There are many people out there that will tell you how horrible that flying a puppy is and that they just won't do it!! Well we have been flying our puppies over 8 years now and have never had a problem. The procedure is quite easy....
We usually call around and find the schedule that has the least amount of transit time and least amount of stops. Then we book the flights. On the day of, we leave home for the 3 hour drive to the airport. When we arrive and usually along the way we let the babies out to potty and offer them food and water. When we arrive at the counter we kiss the babies good bye....
We have always seen them treated very well. They load them onto the plane and then shut-out the lights. The puppies usually fall fast asleep...If they have to switch planes the cargo staff transports them via temperature-controlled vehicles to the next plane... Then they arrive to you...sometimes clean and rarely messy.
We suggest you have baby wipes to clean them up just incase they have an accident.
Flying a puppy is no worse than a person flying... The worst part is them being alone during transit, but we try and prepare them for this by telling them they are going to be the king/queen at their new homes!!