can my puppy be shipped

yes, its unsafe.

Care to enlighten us why or is this another post count post. 427 posts in 45 days is a bit extreme wouldn't you say? And most are 1 and 2 word posts just like the one above that offer no explanation or relevancy to the subject at all. You say its unsafe, tell him/her why, tell him/her what exp you have on this subject. Too many times newcomers come to a board and make tons of bs posts to up their post count so they can make others think they know more or have been here for a long time. Are you the same AnAsAzi that got kicked and banned from i-dogs bulletin board too?

Are you the same AnAsAzi that got kicked and banned from i-dogs bulletin board too? Nope.

No generalization about it, within 2 days of his/her joining this site he/she made 247 posts, MOST if not all were 1 and 2 word answers hence a response by the Site administrator. If he/she has changed to make more plausible posts then that is recent. I like MANY others have noticed severe problems with Anzi's posts and I am not the only one posting complaints about you AND Ana. Most of the time he/she is wrong severely in his/her opinion/facts. I find it interesting that 2 days after a user by the same username was banned from i-dog that he/she appears here with the same username. Reason for being banned at i-dog? Making hundreds of posts with misinformation. Kind of fits the profile.

I do believe that some puppies are shipped healthy and come out just fine with no stress or anything but come on, it's an 8-12 week old puppy. These dogs should not be shipped at such a young age, or at any age for that matter. I think if you were going to have the dog shipped, why not buy yourself a plane ticket and fly with him? Think about what effect it will have on their system and what stress can do to any animal or any person for that matter. There are humans that get motion sickness and freak out on an airplane so who are we to judge that the dog will not have the same problems. I agree with AnA. You should see the environment that the puppy is kept in, see their parents (dam or sire) and their siblings if they are left. Make sure that you have everything, you cannot sign a contract over the internet or over the phone and reputable breeders will make you sign one. There are so many things that can go wrong with shipping a puppy. It's not my place to try to MAKE someone go and pick up the puppy instead of shipping it, but a responsible breeder or responsible owner wouldn't want their 8 week old pup going through something so big and so stressful.

Ana Said- "Oh and a few months ago or so, a guy had a pug shipped to him, and the Dog came without AKC forms, which BTW, were promised to him upon arrival of the puppy. Then to top things off, the Dog had something wrong with its testicals. YOU CANT TRUST PEOPLE!" Ana as I reacall you and your posse ran this guy off. You basically told him he deserved it for getting a pup off this site. He hasnt been back because you are so RUDE to people. You want to spout this stuff off about how people come on this site after getting sick pups from here but what about the people that come here for real info and they get what you spout off. There are people on here that have gotten sick shelter dogs but I wouldnt say Dont get a shelter dog.

As I've said many times before I'm not big on shipping. Though its done everyday. I agree with the posters that it's not a good idea to buy a puppy before you see it "live" and its always good to see the parents and the enviornment its been raised in when ever possiable. If you do deside to ship make sure you get to the airport early and have a vet appointment made for the next day.

I just had a puppy shipped to me and overall i dont see a problem with shipping.. the puppy was fine when she arrived.. but i dont recommend american airlines because they didnt put her on the plane after her layover which delayed her arrival 3 hours. but other than that she seems perfectly fine.. not traumatized at all and actually wasnt even shaking or nervous when i picked her up.

I shipped puppy few weeks ago and the hardest part of shipping is to go away and leave the puppy at the airport by himself.Otherwise there isn't problem in shipping.

Yes pups CAN be shipped. My pup was shipped to me. Yes I'm having some difficulties with the BREEDER (who btw is kissing my butt right now to no end! lol) but the pup herself is GREAT! She suffered no long term illnesses because of it. Nor did she have a short flight, from Missouri to Alaska. If I had the choice tho, I would NOT have had her shipped. If you CAN (not all of us have the choice. I sometimes think that people don't think about this, that some of us are just TOO far away to avoid it) avoid shipping. If not, make sure you are on top of EVERY aspect of it! Call the airlines, verify they made the flight on time, what they charge, what info THEY will need (my breeder tried telling me the airline needed info that they didn't) etc. Don't worry, shipping IS a part of wanting dogs that are not in your area! Just know that there IS a chance your pup may NOT make it through the ordeal. Be prepared to take them RIGHT to the nearest vet (I had mine mapped out beforehand just in case.) if need be. Good luck and go with YOUR instinct!!!