Originally Posted by sammyindc

Just experienced traveling with our dog for the first time and it was surprisingly a breeze. We just adopted a pet 2 weeks ago and had a pre-planned weekend trip to LA from Florida. Couldn't cancel the trip and didn't want to leave our dog (Shih Tau, 11 pounds) with friends and or a doggie hotel (he was just abandoned) so we decided to take him with us.

Bought a dog carrier (I won't get into the service animal lie game), practiced with him for a few days before the flight so he wouldn't feel scared or anxious, paid the $125 fee and took him with us in F on the 5 hour flight. He didn't make a noise, he sat and slept in his carrier the entire flight, no barking and no whining. He had a blast in LA and spent the entire flight home sleeping in his carrier.