thanks for you help. i've been on the phone with the dominican consulate this morning and the airlines and i think i have it all sorted out now. i'll post the info i've gotten in the last few weeks for anyone else who might be interested in sending their dogs.
greatzky is right, there is no quaranteen. you must have the rabbies shot and a 5-in-1 shot atleast 30 prior to travel ($50). then you need a notorized health certificate no more than 10 days before travel ($20). take the notorized form to the dominican consulate for their approval and stamp. ($75). must have a proper size kennel for you dog. some airlines have weight and weather restrictions depending on your dog. i'm flying continental. they are the only airline i found with no weather restriction for my dog (snub-nosed boxer). most others were 70-75 d farenheit. also, they're weight restriction is 151 lbs for dog and kennel, while the others are 100 lbs. my dog and kennel are 105lbs.
i guess thats about it. i was going to use a shipping company and spend almost $1000(us) for them to pick him up and send him via cargo cause i couldn't find another solution. but now using continental and making the calls myself to the consulate, its going to run me around $340 for his tickets, plus the money for his paper work. hope this helps.
i will be looking into a good vet in the sosua area. thanks sami for the recommendation. not sure how well our dogs will get along though. my boxer is very cautious around other male dogs his size and gets defensive. i guess its the testosterone. but he has no problems with females, so if there are any out there, he could use a girlfriend or two. :-)
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