I am having difficulty shipping my 85 pound dog to Puerto Rico. 
Airlines won't fly him if the temp is greater than 85 deg and cruise
lines want a seeing eye dog.  Since this is August temperatures are
always above 85 when these flights leave.  He also has to fly cargo
because of his weight.  We checked charter flights.  Cheapest was
$6000 and 5 hours in a Twin Cessna.  We also checked Pet Air.com and
another place out of Kansas to no avail (they advertise pet shipping
but they are only brokering for the cargo companies.)  This is
becoming critical as we are leaving August 8.  Please help....

Thanks,

John

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 30 Jul 2003 20:16 PDT

Where will the dog be leaving FROM?

tutuzdad-ga

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Clarification of Question by marinero_joven-ga on 31 Jul 2003 16:24 PDT

Dog is leaving from Athens GA

Hi marinero_joven-ga,

Shipping a dog in the summer is a problem.  I answered a similar
question at the following link.  Perhaps reading it might help you.

Travel with a dog (over 20 lbs.) between AZ and NY  
http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=217492

Good luck to you,

tlspiegel

Just a thought, and of course it depends on where the dog is being
shipped from...
How about having the dog driven to Florida, and then having a charter
BOAT sail him/her across to Puerto Rico? Or else, finding somewhere to
board the dog until late September or so, when the weather is cooler.