Fred picking up his 8 wk old puppy at Las Vegas airport

http://www.sitmeanssit.com Getting my dog from his plane ride today. I always hear different dog people talk about what their dog was like when they first got him off the plane upon arrival.

A young puppy, and in the case of my puppy, it is a very young black labrador retriever puppy that is only 8 weeks old, can be a very stressful experience.

The puppy is gone from his siblings or mother all of a sudden and taken on a bumpy plane ride where he has probably been confined for hours, and then greeted by a stranger. Even adult dogs can naturally find this experience very stressful at times.

I am not one that puts everything into how the dog reacts when he first comes out of that crate after the long plane ride, although we all would ideally like to see them act as confident as can be. That isn't always the case, and it takes a couple weeks or longer in a lot of cases for the puppy to become acclimated and then you can give him a fair initial evaluation.

This puppy had a very good initial response to all of these new things happening, and although was hesitant for a second or two, recovered very quickly and has done nothing but been a tail wagging and confident dog the more that he sees. I'm sure he's going to just get stronger and stronger as the days go by. What was your puppy like when he first arrived?
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[BreeFenton]

I have a question, I'm getting a teacup pig shipped to my airport - and I don't know how that works. Do they call you when he/she arrives? Do they have a section of the airport to pick up the animals?

[fredhassen]

@BreeFenton Call the airlines that the dog is flying on in your city. Everywhere works differently.

[SanchezFamilyMaui]

Looks like you have a winner!

What airline did he fly....--- from the looks of his demeanor, he rode up front in the big boy seats, very relaxed indeed :)

[fredhassen]

@SanchezFamilyMaui Flew Continental as they have climate controlled.  Not too hot out here yet luckily.

[TheMissChloe98]

Your puppy started retrieving so fast! My dog still won't retrieve and she's half labrador. :L

[bettafishloveer]

i dont think he forgot it some like my next door friends dog and three week old puppys dont because they are pooped from fetching it all the time so good luck with new pup

[1Lauren111]

Aww he is smart cole has a beautiful black coat

[xkoonzix]

@fredhassen Fred where did you get your Lab from? my lab arrives on the 20th from europuppy! I had no other choice hard to find dogs where i live.

[noodlez4me]

@fredhassen i pick my dogs up in 18 days at LAX :0

[ContinentalAirlines]

Thanks for sharing this video. We love happy tails.

[corgiman23]

looks like a flashback for the charger puppy video is he related to charger in any way kind of looks like him

[KIBAfang90]

Dear lord what a lovely little man he is! What a great win you have there hassen! Have fun!