Tommy Comes Flying "Home"



 At your left, Tommy is scheduled to meet a plane from overseas to his previous geographical home of Maine shortly.  Air Animal provides this door to door service for their clients.   In this economy, many people are happy to have their jobs, and therefore relocate in order to perform their duties in other countries.   Maybe it does not even have to do with the economy for that individual. They may enjoy the travel and excitement that comes from travelling.   Being able to take their canine companion with them probably sweetens the pot.

However, many people are still unaware of the far reaching affects of canine legislation and in specific BSL, breed specific legislation.  Overseas, it is just if not more prevalent than in the United States.

Certainly, Tommy is totally unaware that he went into a country as a sort of "illegal immigrant".  Tommy is something mixed with lab that has the appearance of a dog in the "pit bull category".   He probably is indeed mixed with the many breeds that can be lumped in this category, and these classifications all differ depending where you go.  

Tommy's owners were quite distressed when they realized their predicament.   Now what?   Luckily Mannerly Mutts can provide long term care and boarding with much freedom until his owners return to the States. Our service was a hard one to locate for Tommy's owners, and other dog boarding set ups would not even consider taking him.  Not due to any real issues other than being a dog.  In Tommy's honor, I will be detailing the affects of canine legislation as well as the diminishing rights of responsible dog owners.  Also proactive steps that can be taken to be an ambassador of your dog, their breed, and dog owner responsibility will be discussed.

In the meantime, I am sure Tommy is enjoying some time being surrounded by his true family members until he comes to his surrogate family.   The first week will be filled with Tommy settling in, meeting our dogs, and getting used to the routine. 

To find out the status of BSL in your area, click on this link.  Any travel in the States or outside the states should involve much research on what you are traveling through and to.  A dog may be in danger of being confiscated if you drive through the wrong area.   Scary and unbelievable but true.

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