Flying with Snub Nose Breeds - Pet Shipping

BREED RESTRICTIONS – American and Continental will not accept adult Pit Bulls. However, Continental will accept pit puppies under 6 months of age. During the summer, Continental will also not accept English Bulldogs at all.

Also all airlines, except Continental, tighten their temperature requirements if you have a “snub nose” breed. The snub nose dog breeds are as follows:

American Bull Dog
American Staffordshire Terrier
American Pit Bull Terrier
Boston Terrier
Boxer
Brussels Griffin
Bulldog
Bull Terrier
Chinese Pug
Chow Chow
Dutch Pug
English Bulldog
English Toy Spaniel
French Bulldog
Lhasa Apso
Japanese Boxer
Japanese Pug
Japanese Spaniel (Chin)
Mastiff (all breeds)
Pekinese
Pit Bull
Pug
Shar Pei
Shih Tzu
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Tibetan Spaniel

CATS
Burmese
Exotic
Himalayan
Persian

You should take extra care when transporting the above breeds by purchasing one size larger kennel.