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TSA finds dog in checked luggage

Posted at 10:43 AM, Mar 07, 2015
and last updated 2015-03-07 10:39:12-05

(CNN) — Flying with your cute little bundle of doggie love?

Each airline has its own rules about how to bring a small dog in the cabin or a larger dog in its crate with the checked luggage.

pupNot in the checked luggage, as an independent Chihuahua discovered on Tuesday.

Not in the checked luggage, as an independent Chihuahua discovered on Tuesday. at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York.

Luckily for the dog, the TSA screens all checked luggage. The officers in search of more dangerous items found the dog and called the owner, who had not intended to bring her darling dog on her Tuesday trip. The woman’s husband took the misbehaving pooch home.

The TSA’s security procedures do not prohibit you from bringing a pet on your flight, but a more breathable crate is suggested.