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  • khanisK

    I shipped "Vanna" to the Czech Republic in March. She had no issues at all.
    In fact, I shipped two puppies the same day, on the same Lufthansa flight. They had a layover in Frankfurt, then my black girl "Kasai" went to France and my red girl "Vanna" went to CR.
    Neither were sedated and I would NOT sedate one of my puppies. If they did not have the temperament that was conducive to flying, I would not ship them.
    I am sending one to Sweden in the fall, and she will go back as excess baggage [cargo].

    I'd love to be able to have everyone fly to the US to get their pup, but that is not so realistic for everyone. It costs about $700 to ship a puppy from Portland, OR to France. Not that bad at all.

    Maybe you should come to Oregon for a Fanconi Clear black/white boy :-)

    Kathy Britton

    Khani's Basenjis

    Portland, Oregon

    ….."You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me!"

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  • K

    Oh, me me Kathy!!! lol Those are the magic words. :)

    Kelli Harmon

    Kiroja Basenjis

    Southgate, MI USA

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  • F

    @khanis: thanks for the detailed information…
    Me and my partner are looking for a female , but I'd love to see pictures of the boy you talked about - do you have a homepage?

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  • thunderbird8588T

    Welcome to the forum and good luck finding a Pup.

    Shelley

    Basenji Malaika

    Basenji Malaika
    Basenji Kwame

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  • tanzaT

    @Fibula:

    @khanis: thanks for the detailed information…
    Me and my partner are looking for a female , but I'd love to see pictures of the boy you talked about - do you have a homepage?

    Not Kathy, but here you go
    http://www.khanisbasenjis.com/

    Pat Fragassi

    Tanza Basenjis

    www.tanzabasenjis.net

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  • AndrewnShangoA

    There are articles online by trained animal professionals who stress against shipping puppies because of the experience.

    I know my aunt, just from personal experience, had her dog shipped against my suggestion and now Riley, her Golden Retriever, is skittish and an incessant barking at every noise in the house…..Riley's two years old so it's been a rough ride and my aunt thoroughly believes it's because of the transportation of him.

    Just some of my thoughts.

    Andrew, Shango & Newsom

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  • tanzaT

    I agree with shipping as baggage…. but carry-on in a sherpa usually is never a problem for a pup

    Pat Fragassi

    Tanza Basenjis

    www.tanzabasenjis.net

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  • khanisK

    I have yet to have had any dog that I have shipped have any issues afterwards.

    I prefer to ship them younger, as they are so goofy and once the new owners opent he crate they are all tail-waggy and kissy and can't wait to play with their new people!

    I am shipping a 3.5 y.o. male to Europe soon… and I foresee no issues. This boy has a sound temperament and would let anyone get him out of the crate. I think good solid temperaments help a lot. Occasionally something could freak them out... but I haven't experienced that yet.. EVEN when NWA left my puppy in a cargo office overnight!

    Fibula---b/w boys, r/w boys, r/w girls.. all pups... all fanconi clear at our house :-) Some available too!

    Kathy Britton

    Khani's Basenjis

    Portland, Oregon

    ….."You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me!"

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  • F

    @ Kathy: I've seen the puppies on the homepage, they are soooo cute! With beautiful parents!
    My partner and I decided to get a b/w girl and i don't want to discuss again with him about sex and colour ;-)

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  • MayaM

    We have only ever "shipped" one puppy and with that we did insist that it go on the plane with the owners rather than in the cargo hold. The puppy had his own seat on the plane and apparently very much enjoyed the journey!!

    If it is at all possible i would try any other option than shipping a pup as i have heard some horror stories - puppies being traumatised, or killed from cargo hold overheating etc. Im sure that 90% of puppies shipped would be absolutely fine but it must be very, very stressful.

    Jess

    http://www.silverbriar.co.uk

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  • G

    What size is a 8 week old pup? I hope to be able to take my pup in the cabin with me in a sherpa bag, but there is a size restriction on the bags.

    And whats even more annoying there are different restriction according to the plane company. One allows 43 x 31 x 20 cm (length,width,hight), and another is 40x25x23cm.

    But since a Basenji averages at 40-43cm full grown I can't picture them being 20cm at only 8 weeks….or?

    It's a short flight for me, around 1hour.

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