HOW TO SHIP DOGS 



INTRODUCTION 



Most sales of dogs, particularly pedigreed dogs, are transacted 

 between parties distant from each other. Negotiations are had by mail, 

 often after an advertisement in a dog magazine has been answered. 



The various matters of price, pedigree papers, kind of dog wanted, 

 age, sex and other matters have been settled and the purchase money 

 sent direct to the seller. 



LITTLE DISHONESTY IN DOG BUSINESS 



Good faith and full honesty mark almost all dog sales. Few 

 businesses depend so much upon one's word of honor as that of breed- 

 ing, showing and selling dogs. It is a great credit to the dog fancy that 

 five hundred thousand pedigreed dogs are sold yearly to the complete 

 satisfaction of all, altho few purchasers see the dogs before buying. 



It is to be added that the postal authorities consider only cases of 

 utter fraud. Registration bodies interest themselves mostly with ir- 

 regularities concerning pedigrees and show awards. Most disputes are 

 matters for friendly adjustment between the parties, and only as a very 

 last resort, for the civil courts. 



METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION 



Shipment by railway express is the most common method of trans- 

 portation. Busses have not sought this business. It is likely that soon 

 many dogs will be transported by airplane; inasmuch as the dog is a 

 living commodity, a short time enroute is desirable. 



Most airlines now accept dogs as baggage, and at air baggage rates. 

 Dogs cannot be taken into the passenger compartment; they must be 

 shipped in the baggage compartment. Dogs suffer no ill effects from 

 air travel. 



Transportation of dogs by airplane will enlarge greatly the market 

 for dogs and enable the Pacific Coast and other regions to sell dogs in 

 all markets. 



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