Transporting large dog on plane?

Bookworm01

I may be moving to NYC from TX soon and am wondering how to transport my dog. She weighs about 60lbs. My concern is how would I get her to the plane? There is no way I can carry/push a kennel large enough to fit her through the airport. Is there a special entrance for pets that are flying? Would I have to walk her through the airport?

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you get an appropriate sized airline-approved crate for your dog ... when you get to the airport you put the crate on one of those carts for luggage and you use that to push to the counter ... you need to see an agent when you are checking in a pet and not use online or self-serve kiosks ... and unless you have a disability, i am a small female and i moved two large dog crates myself all over the united states ... and if you need to ask someone to help you get the crate onto the cart, that is what you will have to do ... and while i have been told not to do this, i have walked my dogs into the airport and only put them in their crates when at the ticket agent desk ... i have been told that is not allowed but i do it anyways sometimes if we were flying all day ...

How can I get my dog to stop crying?

Nick M

Just moved into an apartment building in NYC. When I leave my apt, I always put my dog away in his crate/kennel because he gets into everything. He usually cries for a few minutes when I leave then he stops, I know this because I've stood outside a few times. Problem is, my neighbors are starting to complain saying he was howling for over 2 hrs the other night. I've tried everything! I tried putting him in 20 minutes before I leave so he can adjust, I leave a radio on in the room with him, put his toy and blanket in the crate with him. Nothing works, any suggestions would help! I love my apt and really don't want to get evicted! Thanks!

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Well I was going to say radio or tv, toys and bones to pacify him. We practiced leaving one day with our dogs. We pretended to leave and when the dog started barking, we popped back inside and said "settle down" and when they did, we praised them. It taught them that leaving was no big deal. I guess you might look into a doggie day care of pet sitter, or dog walker, something like that. I wonder if you could set up a video camera and see what is setting off the barking. I agree with you, most dogs settle down after a few minutes. If you could figure out what sets him off, you could practice with that until it becomes no big deal.

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Cheapest way to build a dog kennel?

Brent

looking to build an outside dog cage, kennel type deal...I was thinking either 24x40. that's about 480 dollars in osb plywood. Looking for something a little cheaper. It needs to block wind and everything. Anyone know of any good ideas. don't worry about size i can go as small as like 24x24 or something the other size is just ideal. It doesn't need a roof just 3 sides. I have 1 of the 24' sides. Thank you.

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The cheapest way to build a dog kennel is with welded wire, 2x4's & tarp. Anything more than that & it's going to cost you at least a few hundred.

Edit: But I agree you should just buy some chain link fencing or some welded wire & 2x4's to make a run with a dog house like structure added to it.

dog destoying a wire kennel??

spindymind

so my dog tears up things when we leave, so she goes in the kennel(wire kennel, from petsmart) the thing is when i get back i notice that she has BENT the wire at the bottom (where it opens out) trying to get out and when we leave we can hear her throwing a fit barking and whining and sometimes it sounds like shes geting aggressive, i dont come back in and say anything because i dont want it to worsen, but shes literally destroying the wire at the bottom of the cage, what do i do??
i spent alot of $ on the cage figuring she couldnt do this,
really Im scared she going to get the wire bent just enough to get her head out and then shell get stuck and hurt herself
yes she has plenty of room to move around and only goes in when we go somewhere
toys, food she has everything she needs in there

Answer
Try these:

1) Feed her in the crate

2) Use a kong with a treat when you leave her

3) Start leaving her for short periods.

4) Google seperation anxiety and learn about it.

5) Stand next to her crated, and if she whines or gets anxious- correct her.

6) Leave a radio or TV on for her.

7) Try these after a walk or exercise when she's more likely to be calm.

I did rescue for a while and crate trained some difficult dogs- but none was impossible.

Good Luck!!!

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