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Pet relief areas at airports: doggone good in more places

06/08/09
A new regulation that took effect May 13th requires airlines to ensure that passengers traveling with service animals have access to relief areas for their working animals.  The new rule is not only good news for people who travel with service animals; it means that soon just about every airport in the country will have […]

More rooms with a zoo

04/18/09
Last summer I flew cross-country to escort retired guide-dog Joplin (below) from Montreal to her new family in Seattle.  The airline misplaced the dog carrier and the dog only understood French, but with the help of about a dozen United Airlines employees at Montreal Airport, Joplin made her flight and arrived “home” safely. Now, after […]

Room with a zoo: hotels that invite or loan pets

04/13/09
Sneak preview: If you can’t take Spot or Puff along with you on your next trip out of town, don’t fret.  In my “Room with a Zoo” story on MSN.com, you’ll find plenty of hotels that have on-site pets that can entertain, keep you company, or join you on a walk. Some examples: Koko has […]

Good day for dogs at Sea-Tac Airport

03/26/09
Here’s a good news story for dogs in Seattle, courtesy of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). The folks at SEA-TAC Airport needed to test out a luggage x-ray system and followed the manufacturer’s advice to use big bags of dog food and jars of peanut butter to see how the system performed. The dog food was […]

Traveling with pets: JetBlue’s JetPaws program

01/27/09
While some airlines are making it harder to travel with your pet, JetBlue Airways is promoting its pet-friendliness. The airline’s JetPaws pet program offers pets and their people a free, downloadable e-booklet highlighting pet-friendly hotels, restaurants, parks and animal hospitals in some of JetBlue’s destination cities and a list of Travel Petiquette guidelines, which outline […]
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