shipping dogs?

ok, so i'm brand new here, and preparing to potentially buy my first boston terrier. living with my parents still [i'm a college student], it'll be a little tough convincing my father, a hardass, to let me have my own dog [any tips?]...

anyway, there are no breeders in my area strangely enough [aside from this place that charges $1800 for purebred bostons...a bit over my price range].

i recently was recommended to Rocky Mountain Kennel, a place in the midwest that breeds a few kinds of dogs and is willing to fly dogs to whatever city you hail from. their guestbook is chock-full of people who have RAVED about their services, and i haven't found a bad thing about them yet. they seem very well-known and within my price range.

now, i'm not new to owning pets, and this is a rather un-orthodox way of going about buying a dog. but, my options really aren't plentiful.

does anyone have any advice on this? any experiences?

thanks so much---this seems like a WONDERFUL group to be associated with! you all seem great!



kate