Originally Posted by
hummingbear
Anyone ever do this? Do we get an employee rate? Was going to have my wife fly with the dog as cargo, but it looks like at many locations you have to drop it off at the cargo facility rather than the airport. Any pointers appreciated. Thanks.
Just had a friend ship his dog from EWR to LAX on my flight a few weeks ago. I helped him out since his dog had a traumatic experience with American a few years ago. This flight went smooth. The price to deliver a dog runs from $200 up to $500 for PetSafe that works with UAL, depending upon size of dog. This dog was a 110 pound Golden Retriever and ran $430. Pet safe does walk the dogs about every 3 hours for rest room relief and stretching but ensure your dog goes before heading to airport. This dog was there 11 hours prior to departure. Pet safe is much better with keeping the dogs in the air conditioned van prior to putting on the loader. The dog handled the 5 hour flight well and was in good spirits when being deplaned. Quick ride to the cargo pickup. Like anything, try to avoid shipping the dog on extreme days where the tarmac could be boiling or super cold out.