Just picking up on this thread and wanted to post about our recent experience. We got a new dog, Cocker, and had her flown from Texas to Utah, Delta. I don't know what happened to her on that flight, all I know is that when she left Texas she was a spunky happy little girl, when she arrived here she was terrified of everything. It has been 3 months and I doubt she will ever get over her fear. It is to the point she wets and messes if anyone comes near her but us. She now trusts us but is still very nervous, any sudden movement or noise. She is a champion, I have seen her in the ring, I have talked to her handler and breeder as well as another breeder who helped us get her all people I know and trust.
She was suggested to us because of her bouncy, outgoing personality. Now she is not nervous she is terrified, I wish we had've driven to get her, it is heartbreaking to see what has happened to her. I just wish she could talk so we knew what happened so we could better help her.