flying in cabin or a puppy flying in cabin because they keep changing within each |
| 1:06.4 | airline. And guess what? They change within the airline itself depending on the type of aircraft that is |
| 1:14.1 | traveling on that flight. So, you have to do your research. For example, I know flying in from Europe |
| 1:21.4 | on an Air Canada flight, the requirements is so small. It's actually like eight inches. Most standard dog carrying bags |
| 1:30.9 | are like 11 to 15 inches tall. So how do you get eight inches? I'll share what I did on that one. |
| 1:36.8 | Eight inches is super small. So I would look into other airlines. So Laftanza is probably the number |
| 1:42.4 | one I would pick if I was flying in from Europe. |
| 1:44.5 | But within North America, there's a lot of options because there's many airlines that have |
| 1:49.3 | pretty great requirements with respect to the size of the kennel that you can bring in cabin. |
| 1:54.2 | So, you've got to make sure when you call the airline, if you can ask them, can you tell |
| 1:58.1 | me what type of aircraft is being used and then look on their |
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