Yeah, this year, a lady came down from Maine to get her pup and last year, a man came down from Maine to get an ewe lamb. Had people come from next door states as well for lambs or pups. I've traveled 7hrs one way for my critters.
I am having a ram lamb shipped in, if born, in 2017 from Kentucky.
I have shipped three puppies from CA to NC. It costs around $300 not counting the crate. Takes a lot of attention to detail to get them ready but it can certainly be done.
I had an LGD puppy "shipped" from one end of CA to the other. The buyer posted on BYC that she was looking for puppy transport and someone replied. I met him at Starbucks and puppy went for a ride. It was great.
Well we could drive to get any animal. The thing is we have three kids, two are under five. And our one year old barely makes it a couple hours before he is done being in the car. And I'm not sure where our nearest airport is.