This is definitely not intended as a comment against using airfreight for transporting dogs but it doesn't matter what one does, there is always the risk of a problem occurring. Wasn't it just last year that Sam Sultana airfreighted Mandagery Man down to Melbourne for a trial prior to the 2007 Topgun. They placed next to Mandagery a crate containing two Baboons. Not surprisingly Mandagery Man went off his rocker, injured his shoulder and as I recall missed the Topgun. Sounds like gross negligence. Human error or were the ones in the crate not the only "Baboons" involved.