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[yobogeh]

Does anyone have experience with flying a dog home?
I'm going home in dec and want to fly my dog from seoul to la and want to know if its gonna cost a million bucks

[Morgen]

If you haven't already, check out the forums at animalrescuekorea.org for some helpful advice.

[rokgryphon]

http://www.petairline.co.kr/ I used this company, they were very good, I sent my dog home to Toronto on a direct flight, she arrived in Toronto and no food had even spilled in her dish and she hadn't used the bathroom in the kennel. They came and picked her up, dropped off the kennel a couple weeks before so she could get used to it. Very good service, a little expensive though, I think I paid about 700 000 won to do it. They did all the leg work though.

[Brooks]

I think you have to be on the flight unless you pay extra.

If your dog weighs less than 6 kilos she/he can ride under your seat.

Does anyone know if dogs should be under a certain age to fly?
I heard that it is stressful for older dogs to fly, and that certain dogs can`t fly (like pugs) due to breathing problems on flights.

[mekku]

more information from you would be helpful....

if your dog is under 5kg, he can ride in the cabin with you. fees vary from 100$ one-way on delta to 220$ one-way on korean or asiana air. this is as of a few months ago.

if your dog is bigger, it is a bit more expensive but i've never seen any prices crazy high.

i've never seen age limits, just variations on the rabies vaccine requirement depending on puppies vs. adults.

why don't you google your possible airline and 'bring a dog' or whatever. that's what i did, plus a few phone calls to the airlines for specific prices and it all worked out.

[storysinger81]

Each airline has different rules and breed restrictions. It will likely be expensive, but it's part of being a responsible, globe-trotting pet owner to plan for these kinds of expenses (says the woman moving two cats back to America in August when most airlines have heat restrictions for pets).

[emilylovesyou]

I flew my dog home to Chicago last summer.

We took Korean Air. He was just over the weight limit for cabin, so we put him in the cargo hold. To go in the cabin, your dog AND his carrier need to be under 5kg.
You'll need to buy an airline-approved kennel and water bottle to attach to the door (hamster-style) if he goes in the cargo hold. Line it with pee pads and a towel, maybe throw in a shirt of yours to comfort your dog.
Print up an information sheet and tape it to the kennel along with a food baggie.
Your dog will need to have rabies vaccination papers and free of heartworm (I was told by one of the vet. assistants who works on the base you don't actually need to have your dog free of heartworm, but it's best to be safe). We took our dog to ChungHwa Animal Hospital in Itaewon.
Your vet will give you travel papers which you take to the animal quarantine office on the 2nd floor at Incheon. There the people will inspect your dog, and will exchange your papers for customs papers.
When you check your dog in, you have to pay the excess baggage fee (I think it was around 220,000) separately. They will take your dog right when you check in, so make sure he/she goes pee, poo, and is ready to get on the plane.
When you land, we picked up our dog after immigration. We arrived on a Sunday so there was no Animal Dept. person. Otherwise you'll have to go pick up the dog from the agriculture/animal inspection point. We also pretty much walked right through customs. The man asked if we had anything else besides food, and we said no, gave him the vaccine report, and went on our way.

[Brooks]

so was that a direct flight?
I just wonder how it is for them.
Sounds like a long flight for a dog.