How To Fly With Your Dog In The Cabin In 2024 | Our experience bringing our Westie puppy on a plane

Here is everything you need to know about flying with your dog in 2023! How to book a pet-friendly airline, getting a microchip and documents needed, how to choose a comfortable dog carrier bag and a few more tips! ✈️ 🐶

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[patticarnevale]

This is a great video. I work for a US airline, and so many passengers do not understand there are rules and restrictions. Thank you for also mentioning to not tranquilize your dog. Quite a few year back a passenger gave too much Benadryl to her dog and he did not survive the trip. Very sad for everyone.

[anahithambardzumyan]

Please, please, please share a video about the case when the pet is close or a bit over the weight limit.
Please, share also about the diet tips 💜

[marshachesbro]

Sami sure is a cutie pie ! SO patient ! He's a CHAMP !

[tammychiu]

Amazing information, thank you for sharing. We have a 7.4kg Jindo mix, very similar to size and body very similar to yours. We've travelled with her between US and Canada a couple times now, Cargo in the beginning then I found out she is borderline to go under cabin seat. So we bought an expandable soft carrier and we had the same experience you had in the Greece trip. The counter agent (Air Canada) mentioned she looked too big for the bag. She asked us if our dog had traveled in the bag before and asked us to show if our dog could spin around. Obviously, without expanding the compartment, our dog couldn't spin because the bag was too small. So, we explained that once the bag opens up it has a lot of room. And my husband and I were sitting next to each other and we will use both of our leg rooms to expand the carrier bag all the way. The counter agent had doubts, but she seemed like an animal person and finally decided to let us pass. But that wasn't it, then her supervisor came over to check on us because we were holding up the lineup. And she immediately said "ohh that dog looks too big", thankfully our counter agent had decided to help us. She quickly responded to her supervisor saying she had finished checking, and we were all good.
I felt like my heart dropped, and like you mentioned the counter agent makes the final call with her own discretion. It's so stressful there's no certainty every time. I will definitely try to get a bigger bag next time!

[yubidubi]

My 5 year old male Westie weighs a solid 31 pounds!! No flying for him. If he does not go—- I do not go!! Great video

[tvitch]

Sami is so good. I couldn't imagine taking my Westie Rory on a flight, he would not behave plus he'd probably pee! 😃

[seahorse]

Yes please post what you do if your dog is close to the weight limit. Thanks!

[danacismas]

Yes please do a video for a diet for dog before flying

[ameliadediosromero]

I can’t tell you how useful your videos were for our first flight with Trasto, our westie. I would love to know the routine you use before fliying (including diet). Thank you

[brubittencourt]

Really relief you made this video. I'm on the same situation - traveling with my dog from Portugal to NY - and I've struggled with DGAV before, so I was doing the research on my own, was on the same path you described but not so confident it will work. No I am confident. Obrigada ♡

[jennifersmith]

we found a backpack carrier worked great for our schnauzers about the same size as your dog that way you can carry your dog in front of you in a backpack with the machine and all that it has a backing to it a hard backing and also you can roll them along. My dogs didn’t seem to like that so we took those out, if a dog is anxious for travel, our vet suggested gabapentin. It’s a low-dose. It just makes him tired and calm but again always refer to your Vetrinarian first. We had a very long trip to Hawaii. The other thing I would add to your pet.pee spots

[roamwithcrystal]

I'm going on my first flight this Christmas with my fur-baby. I am very nervous about it, but this video is helping me get my confidence up to do it and reduce my worry. I plan on documenting on my channel how my first flight goes! Wish me luck!🛫

[marysquillacote]

I'm going to send this on to my friends who just got a puppy. They want to travel with her at some point. Thank you for the information.

[lisanixon]

Great video! A lot of good tips and information.

[WylieWestie]

Great video! It’s probably worth mentioning that most airlines don’t allow the dog out of the carrier during the flight, even the head. I think Sami got super lucky with the crew in being allowed fully out as when I’ve flown in cabin (apart from when I was ESA) the crew made sure I was fully enclosed the whole time on one flight the other I was allowed my head out but only because we had noone sat next to us, in front or behind 😢

[Greywind]

Nice. Well made, informative, professional quality delivery.

[rachaelschneider]

flying to picking up my puppy little nervous but glad my mom will come with me <3
in November I might add

[wildrose_yoga]

I would be super interested for a video regarding the weight! I’m travelling to Finland this summer with my westie and I’m super nervous because she is heavier. She is on a diet now but I really want to be able to bring her with me.

[franciscomariafigueiredo]

I live in Portugal I was so happy when you said Portugal you are the first youtober to say portugal😂

[zoeh]

Would love you to make a video on travelling with your pup who is near the weight limit. We travelled with our pup for the first time, was super easy as got lots of tips from your video. I think he will be close to the 8kg mark as he is now 7kg and is 8 months now. 🐶🐶