snub-nosed breeds

Meet Lilly!  She's a pet we're moving from Anchorage, Alaska to Jakarta, Indonesia.  If that seems like a big trip, then you'd be right.  Moving pets to Indonesia is never a simple task but with English bulldogs, things can get even trickier. 

How many airports does it take to get an English Bulldog to Indonesia?

If you said seven, you'd be right.

Because Lilly is an English Bulldog and considered to be "at risk" because of her snub-nose, we have to make sure she flies on pet-safe, pet-friendly airlines that will keep her in climate controlled conditions throughout her flight. 

Last week, Delta Airlines Cargo announced that this summer they will be offering flight transfers for pets in specialized air conditioned vehicles at their hub in Atlanta, GA.  From Delta's press release:

Temperature controlled vehicles provide a comfortable environment for the pet during transfer in our Atlanta hub.  In addition, it helps ensure that we are compliant with USDA regulations for safe shipment of live animls.

After yesterday's post about moving a dog to Tokyo from Orlando, in which a pet owner was having trouble finding an airline to take her "Puggle," one of our Twitter followers, @maxandcats, asked "Why United would not fly the dog because it was part pug?"

Great question!  Is United just discriminatory?  Anti "designer dog?" 

A few months ago, I moved a Pug to Nafplio, Greece from Hawaii.  We've blogged about her before on our old blog, but I just recently got an email from her owner who loves to dress her up. 

I thought I'd share some of the pictures of Potato, for some Friday Eve fun.

Every now and then I get to pet sit for a friend of mine's bulldog, Billie Jean. As with all bulldog's Billie doesn’t handle the heat very well, and in the summer here in Austin and can get really hot. Even on the cooler days of summer Billie can over heat very easily, since she's one of the snub-nosed breeds that makes her susceptible to overheating during pet travel and being outside.