 Cedar Ridge Beagles
3005 Lexington Court
Bedford, IA 50833
712-523-3646
tonip@frontiernet.net
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Most people pick their puppies up from
our
home. Sometimes, however, a puppy may have to travel a long distance, and
shipping arrangements must be made. We will make those shipping
arrangements for you.
If you are in Canada,
click here for information specifically
about shipping across the border.
How do I go about having my puppy flown to
me?
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First, we have to find your closest airport
that a puppy can fly into (requires a certain size of plane with climate
controlled hold).
*Not all airports with Continental service can receive puppies.
Only those that receive the big planes can transport puppies.
You can call Continental at 800-575-3335 to determine what
airport is the closest to you that can handle puppies, or we can call and inquire.
*We will make the reservations, but we
can only reserve for the airports that accept the planes with
climate-controlled holds.
*Temperature extremes can limit this (heat and
cold) during some times of year with other airlines. Continental can ship despite temp extremes,
as they have temperature controlled transport to and from the plane. But, Continental doesn't fly into
some airports (like Boise), so we have to find that out for your location.
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Then, wait until your puppy is at least 8
weeks old to ship him/her. Shipping requires that a puppy be by itself for
several hours, and younger puppies can become overly stressed if this wait
is very long. So, we'll look for a good flight for him or her.
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We can make the arrangements if you pay for
the associated costs at least 2 weeks in advance.
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The cost to fly a puppy 8 weeks old to
any major city is generally around $300.
For puppies over 8 weeks, if the puppy is 6 lbs or over, can be $80 higher.
If a puppy has a long layover somewhere (generally Houston), it might be about $75 higher for
the airport personnel to clean the carrier, feed/water, and walk the puppy
(this is rare, but occurs for Salt Lake City, sometimes San Francisco, and a couple other places at
times).
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This not at profit to us, and just pays for:
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the airline fee
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shipping insurance
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the shipping container/crate
- attachable food/water dishes
- Absorbent bedding (puppy pads or shredded paper
can work)
- air-travel veterinary health certificate (a
special health certificate required for flights)
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some
of our travel costs (gas, part of hotel bill if we
have to stay overnight)
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Your puppy will be flown to the nearest major airport to
you, or to the airport you specify that accepts puppies via Continental.
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Flight times will be determined by the
airlines, though we reserve the right to refuse to ship puppies if their
travel day is too long. So far we've never done this, but we will if we feel
it would be a danger to the puppy.
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Reservations will be made upon receiving
payment for the shipping and associated costs, and full payment for the
puppy. Please give us at least 2 full weeks prior to shipping your puppy to
help ensure flight availability.
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If paying with a money order or personal check, we will make
arrangements two weeks after cashing the check to allow it to clear. We
prefer wire transfers into our bank for expediency, or
PayPal.
If you know you want to ship your puppy...
If you ship, please send an e-mail to us with
the following information (or call us at 712-523-3646). E-mail is best, as
then we have your information already written down and transferable to our
record keeping program.
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Make the subject line indicate that the
e-mail contains your address for shipping.
Click here to e-mail us.
If you filled out the Puppy Info Request Form,
however, you may have already given this to us.
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Full name of person that will need clearance
at the airport to pick the puppy up
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Your address
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Your phone number (and an alternate if
possible)
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The location and name of the airport you hope
to use, and an alternate airport if that one is not available
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Known days that will NOT work for you during
the week following the 8-week old minimum age.
What should I take to the airport with
me when I pick the puppy up?
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Before you read this, please jot on your
calendar to
e-mail or call me 2 days before the flight day
to confirm that you are still planning to pick the puppy up according to
schedule. I will try to contact you, but in case I can't reach you, it
helps if you are also contacting me.
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Photo ID for the person listed to receive the
puppy (which is the buyer, unless you told me otherwise).
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Water to offer the puppy at the airport or at
your vehicle. There will be a food and water dish attached to the
inside of the carrier, so you don't need a bowl. Ask us about
Gatorade...a tablespoon added to water can disguise the chemical/mineral
smell of differing water from your tap and our tap. We may begin adding a
tablespoon of Gatorade to our puppies' water a week before they leave
us to help that transition.
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A collar (8+" generally fits) and leash to allow
the puppy to exercise a little before the drive home, and for potty stops.
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Baby wipes or a couple wet wash cloths to
wipe
off the puppy's feet, as they
might be soiled from the trip. Beagles don't normally potty in their
"homes," but generally, the travel time is longer than they can hold it.
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A plastic garbage bag or grocery bag to dump
the soiled bedding from the travel carrier into for disposal.
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A clean towel or something soft and cuddly to
put into the carrier for your drive home from the airport.
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A map to where you pick your puppy up. Do a search in Google
for the airport if needed, as most have online maps that you can look at to
help guide you to the terminal or Air Cargo (most puppies are either
delivered at Baggage Services for Continental or else their Air Cargo
counter).
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The phone number for Continental Airlines pet reservations
line: 1.800.575.3335 or 281.553.5052. Also, it is helpful to
have your confirmation number from my e-mail that included the flight
itinerary.
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Pepto Bismol, in case your puppy gets loose stools from the flight and leaving
littermates. Puppies can have about 1 cc of Pepto Bismol (actually more, but
this is all we've ever given at a time) if their tummies are upset. It can
be given using a children's medicine dropper from any pharmacy, or an empty
syringe (with no needle).
Please be at the
airport immediately upon your puppy's arrival! It is best for
your puppy to be picked up immediately, and also the airline personnel get
very nervous if you are not waiting there.
Example of a travel carrier for the flight.
Are there any options other than flying?
There are some over-land animal haulers, but
we will not sell a puppy to someone planning to use a land transport
service. This is due to several reasons:
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The transport time is too
long and stressful for a young puppy
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The chances for
contamination (viruses, bacteria) from previous dogs that have been in the
compartment is too high.
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Scheduling with land
transporters is too difficult, and my work schedule
makes it difficult to accommodate their last-minute
changes.
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