If I was not confident in the airline personnel, care, handling, and safety of our puppies I would not transport puppies via air travel. No one cares about the safety of our animals more than I do. Shipping via air is very simple and safe. Live animals are transported via PRIORITY PARCEL SERVICE ONLY with the airlines and are handled with the best of care. Only aircraft equipped to transport live animals are utilized. The animals get the same pressurization and air as the passengers. Puppies are not sedated or tranquilized in any way. They ship awake, alert, well fed, and hydrated.  

The first thing you need to know is: THERE ARE MORE RULES & PAPERWORK FOR SHIPPING LIVE ANIMALS THAN THERE ARE FOR PEOPLE. The ONLY transport requiring a more detailed & intense process than a live animal with the airlines is an unaccompanied minor. If your puppy's flight out of Tulsa is cancelled or delayed making them miss their connection. I always go back to the airport and get them and then reschedule for the next available shipping day so your puppy is safe here with me.

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Currently, we have American Airlines available to us here in Tulsa, OK (TUL) to accommodate our shipping needs and check in typically is at 4:30 am. Keep in mind that the airlines ONLY accept live animals at age 8 weeks AND when the forecasted temperature at time of take off at the origin, connection, and landing at the destination is between 20 and 85 degree's. There are only certain aircraft that can accommodate live animal transport and only ONE connection is allowed. Cargo in Tulsa does not accept live animals on Saturday, Sunday, or holidays so we are limited to flying ONLY Monday through Friday. To see which airports American Airlines Services you can view their page at https://www.aacargo.com/AACargo/facilityForm

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THE COST OF AIR TRAVEL via Priority Parcel Service for the continental United States is $700 and includes the cost of the crate with all required labeling, food/water dishes, collar/leash, vet visit, health papers, rabies for older puppies, airfare, parking, and transportation to/from the vet sometime during the week prior to shipping and to/from the airport the day of shipping. We also offer shipping for two puppies flying in same crate for one $600 charge. This can only be done at 8 or 9 weeks before the puppies get to big.  

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The pickup place is different at each airport so I will include your pickup place when the flight is scheduled at age 6 weeks. Pickup is either at cargo, where available, or at the baggage claim or ticket counter inside the airport for airports that do not have a cargo facility for the specific airline your puppy is booked on. You will be advised ahead of time where to go for pickup. You will need to be prepared to show two forms if ID like a drivers license and credit card at pickup and provide your signature. NO additional charges or fees will apply at time of pickup. You show up at your pickup point on an agreed upon date/time, show two forms of ID, and go home with your beautiful healthy new puppy. 

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The crate’s used for shipping are the hard plastic type that bolt together on the sides and are assembled with required additional hardware by me. If you plan to crate your puppy at home, you will need to be prepared with the black wire crate size Large. Those crates get much better airflow than the hard plastic shipping crates & the crates we send them in are just big enough for a ONE TIME USE. Your puppy will outgrow the shipping crate in a week so plan to list your crate on craigslist, or other venue, and get some of your money back or donate it to a rescue or shelter in your area. Sending the crate back is not an option because it cost about ten times more to return the crate than what it is worth.

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Attached to the crate will be a sample of food in a clear plastic bag with your paperwork and a collar/leash inside. Remove him/her immediately and have a potty place picked out before entering your pickup place. Take him/her to potty right away. Bring water from home. There will be two dishes attached to the inside of the crate. Water your puppy immediately after potty time. Plan to stay at your pickup place for a few minutes to offer exercise and a bite of food (attached to the crate) before travel home. Puppies travel much better on a full tummy especially if you live more than an hour away from the airport. Send me a quick text when you have your puppy after potty and water needs are met then we can talk later in the day, or the following day, to address any questions/concerns you may have after you have had some time to observe and interact with your puppy. You will find important paperwork attached to the crate. Inside the packet will be your registration paperwork, copies of lab reports for genetic health clearances for the parents, vaccinations records, and a schedule to follow, Take the entire packet with you to your scheduled veterinary appointment for vaccinations so your vet can make copies of the genetic health clearances for your puppy's file and see the vaccination and deworming schedule your puppy has incurred while here. If you forget to take this packet with you to the vet, he/she will not know what vaccinations your puppy has already received. My contact information is attached should your vet have questions at anytime during the life of your new puppy.

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