Today, we’re four days out to our departure. Of course there have been a lot of snafus. Last week we had a vet appointment on Wednesday to get the puppies health certificates to board the plane. Turns out the vet had to go on a business trip; we didn’t find this out until we got there. We had to scramble and find another vet who was able to give us the appropriate health certificate. Since, this whole ordeal got me paranoid I checked our airline reservations to make sure the dogs are actually good to go on the flight. Guess what? Hell no. Turns out England does not allow pets to enter their country at all, even as layovers! The best part of all this was that it was a long weekend so it was really tough to get hold of anyone. I was reading up everything I could online and found out through DEFRA that England only approves British Airways to carry pets into the country. We were booked on American Airlines from LAX to London, and then British Airways from London to Stuttgart. Yeah, that doesn’t fly with the dogs. So, Steve calls American Airlines to confirm this… and behold they don’t accept pets on the flight. Omega Travel totally missed the mark on this reservation. Now we’re freaking out.

I decided to post our problems and ask for help from a group in Yahoo! called StuttgartNewcommers. I am so happy I did this; I got so many replies and a lot of advice. The best advice I got triggered me to go to Delta Airlines. They have the best pet travel, without using a pet travel agency. They give you so many options to fly. So, Steve calls Omega Travel to get us booked on Delta. The lady was really helpful; she got us reservations to fly from LAX to ATL, and straight on to Stuttgart. The key is to get our flights confirmed tomorrow with the base Omega people. Wish us luck… 3 ½ days to go.