TRAVEL WITH PETS
TRAVELING WITH YOUR PET:
There are special problems that must be considered when traveling with your pet. You should consider making arrangements well in advance prior to your departure. There are more and more locations that are allowing pets in their facilities, but a search for them can be very time consuming. GOURMET WORLD TRAVEL can help you in your search.
Pets are not usually permitted on trains or buses. The exception is for a seeing eye dog. You should notify us that a seeing eye dog will be with you. We will then notify the airline, bus or train company that a seeing eye dog is accompaning you.
Remember that when you pet leaves the environement they are familiar with, they may become frightened and difficult to control. Keeping them in a cage or on a leash is very important for their safety.
When the pet has arrived at its new destination, you will find that your pet has the same problems adjusting as you do. It must learn the way around. The pet must meet new people or animals. It must adjust to new water and climate, and must learn where it can and cannot go.
TRAVEL BY PLANE
TRAVEL BY AIR WITH YOUR PET:
Most Airlines only accept a few pets in the cabin. The remaining animals. must be placed in a cage and placed in the bagge area. The animal must be kept in a cage and must stay under the seat in front of you during travel.
Airline space for pets is normally provided on a first come, first served basis. As soon as your travel plans are decided, we will contact the airline for you and confirm your arrangements.
Price for travel with you pet will vary depending on whether your pet travels in the cabin or whether a kennel must be provided in the hold. Pricing also varies by airline carrier
CRITICAL ITEMS
CRITICAL THINGS TO REMEMBER:
1. Make sure that your animal has a current rabies tag. It should be kept on its collar.
2. Do not take young puppies or kittens. The adjustment to air travel can be extremely hard on them.
3. Do not take female animals in heat. Do not take sickly, frail or pregnant pets.
4. Pug noise dogs are definite "NO FLYS" in the cargo section. These pats have short nasal passages and noxious fumes in cargo area can severly limit their supply of oxygen leaving them highly susceptible to illness.
5. Discuss a tranqualizing your pet to help them with the journey. Do not give them anything without discussion with your Vet.
6. When you pick your animal up in baggage claim area, make sure put your animal on a leash BEFORE you let him out of the cage. Once you have the animal on a leash, provide the pet with a drink of water and walk him ASAP.
7. Cats should remain in kennels until you get to your destination.
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TRAVEL BY CAR
TRAVEL BY CAR WITH YOUR PET:
If your dog or cat is not used to traveling by car, make short trips with the pet a week or two in advance of the trip to accustom it to motion and to teach it how to behave.
Dogs should be taught to lie quietly, keep their heads inside, and not annoy the driver or passengers. Don't let your dog stick his head in the wind. It can irritate eyes and cause problems.
Cats may be frightened by car travel, but some cats adjust quickly. Some persons allow the cat to find its own place in the car; others feel it is best to confine a cat to its carrier.
Folding kennels or crates especially designed for station wagons can be most useful for dogs and cats.
Accustom your pet to being on a leash and harness. Always use the leash when traveling. Even better is a pet harness (available at most pet stores) that connects to the car's seatbelt; it allows the pet some movement while keeping it safely restrained. Your pets can bolt into traffic or become lost in a strange place if not properly restrained.
If you are stopping overnight, we can check in advance to find a motel that will permit your pet to spend the night.
PET TRAVEL TIPS
TIPS FOR TRAVEL WITH PETS:
If you decide to ship your pet by air, make reservations and arrangements ahead of time regarding delivery to and pickup from the airports. We will carefully schedule boarding and shipping arrangements for your pet to assure that the pet is well cared for until you are able to receive it at your destination. Boarding may be necessary. Follow airline instructions.
We will heck the airline's requirements to see if your pet can travel in a carrier that can be kept under a seat in the cabin or must travel by air freight.
Obtain a shipping container a week or two in advance. Familiarize your pet with it by placing the pet in it for a few minutes each day. Gradually lengthen the time until the pet seems to be at ease with it.
Feed the pet no less than five or six hours before flight time. Give the pet a drink of water no less than two hours before flight.
Get the pet to the air terminal in time. Get there 2 hours in advance if the pet is accompanying you. If shipping the pet, get to the flight terminal two hours in advance of your flight.
Be certain that names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the persons responsible for the pet at origination and destination are clearly marked on the container and on the pet's identification tag. Label your pet's flight kennel with the same information. Add "Live Animal" in big letters and information about any special care requirements.
Notify the person receiving the pet that it is on the way. Give them the flight and waybill number.
Pets can usually be picked up within 90 minutes of flight arrival. The air waybill number is useful when inquiring
DESTINATIONS
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Traveling with your pet should be a wonderful experience. We can help you find those places that allow pets to stay with you while you are on vacation.
Please fill out the travel request form by hitting the link below. Complete the form and PLEASE put in the form that you are traveling with an animal. Please tell us about the kind and size of your pet.
You can also find places you would like to visit by hitting "Links & Specials"
Travel Request Form
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LAWS THAT APPLY
LAWS THAT APPLY WHEN TRAVELING:
Traveling with your pet accross state lines usually provides no problems. How-ever, nearly every state has laws on the entry of animals, with the exception of tropical fish. For information, call or write to the State Veterinarian, State Department of Animal Husbandry, or other appropriate authority to insure you comply with the laws in the state you are visiting. This is especially true if you are traveling outside the United States to include Canada or Hawaii.
Interstate health certificates must accompany dogs entering nearly all states. About half have the same requirements for other pets. In some cases, this certificate must be in the hands of the state regulatory agency in advance of the entry.
All but four states require an up-to-date rabies inoculation for dogs and many require it for cats. The rabies tag must be securely attached to the pet's collar. Hawaii requires that cats and dogs be quarantined for 120 days.
Some pets must have an entry permit issued by the destination state's regulatory agency. Receipt of the interstate health certificate may be required before the permit can be issued. Some states limit the time during which the entry permit is valid.
A few states have border inspections of all animals being transported; others have random inspection by highway patrol officers. State agriculture representatives are usually present at airports to inspect pets arriving by air.
Local Laws
Local communities have pet control and licensing ordinances. In some cases, the number of dogs and cats per residence is limited. Large animals, such as ponies and horses, may be prohibited. Be sure to check with the city clerk or town hall for specific information
CONTACT US
CONTACT US:
GOURMET WORLD TRAVEL
1409 Berkshire Road
Stow, Ohio 44224
PHONE NUMBERS
Sales.. 330 688 3837
Fax. 330 688 5023
CONTACT NAMES: Sales
Roberta Klodt
rklodt@gourmetworldtravel.com
Dennis Klodt
dklodt@gourmetworldtravel.com