Comments on: Airline loses dog

By: Linda

Linda — Sun, 16 Nov 2014 03:48:55 +0000

If I were the owner, I would get an attorney. What happened to surveillance camera’s?? Delta changed the story too many times and they are responsible. Sounds kind of funny that no one saw that dog. My heart goes out to the owner & wouldn’t let it go.

By: Lurch

Lurch — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 16:20:59 +0000

Why wouldn’t the owner believe the airline? Surely they showed him the crate. A dog can’t chew through a crate without leaving behind a lot of damage!

By: southpaw

southpaw — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 12:23:38 +0000

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1wibBhLG1GQ

I tend to believe the airline.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 03:36:01 +0000

It might help for the owner to join in the search.

By: Sangiovese

Sangiovese — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 22:37:29 +0000

I forgot about the temps. We were flying from one mild climate to another, but there was a layover in Miami. They would not accept the dog if the temps in Miami were above 80 degrees. A good rule, I would say.

By: Mrs Whatsit

Mrs Whatsit — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 21:37:11 +0000

Oh, yes, and there were only certain times of day that they would permit the cat to travel, and they would not definitely confirm his flight until they were sure what the temps would be that day, as he was moving to the Deep South.

By: Mrs Whatsit

Mrs Whatsit — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 21:33:58 +0000

We were required to fasten screws and bolts between the top and bottom shell halves of the sturdy store-bought plastic crate to help keep the halves from busting apart, and also secure the door, waterbottle and such with more screws and zipties. Kitty was NOT getting out. The crate had to be large enough that he could stand and lie with plenty of airspace on all sides — and this was no petite critter. I was impressed with their forethought and care, though I doubt that the cat was quite as pleased.

By: Harold

Harold — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 21:11:00 +0000

Dogs being flown should be chipped and be wearing a GPS collar.

There a several brands, just google for “dog gps collar”.

It would certainly preclude this kind of heartache.

By: Sangiovese

Sangiovese — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 21:03:58 +0000

I wonder what kind of crate they used? Last time we shipped a dog, we used an industrial strength crate that was specially made for air cargo. We used plastic zip ties to keep the door closed. The crate had a special place to put the zip tie so it would not come off. No way that dog was going to chew her way out of there. Finally, my wife would not sit down on the plane until she saw the crate going into the cargo hold with our dog in the crate. It was a lot of trouble and expense, but our dog arrived in one piece.

By: Lurker

Lurker — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 20:49:51 +0000

My mother-in-law had this happen about 30 years ago while coming here to meet us. Muffin the Springer Spaniel’s crate fell over in the cargo hold and broke open. Muffin bolted when the cargo door was opened and led the ramp personnel on a lively chase around around the Tarmac at Sea-Tac before they caught her.