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Shipping (or Delivering) your Shih
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Shipping (by air):
We have shipped more than 100 puppies by air to (and
from) locations all over the U.S. and a few foreign locations. We have never had a problem with shipping a
puppy (other than one missed connection, which resulted in the puppy staying in
a kennel overnight, but arriving safely the next day).
We will ship your Shih Tzu to you anywhere that
shipping by air is available.
Shipping is an additional cost to the Buyer, and
includes a travel crate and a certified health certificate from a licensed
veterinarian. For Hawaii and most
foreign locations, there will be additional costs for the higher airline
shipping fees and for the costs required to qualify the puppy to satisfy import
restrictions.
We prefer to ship with American Airlines, which is only airline we can use out of Corpus
Christi.
Cost of shipping is $285 (includes crate and health
certificate) from Corpus Christi to any domestic airport with shipping by American.
Shipping from San Antonio adds $75 to the cost. Shipping from Houston adds $150 to the cost.
Shipping with other airlines may also add to the cost,
depending on the rates charged by the airline.
If temperatures are too extreme at any airport on the
trip, most airlines will not ship animals.
Continental Airlines does not impose temperature restrictions
(except in Phoenix) since they do not subject the puppy to outdoor conditions.
For American
Airlines, the maximum allowable temperature for shipping Shih Tzu is 75
degrees, and the minimum is 45 degrees (or 20 degrees with written
authorization from a licensed veterinarian).
During that time of the year when temperatures are too
warm to ship with American, we will waive the extra fee for driving to San
Antonio to use Continental.
We will never ship a puppy until a puppy is at least 8
weeks old and we believe it is physically sound enough to make the trip without
debilitating stress.
When you go to the airport to pick up your puppy you
should take with you your Driver’s License (or
other government-issued ID). We
recommend taking some towels and/or puppy pads and a small bottle of water in
case the puppy needs to be cleaned up.
You can offer some water to drink (but
don't be concerned if the puppy is too keyed up to want water). Do not
feed the puppy until you get home.
Delivering (by air):
In some cases we are able to deliver a puppy by air,
accompanied inside the cabin by our handler.
If the round trip can be made in one day, the cost is $285. If the trip necessitates an overnight stay in
route, the cost is $335 plus the cost of the overnight accomodation for our
handler, which we ask the buyer to arrange.
Delivering (by automobile):
If you would like for us to deliver your Shih Tzu, we
will try to arrange that. If we deliver
it ourselves, the fee will be based on the round-trip mileage and the current
price of gas (with mileage and gas prices shown on the Mapquest.com website for
zip code 78415). We can quote a price
for you once we know where we are making the delivery. Fees based on $2.00 per gallon in gas prices
are as follows:
