We do ship our puppies on climate controlled aircraft, provided the shipping route is fairly direct.  Our puppies are shipped in new airline approved carriers and a packet of food is included with the carrier for feeding while in transit.

We ship out of Nanaimo BC (on the Island) or out of Washington's Seattle/Tacoma lnternational airport and have had very positive experiences with using Westjet, Air Canada, Delta and Alaska Air.  Some airlines handle animal transport through their cargo facilities and others offer counter to counter service also.

Puppies that are to fly within Canada can fly when they are 8 weeks old and weigh 6 pounds.  An additional $200.00 Cdn is charged per flight and covers the cost of the flight, crate and any travel expenses.

Puppies that are to fly from Seattle to the lower 48 must be 6 pounds in weight and 8 weeks or older (an 8 week puppy that weighs less than 6 pounds will need to wait until it is bigger).  An additional $350 USD is charged per flight and covers crate, customs, the cost of the flight anywhere in the lower 48 and travel to/from Seattle.

When the litter is born and you are notified that there is a puppy for you, we will set one shipping date for all puppies travelling to the US.  lf you cannot meet your puppy on that date, please make arrangements with us for somebody to meet your puppy ( lD must be shown to collect the puppy, so it is important you let us know who will meet your puppy so the correct name is on the shipping documents!) or decline that puppy and wait for another litter that suits you better for timing.  We are not trying to be difficult with this, but trips to Seattle to ship puppies take two days of travel time for us and we cannot take the time from our other puppies and our family to make multiple trips to accomodate multiple families!

lf more than one puppy is being shipped in the same crate, there will only be one shipping fee charged.  Flight regulations allow for two puppies under the age of six months and less than 20 pounds each to be shipped together in a single airline crate at no additional charge.

Our puppies begin their crate training at 6 weeks of age to reduce the stress of separation from their littermates and shipping.  This has the added benefit of reducing the 'crying baby syndrome' so common with bringing a new puppy home.  Puppies seem to handle the flights quite well, often sleeping through most of the journey.  They do require a bathroom break  and food/water as soon as they have been claimed from the airline.

Your puppy will be freshly groomed and bathed prior to shipping, but it is likely that they will need a bath when they arrive!  We send our puppies with collars already on and recommend that you bring a leash with you.