My son, who lived in California for several years, had a dog he raised from when she was a blind, toothless little pup. (He found her abandoned in a box on the street). For several years she lived with him, but when he moved to an apartment (and subsequently went to Africa for an internship)she was 'fostered' by the parents of one of his friends who had a house. She did well there. Now Tom has moved to Massachusetts, but he is again in a position where he can't have a dog. The family Bootie was living with says they can't continue to keep her - so I want to bring her to live with me in Virginia. Does anybody have any experience with pet transport companies? There are a lot of them on the net, but I would like to use one somebody has already tried, if possible. I could just book a doggie ticket on an airline and ask the family to take her to the airport and load her up, but I'm not sure they'll be willing to do this. I may have to find a company that will pick her up (in the San Francisco Bay Area). There are some companies that transport animals in a van, cross country, with pottie and excercise breaks, etc. That might be an option as I've not heard good things about dog transport in airplanes, where they have to be checked as baggage.

Bootie is a Tibetan Terrier (or that's what she looks like) around 8 years old, and weighs about 25 lbs. Here's a picture of Bootie .