Re: Sam has left for AK

["Bill & Patti Oftedal" <boftedal@alaska.net>]

My Goodness Gina, what a day!!:o)

I love to have this Summer a Brier golden puppies
family party in my yard, I mean all the ones who came from your litters to
Alaska.
 I know Renny and Forrest are coming, so I hope Sam and family will make it
too.
Anybody else? let me know.

Patti from Valdez.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gina Heitz" <brier@oregonsbest.com>
To: <brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 3:55 AM
Subject: Sam has left for AK


> Good Morning All,
>
> Yes it's 4:30 AM,,,  I just sent George off with Sam to PDX.  It's always
> hard to say good bye but that last one going on the flight just really is
> the kicker!  Boo hooo...  We are going to miss Sam but know that he is
> going to have a wonderful life with Katherina and Kevin up in Wasilla.  I
> do hope that the Alaska crew will all get to meet Sam and those with
> digital camera's will visit with him frequently!
>
> <smile>
>
> It was no easy thing to get Sam cleared for take off...  The snow ball
that
> turned into the mountain has been over taken but my goodness...  Last
> Friday when WB vet could not see the pup's when I needed them to be seen I
> shagged them out to Aloha Vet and I forgot to get Sam's health cert.
Aloha
> vet was great about putting it in the mail to me on Monday arrived on
> Tuesday, ok fixed right?  NO!  Wed we had the earth quake and Alaska Air
> could not make reservations for Sam's flight.  Thursday they told me they
> were not going to fly pet's this week as Seattle is their hub and
> ect...  So I called and I called and I called, line was busy for well over
> an hour Delta and Delta to the rescue but with Delta you must always have
a
> cert of acclimation Alaska doesn't require them this time of year, so no
> acclimation cert...  After a few conversations ( heated) with WB vet I
> called Aloha and the Office Manager faxed over to WB a cert.  <snicker>
and
> by oh 11:30 AM yesterday I has Sam all set.  WRONG!  WB vet's fax was
> down....  <sigh>  By 1:30 I finally had the cert in my hand.  Oh don't
> forget Thursday was also a work day....  Talk about wanting to SCREAM!
>
>   All is well that ends well though and by 2:40 PM this afternoon Sam
> should be in Katherina's arms!  That is provided there is not yet another
> hitch along the way!  There better not be!!!   Sam is going to have a
> longer flight but still not as long as Rocket or Ember as he has to go to
> AK via Salt Lake.  I would have much preferred to send him Alaska Air, but
> one has to just go with the flow some times...  I also think that Alaska
> Air is acting prudently with this policy even though Sam would have not
> ever touched down in Seattle, Seattle is their hub and right now I guess
> things are not 100% there.  After shocks can often be worse than the
> original quake and the foresight here makes me feel good.
>
> Will let everyone know when I hear from Sam and Katherina. Also hopefully
I
> can get caught up this weekend and get back to a more normal life (for a
> short time that is)  as Scarlette came into season this week also and yes
> we are going to make more Moon babies.  IIene and I are both going to be
> doing breedings in a couple of weeks...  IIene is breeding her Skully to
> Ember's father and this time is keeping a puppy No we are not getting one!
> <smile>
>
> Flash, George just called he is at the Airport safe and sound 10 minutes
> before Delta opens. More later,
>
> Gina
>