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My husband and i have the opportunity to relocate to Oahu for my job, but so far I have yet to find a reliable source to ship my baby. I know most airlines will ship, however not many accept snub nosed dogs like my Coco. Has anyone ever shipped a pitbull into Honolulu? And yes, I am aware of the 120-day quarintine period.
Do you know why they don't want "snub nose dogs?" Snub nose dogs don't do well in hot temps, so if they are stuck on a runway/luggage area they don't want your dog to die.
They are not allowing any dogs on the airplane, with out the proper price. And it has to be a proper breed. If you leave that dog in the container with those ninKampoos, that dog will die under the airplane. The only way to transport that "mut" is through Matson. Someone has to feed it though for two weeks. They are day people too on Matson. So you can ship your dogs or pets. But it will take 2 weeks to get here. If you fly the dog on the airplane, they will not allow it because a pit bull bites. Has to be a golden retriever of some sort. Then they'll allow it. For a price. No freebies.
OP, I would advise you to talk to your vet about relocating your dog to Hawaii. My knowledge is secondhand - a co-worker's son was in the Navy and was living in the U.S. (west coast, I believe). He was transferred to HI and moved there with his wife and young German Shepard dog. Within a couple of months, the dog contracted some kind of skin disease, and despite spending thousands on vet care, the dog ended up dying, they were heartbroken. The vet told him that some mainland dogs "Don't do well transitioning to the tropics", but I don't know the exact details. I'm not trying to scare you, but only to warn you enough such that you research it fully and make an informed decision. Like I said, the family was heartbroken over it, I have no idea how common it is, whether it is breed-specific, etc..
I would also research transporting pets in aircraft holds, there is a high enough percentage who perish from either lack of oxygen, stress, getting loose, etc., that I am afraid to do so myself, but I'm overcautious when it comes to my dogs. I'd drive them cross-country vs. flying them, personally - not sure what I'd do if I was moving to Hawaii, that'd be a tough drive. Cruise ship, maybe?
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