Puppy pickup usually takes place around 11am on a Saturday at a private residence in Plano, TX (occasionally, Casper, Wyoming may also be an option for pickup as well). Meeting at the airport may be an option per our availability for an extra $50, and that can be arranged individually. This guide is for those that can make it to the normal puppy pickup location after their arrival.
Summary
- Arrive before 10:15am
- Get to agreed upon pickup location
- Paperwork and puppy transfer should take less than 20 minutes
- The return flight needs to be after 2pm
- Call to reserve a pet ticket for your return flight when booking the flight
- Purchase traveler’s insurance
- After puppy pickup, check in with your puppy at your airline counter and pay for the reserved pet ticket (if it has not been paid for already)
- Get through security
- Depart after 2pm
Flying with a puppy can be intimidating the first time you do it, but it is actually fairly easy. Below are links to airlines that allow people to fly with an 8-week old puppy as a carry on. We strongly recommend purchasing insurance for any flights involved in picking up a puppy. Emergencies tend to happen at the last minute if they happen at all.
We highly recommend this specific pet carrier below. We have personally flown several times using this carrier, and we have never had any issues with it. Other clients have tried to purchase different carriers (using the airline’s posted measurements), and they were turned away at the counter and had to purchase ours from us that we brought in case of emergencies.
On the pickup day set by Carmel Bliss, all owners flying in will need to arrive before 10:30am, and they will need to depart after 2pm. The pickup time for all puppies is typically set for 11am-12:00pm. We recommend having at least 2 hours to get through check-in and security with a puppy. Owners will need to check in with their puppy in hand at their airline’s counter for inspection of the puppy’s fit with the carrier and to pay for the pet ticket (unless the airline allows you to pay for it in advance). We can guide you through the in between details, but most of the rest of the experience can be handled with treats, puppy pads, and cuddles.
Flight Nanny
Should clients wish to have a puppy flown to them, we may be able to arrange for one of our “flight nannies” to accompany the puppy to an airport of your choice for a base price of $500 plus the cost of the tickets for the nanny and the puppy, if the total travel time is under 12 hours for the nanny.