"Air travel-with-dog ""width ="" 500 ""height ="" 374 ""srcset ="" https://hund.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/flight-travel-with-dog.jpg 500w, https: // hund.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Flugreisen-mit-Hund-300x224.jpg 300w ""data-lazy-sizes ="" (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px ""></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Traveling with a dog is an exciting experience for the pet as well. However, unlike with a car or train, the journey by plane is a particularly heavy burden, because only the smallest four-legged friends are allowed to fly with their master or mistress in the cabin. The animals spend the duration of the flight in a small cage under the seat. For the larger dogs over five kilograms it is necessary to spend the flight time in a transport container in the cargo hold. Dogs are often scared and feel abandoned by the loud noises. If you do not want to be able to do without flying with a dog, you should adjust the duration of the stay. A journey that lasts less than four weeks is out of all proportion to the hardships a larger dog suffers on the plane. So dog owners should go in such a case, better on the search for a loving care and close the dog after the holiday again in the arms. Small dogs, if allowed by the airline to drive in the cabin, can also be taken on shorter trips.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><strong>Flight booking and transport box</strong></p> <p></p> <p>A particularly crucial criterion for the flight with dog is the timely booking of the flight. Especially if your own four-legged friend wants to fly in the cabin, the flight should be booked quite some time before the holiday date. The reason for this is the fact that most airlines do not leave animals in the aircraft cabin indefinitely. If several dogs are already registered with their masters at the time of booking, it can happen that the animal has to be relocated to the hold. Also, the presence of cats and dogs at the same time is not fine for any airline. Helpful here is a call to the respective airline to get the actual details about the flight. The information that travel agents provide is usually insufficient. Anyone who relies on this alone is often greeted at the airport with a nasty surprise. Another detail of the flight booking is the type of flight. Halter do no favors for their dog if they opt for flights with stopovers. Best suited for the flight with dog are always the so-called non-stop flights.</p> <p></p> <p>The purchase of a suitable transport box should also be timely. These boxes, which are often referred to in the trade as ""Kennels"" must be sufficiently large for the respective animal. In addition, inside the box should be enough space for food and water and adequate ventilation is also an absolute must. The transport boxes for air travel can</p> <p></p> <p>quite expensive. Dog owners should therefore take these costs into account in the travel budget. It makes special sense not to confront the dog on the day of the flight with the foreign box. The animal feels better if it can get to know and inspect the box a few days before departure. Also, the dog should, if he is ready to accept the transport box before the trip as a place to sleep. For the flight itself dog owners can also write the name of the animal on the box. The flight attendants, who occasionally look for the animals, can then address the dog personally and calm him down more easily. Also the own address and a telephone number belong to the box. It has certainly happened that a dog was no longer found after the flight. The one who finds the box then, can contact faster.</p> <p></p> <p>The interior of the transport box should be lined with a thick and soft fabric for longer flights. As the dog lays most of the time and hardly moves, it gets cold too fast and he suffers unnecessarily. By the way, hay and straw are not allowed for laying out the kennels. Since the dog can not suppress other physical needs during long air travel, a thick, absorbent pad should be attached to the bottom of the box. This pad absorbs urine reliably and prevents the animal from having to lie in the wet.</p> </pre> <div class='code-block code-block-2' style='margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;'> <script async src="
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