Hi Stephanie, It's me again. I went to petsmart today to look at the Sherpa, I'm pretty sure Buster (23 lbs as of two weeks ago) will fit but it doesn't look like he will have room to stand. He too is tall like your Darby. Also, I am flying coach . One of the airlines told me the underseat dimensions were 16 X 15 X 10. The Sherpa is 20 X 12 X 12. Is this ok? Also have you ever been on an airline with a weight limit. One told me that the animal and bag could not weigh over 15 lbs. Have you ever had them weigh Darby? I am driving from greenville to atlanta so as to avoid connecting flights then from atlanta to Ft. Lauderdale to visit my folks.
Also any suggestion for getting him used to it? He is a very calm dog, he always sleeps in the car when I take him on road trips. Thanks so much! Jennie Stephanie Hart wrote: >from: Stephanie Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >I have taken an 18+ lb cavalier on a flight many times from California to >Naples Florida, and to Boston with no problem. I have a black Large Sherpa, >not an off brand, the brand name in case that matters?? It is like a soft >quilted material, and it's fairly wide. The height isn't really critical >because it's soft, and your dog can't stand too much during the flight >anyway? > >In fact, I think Darby was 23 lbs on average when he flew? he's tall also. >The success of a trip also depends on the cavalier? It is harder to take my >15 lb cavalier McGwire on a 1 hr trip, then take Darby on a 6 hr trip in a >plane. Darby goes right to sleep when we board the plane. I scoot the >sherpa underneath, and unzip the front panel. Darby would never come out, or >walk away. He stretches his arms out and is fast asleep before we even take >off. He just loves it. He sleeps the whole way. If you picture the >underneath of the seat, when a dog is lying down, the sherpa has room to take >up almost 2' in width if the dogs chooses to stretch. Almost like he's >wearing a sherpa suit and it molds with him. He can get up and turn around >because he is at my feet, he sometimes does that just to stand up. I like to >take the late night flights, they are dark and quiet, but Darby can go >anytime. I have never traveled on the plane that his sherpa was zipped, I >think he would be uncomfortable, just simply lack of nice ventilation. > >Mcgwire is small and can stand and turn under the plane seat and move and put >himself in any position as he is significantly smaller than darby, but he >isn't as cooperative. He barks and scratches, and ate the back of one sherpa >right off and came out under the seat in front of me, walked through the >passengers to their surprise, out to the aisle, came walking back to my aisle >and came to me. > >He is 11 months old and when i have him a bit more trained :) he might do >fine. In the meantime I stick to short flights with him. (I tried a sedative >and it had no effect) > >Crate training him is not the solution either, United & American air >typically let him sit in his own seat up and down the california coast when >it's a flight with no food service, and i have my own 3 seats. He just sits >there quiet as a mouse like a passenger. It's not against the law if there >is no "food cart" service, it's just airline policy. However, my giving in >and letting him sit on the seat has made it harder to get him back in the >bag, so it's my fault with him! We are back to square 1 !! I've even looked >into just getting a little charter plane LOL > >Steph > >========================================================= >"Magic Commands": >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >to start it up gain click here: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author. > ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
