Shipping pups by air is always $170 for under 50lbs, crate & pup. Crate costs about $30-40. Health certificate is usually $10. It's the same price all over the country, except Alaska is about $50 higher. You can ship 2 puppies in the same crate for the same price, as long as the lbs don't go over 50. I always advertise on my site where pup is flying, so hopefully we'll get another to go with them, and the pups can have company. Works out great. American Airlines has Priority Parcel for this price, so outside temps don't matter, as pups never go outside, they go counter to counter, inside the terminals.
I try to get rides for my pups for trips under a day, as a 3 or 4 day trip is kinda hard on their tummys. Flying is much easier on them than riding in a truck for 3 days.
If you find out who the guys are, post it on here, as I am always looking for short rides for pups & dogs. A couple years ago there was a gal who's extra job was picking up and delivering horse trailors all over, and she would take them for $100. Her name started with a J, Jan-Jean-Joan, can't remember. I'll look and see if I still have her # anywhere. What kind of pup is it?