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Meet Our Driving Team!
Our driving team consists of key personnel from all over the country with a wide variety of backgrounds. Most importantly, all HTT drivers love pets! They will keep you up to date about your pet’s well-being and trip progress through text and picture messages along the way!
As our company grows, we are frequently looking for individuals who have what it takes to join our driving team. Meet some of our driving team here and check out our new cartoon about what it takes to be a driver for Happy Tails Travel!
Snub-Nose Breeds & Summer Restrictions
Snub-nosed breeds, also known as short-nosed, or “brachycephalic,” are breeds of pets that are more prone to respiratory problems, even under normal circumstances. The risk of respiratory problems increases during air travel.
Brachycephalic pets are more prone to breathing problems because they still have to pack the same anatomical structures in their short noses as other breeds do in their longer snouts. Just because their snouts are smaller doesn’t mean they are missing parts! Their nasal passages are just more compact, creating more difficulty when breathing normally.
Airlines may have restrictions or regulations in place for the safe transport of snub-nosed breeds. This is for the safety and well-being of the animals. These restrictions and regulations take different forms depending upon the airline.
On certain airlines, some snub-nosed animals can travel at any time of the year, but they are required to have a larger crate than they would normally be sized for. This gives them more room to move around and be comfortable during transit.
Another form these regulations may take are temperature restrictions. Certain airlines require that pets only travel when the temperature is under 75 degrees Fahrenheit. There can even be additional restrictions on pet travel for particular breeds. Certain breeds, like bulldogs, are on embargo throughout the entire year, and has severe restrictions with pet safe airline programs. Other breeds, such as Pugs and Boston Terriers, cannot travel during the hottest months of the summer, typically May through September.
Below is a list of breeds that are considered snub-nosed by at least one airline:
DOGS
Affenpinscher
American Bully
American Cocker Spaniel
American Staffordshire Terrier
American Pit Bull Terrier
American Bulldog
Bichon Frise
Boston Terrier
Boxer
Brussels Griffin
Bull Terrier
Cane Corso
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Chihuahua
Chinese Pug
Chow Chow
Dogo Argentino
Douge de Bordeaux
Dutch Pug
English Bulldog
English Toy Spaniel
French Bulldog
Japanese Chin
Japanese Pug
King Charles Spaniel
Lhasa Apso
Maltese
Mastiffs (All Short-Nose Breeds)
Newfoundland
Pekinese
Pit Bull
Presa Canario
Pug
Shar Pei
Shih Tzu
Tibetan Spaniel
Yorkshire Terrier
CATS
British Shorthair
Burmese
Exoctic Shorthair
Himalayan
Persian
Scottish Fold
If you’re unsure if your pet qualifies as a snub nose breed, you can submit a pet travel form and a Pet Travel Specialist will contact you shortly! We can go over the details of your travel plans, and inform you on airline rules and regulations regarding your pet’s breed. We can offer ground transportation within the contiguous U.S. if your pet is unable to fly!