[dss5staf]

If you go back far enough you will find the majority of dogs go back to mastiffs but that is beside the point of the dogs origination. Amstaffs used to be on the list but was taken off American Airlines flew the dog on Saturday with no problem. They also flew an Amstaff out to Spain earlier that day with no problem so they discriminated against this one particular dog. As many dogs that travel across the country and from overseas to dog shows this will cost the airlines a lot of money because there will be a lot of people switching airlines to ensure they can get to where they want to go and most importantly get back home. If the airlines aren't going to take a Amstaff then it should be across the board not just random. It has been previously reported that American refused a French Bulldog that was booked to ride in the cabin and this is a snub nosed breed but they allowed it to ride in cargo? For the Shar Pei Nationals there were 7 dogs booked on American as excess baggage only to be told they couldn't fly except as cargo. Sounds more like the airlines just want to screw selective dog owners out of more money when you are stranded and have no choice. Airline hasn't given a good reason why a dog can be accepted as cargo but not as excess baggage......