Pets On Airplanes Blog

This video highlights the challenges of navigating airport travel with a Service/Guide Dog or Emotional Support Animal wearing a traditional collar and leash containing metal. Explore our complete range of metal-free leashes, collars, and harnesses designed to simplify the TSA inspection process and ensure a smoother, stress-free experience at the airport.   …

WHAT is an Airline Approved Pet Carrier or Kennel?  At DryFur, we aim to guide pet owners in their search for genuinely "Airline-Approved" pet carriers and kennels. Unlike others, we do not sell or profit from any specific brands of kennels or carriers, so you can trust that our insights are entirely unbiased. Over time, I’ve received countless inquiries from dog and cat owners about the right DryFur Pads for their newly purchased “Airline-Approved” kennels. When I as …

Check out the Latest Soft Pet Carrier Safety Features Getting ready to shop for a new Airline Pet Carrier Bag for your in cabin airline traveling pet Dog or Cat? Then you might want to read our latest post detailing what new safety features are available and how exactly they work to keep your airline traveling pets safer. In this post we will examine some of the NEWEST State of the Art Pet Airline Carriers Features in Detail. Locking Zipper Closures: Small clasps on airline pet carrier ba …

Airline Safety Features Plastic Pet Cat Carrier Dog Kennels & Crates Getting ready to shop for a new Dog Airline Kennel, Carrier or Crate? You might find this post handy, it describes the new safety features that are available and how exactly they work to keep your airline traveling pets safer. In this post we will examine some of the NEWEST Dog Airline Kennels and Crates Safety Features in Detail.   Pre-Drilled Cable Tie Holes: These 4 small holes are used to secure the kenn …

10 Biggest Mistakes to Avoid when traveling by air with pets Shipping your pet in an old worn out or broken-down pet carrier with missing or faulty attachments. Purchasing a brand-new pet carrier with unreliable plastic attachments or snap latches, top loading, plastic doors or other non-airline approved features. Not acclimating the pet to the carrier/kennel. You should spend a good month or more training the pet and getting him/her used to being crated. Medicating your pet with Sedatives …

The A, B, C’s of Snub Nosed (Brachycephalic) Pet Flight Safety With emotion, we at DryFur.com have been, sometimes with tears in our eyes, viewing the Pet Airline Incident reports since they were first released in May of 2005. With purpose, we had to not avert our eyes to the realities, and we have been studying them to help bring information and resolutions to our readers so that the traveling pets can be safer, avoiding injury and sometimes, death. Incidents, according to the airlines is …

Acclimating Pet Prior to TravelOne of the most important thing you can do for your pets when preparing for long car trips or travel on an airplane is to get them used to spending time in their crate. You can do this at any age even old dogs can learn new tricks. Acclimating your pet to his or her crate is much like crate training a puppy with a few twists.Dogs Introduction: The first step for acclimating your dog to his / her kennel crate is to let your dog explore the crate by placing nice thin …

Video - how to prepare your Pet and Pet carrier for flight

Easy to follow video: How to prepare Pet Carrier for in-Cabin travelLEARN HOW TO: Prepare Your Pet's Soft Airline Travel Carrier BagSTEP 1. How to Label the Carrier with LIVE ANIMAL signsSTEP 2. How to Secure your Pet for easy TSA checksSTEP 3. Add Comforts to your Pet's Travel CarrierSTEP 4. Day Of Your Pet's Flight …

Tips and Info on Custom built and modified airline kennels & crates Over Sized Pets One option for extra-large dogs, like Great Danes or Mastiffs is to purchase a custom-built wood airline dog crate or have a Giant size Sky or Vari kennel modified with spacers to accommodate oversized pets. Another option is to build a custom sized dog crate yourself or convert a standard wood shipping crate into a dog airline crate.   Ventilation Some Kennels lacked ventilation in back wall, easily mo …