Search Results for: blog what to know before you fly with fido

Flying High with Fido

According to AAA, nearly 35 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more over the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. The auto club reveals that the number is slightly higher than a year ago, but less than the 35.3 million who hit the rails, skies and highways over Memorial Day in 2007 before the recession. AAA also reports that 30.9 million people will travel by car while nearly 3 million will take a commercial flight to their holiday weekend destination. If you are one of the millions planning to take to the air with your clan, you might think twice about … Continue reading →

Vacation Gadgets for Your Pet

With the summer travel season now upon us, many of us face questions about what to do with our pets when we go on vacation. Those of us who decide to bring our pets along on our trips, though glad to have our furry friends with us, then face further complications of keeping our pets situated and happy with the limited resources we have away from home. At the recent Global Pet Expo in Orlando, pet-minded inventors introduced a number of new gadgets designed to make vacationing easier for all members of the family, both two-and-four-legged. MSNBC reports the highlights. … Continue reading →

What to Know Before you Fly with Fido—Part 3

Now that you which airlines will allow your pampered pet to fly in style you should be aware of some of the restrictions that are associated with transporting animals on airplanes. Summer Travel If you are taking to the skies with Fido or Fifi during the summer months, it’s important to remember that most airlines have temperature restrictions in place during that time frame (May through September). If it’s over 85 degrees Fahrenheit, airlines will not fly pets as checked baggage — the same applies if it’s below 45 degrees. In addition, some airlines have restrictions on certain types of … Continue reading →

What to Know Before you Fly with Fido—Part 2

Did you know that more than a half a million dogs and cats are transported on commercial airlines each year? And according to the Air Transport Association, 99% of the animals reach their destinations without incident. (Not bad, unless your pet was part of that one percent.) In my previous blog I provided facts to consider before you take to the skies with your beloved furry friends domestically. If you are flying internationally check out El Al Israel Airlines, it was the first international airline to introduce a frequent flyer plan with its Points for Pets program in 2001. The … Continue reading →

What to Know Before you Fly with Fido

If you thought the recent luggage fees, additional fuel surcharges, and add-ons for food and drinks were all that you had to contend with when traveling at 35,000 feet, think again. If you are looking to take Fido or Fifi along on your cross-country journey plan to dig deep. A number of airlines are making two-legged passengers pay more to tote their four-legged friends on planes. For example, JetBlue just raised its one-way pet fee for in-cabin travel from $75 to $100. However, it’s trying to temper the move by also throwing in some incentives for pet owners. According to … Continue reading →

Finding a Stray: Should You Put Their Picture on Found Flyers?

Yesterday my friend Christy in Arizona called asking for advice about a stray puppy she had found. Turns out the poor little guy literally collapsed in front of their house. One Rough Pup Apparently the pup’s had a rough go of it. Christy said he looked like he’d either been in a fight, was beaten up (by something other than a dog), or both. Before he collapsed he’d thrown up rice and beans. She also said he was skinny as all get out and might have been on the lamb for a while. So she walks outside first thing this … Continue reading →

Luxury Pet Resort Opening at Disney World

I spent awhile deciding whether or not to run this story on my pets blog or Disney. Because I focused more on the pets angle for this article, I decided to post it here. Disney may already be a bit pet-friendly with kennels at their parks, but given the company’s love for a no-holds-barred vacation experience, I’m only surprised they didn’t debut a full-blown pets resort sooner. That’s right: the official Disney Parks blog has details on the soon-to-launch resort aimed at making Disney World the Most Magical on Earth for the entire family, four-legged members included. Disney’s always had … Continue reading →

The Upside Down Show

Developed by Sesame Workshop, the organization that created educational programming like “Sesame Street” and “Pinky Dinky Doo,” a new show is coming to NOGGIN called “The Upside Down Show.” It stars David Collins and Shane Dundas as two brothers named — you guessed it — David and Shane who live together in their own apartment. Otherwise known as Australian comedic duo The Umbilical Brothers, David and Shane now bring their comedy and creativity to children. The entire premise of the show is that David and Shane like to go where they have never been before, and apparently, they’ve never been … Continue reading →