| When it comes time to take a flight across the state | | | | example, you have the PetMate Vari-Kennel Jr. which |
| or even to a whole new world, when you want to | | | | is stylish and colorful. These come complete with a |
| take your dog with you, one thing that is a must | | | | black colored carrying handle and a black door, but |
| have is that of a airline approved dog crate. While | | | | the rest of it is composed of a high commercial |
| there are many great airline approved dog crates | | | | grade polyethylene plastic copolymer which is |
| which are available, one thing important that you | | | | non-porous so it will not attract odors and will also be |
| must keep in mind before you fly is that you will also | | | | very easy to clean off. |
| have to have a "Live Animal" sticker on it as well as | | | | As a matter of fact, the entire PetMate Vari-Kennel |
| a water bowl. These are important and while many | | | | series is composed of nothing but designer airline |
| are already approved, without the sticker and the | | | | approved dog crates. There are many great color |
| water bowl; your dog will fall on the do not fly list. | | | | choices and sizes in this series that you get to |
| Now assuming that you are also ready to get the | | | | choose from. The most important thing though is |
| stickers as well as the bowl, you will need the crate. | | | | that irregardless of which model you choose, that |
| Unfortunately not every one is approved for flight. | | | | you have the "Live Animal" sticker on the crate as |
| Matter of fact there is one major company whose | | | | well as the water bowl. Furthermore you have to |
| inventory is almost all approved for airline flights and | | | | make sure that the kennel is actually the correct size |
| that is of course PetMate. The PetMate brands for | | | | for your dog. |
| the better part, are ready to go. | | | | In order to determine the correct sized one for your |
| Of course that does not in anyway help your | | | | dog, it is time to take out the tape measurer. First |
| decision process as PetMate offers a large variety of | | | | off you are going to measure from the highest point |
| dog that you can choose from that are airline | | | | of your dog's shoulders to the ground. Add four |
| approved. The most well known of these though, is | | | | inches to this height and that will be the height you |
| that of the traditional ones. These are the same | | | | will need in your crate. Next measure from that same |
| ones that are also specifically utilized by the various | | | | point on the shoulders to your dog's hind paws and |
| airline companies for transporting of animals. | | | | once again you are going to need to add about four |
| Unfortunately for most people though, these | | | | inches to this measurement for the length of the |
| traditional crates while durable and long-lasting, well | | | | crate. Finally for the width, simply measure from |
| they lack that little bit of uniqueness among them. | | | | shoulder to shoulder. However the width is not nearly |
| For this reason you still have a great number of | | | | as important as the height and length of the kennel. |
| choices from which you can choose from. For | | | | |