I found the best place to get dog kennels is on http://www.dog.com/. I purchased the 'Sky Kennels' which were given great reviews by users on their web site. They are very sturdy, come with the stickers you need for the kennels, two cups that attach to the door for food and water, and they are ventilated on 4 sides (most kennels ae ventilated on three sides). They were about $67.00 each for an intermediate size. (32 x 22) I also purchased two fleece crate pads - blue for Bailey and pink for Jazmin. ($16.99 each) I thought they would help keep them secure and not slide around in the kennel during the trip.
The kennels are sitting on the floor of our dining room now, and the dogs have been going in on their own to sleep in them. I hope in two weeks time they will feel okay about traveling in them.
Our pups know something is up. They are sticking by our sides and love to be in the garage as we are sorting and boxing things up.
We would never dream of leaving them behind! Here's hoping that the temps don't go over 85 on July 15th. We land in Honolulu around 12:30. We may need to wait for the afternoon temps to go down for our interisland flight to Hilo.
All the paperwork is turned in to the Agriculture Department except for the Health Certificate (as of yesterday). The airlines require it within 10 days of travel, so we are going to the vet on July 7th. The AG Dept. said we can hand carry the health certificate and show it when we pick up the dogs in HNL. The 'Dog and Cat Import Form', 2 Rabies Certificates and the $165.00 each Money Order, had to be in greater than 10 days before travel. One more thing I can cross off that big long list of mine!!
Back to packing - more on that later . . .
Aloha! (In 14 days we'll be there!)
