Short-snouted Dogs Most Likely to Die on Airliners Submitted It’s been said that riding as cargo, which is how most dogs are shipped, is rough on them. In May of 2005, airlines had to begin disclosing dog deaths when shipped as cargo, and the report said that at least 122 dog deaths were reported during that time frame.Among the purebreds (108) involved, English bulldogs accounted for the single highest number of deaths (25). Next were pugs, with 11 deaths. After that, were golden retrievers and labrador retrievers, at 7 each, followed It’s believed that the way dogs pant, and specifically, how short-snouted dogs pant, is at issue. Dogs with short-noses, according to Dan Bandy, chairman of the Bulldog Club of America’s health committee, have a skull formation that affects their air passages. “The way all dogs cool themselves is basically through respiration, either just panting or the action of breathing in or out, is a method of heat exchange for them. A dog that has a long snout or a long muzzle has more surface area within its nasal cavity for that heat exchange to take place. So breeds like labradors or collies or those types of dogs with the long muzzles have a more
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