We shipped our dog from Seattle to Colorado Springs. Saved a lot of money vs flying her as cargo. Plus we knew she'd be more comfortable and less stressed going via ground. We weren't flexible at all on the pick-up date, time, or location so we were a little worried it would be hard to find a shipper. Luckily, we contracted with an awesome shipper who worked with us to arrange pickup at the airport just after we landed from our flight from Tokyo. This was so important to me, because I didn't want to make my 2 jet-lagged toddlers wait at the airport any longer than we had to. Rio was picked up promptly and taken very good care of on the trip. I was so happy with the whole experience. Using UShip took a lot of stress off of us during a busy military move. I would definitely use it again!