Shipping Information

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INFORMATION ABOUT SHIPPING

We do ship our puppies, but we like to wait until they are 9-10 weeks old before we will ship them. The date given on the website as the date they will be ready to go to their new home is the first possible date we will ship. We prefer to ship on Friday's because of the number of animals being shipped out of our local airport on Mon-Thurs. There are a number of pet brokers in this area and they ship on Mon-Thurs. We feel like our puppies will get more attention from the airline staff on the day when there are not many other animals being shipped.

Currently, shipping to anywhere in the continental US costs an additional $250 or $275, depending which airline we can use to your local airport. This includes the cost of shipping, the cost of the shipping crate($30), the cost of the health certificate($45) required in order to ship, and gas money to drive the hour to the airport .

We use either American Airlines Priority Cargo Service, ($250), Delta Dash ($250) or Continental Airlines QuikPak ($250) and also Pet Destinations ($250), which are counter to counter services. This means that your dog will be the first thing off the plane and the last thing on, so there are no long periods of sitting in the airplane. Also, the layover times are shorter than regular cargo; 1 hour or less compared to the required 3 hours for regular cargo.

We could use regular cargo because it is cheaper, but we won't, because it is not the best thing for your puppy. We wouldn't ship if we thought that the puppy would be in danger in anyway, but as in all things, there are risks. We believe that the less time the dog spends in transit between our airport and you, the less risk. And we have put too much time and love into these little guys and gals to not do what is best for them.

We will use Continental Airlines whenever it is possible, but the airports they will ship live animals into is limited.

It usually takes around 6 hours (give or take an hour or so) for the dog to get from our local airport (Tulsa International) to any major airport in the continental US.

We do require that the puppy and the shipping be paid in full one week prior to the date of shipping (two weeks if the final payment is made by personal check). This is necessary in order to make & pay for the shipping reservations, which in some cases, have to be made at least 5 days in advance.

If you have any other questions about shipping, please to let us know.