Sherpa Original Deluxe Travel Pet Carrier, Airline Approved & Guaranteed On Board - Black, Medium

This carrier worked perfectly for flying my 14-year old, 16-pound Westie from San Diego to Milwaukee (and back) during the Thanksgiving holiday. We flew US Airways and despite the large size being slightly bigger than required dimensions, we had zero problems whatsoever. Here are a few answers to questions I had before flying that may help ease your concerns: 1. US Air did not check that he could stand up or turn around 2. It was tight, but he could, in fact, stand up and turn around 3. US Air did not check any health certificates- all I had to do each way was sign a short form that the person at the counter filled out on my behalf. Although I was very nervous about getting turned away due to the size of the carrier, I acted like we had done this a million times (unlike the woman in line next to me with a dog that did not stop barking/squealing for the entire 15 min I was next to her). We both had a large Sherpa carrier and we both got through. 4. The strap is extremely sturdy and my dog felt comfortable with me holding him through the airport 5. I brought a blanket with me to cover the carrier in case it didn't fit completely under the seat. The carrier DID fit with a little squishing and maneuvering, but since the flight atttendants on some of the flights were very strict, I used it to be able to pull the carrier out from under the seat mid-flight and give my little guy some reassuring pats on the head. The blanket was also helpful when my late night flight had all the lights on- I wanted my dog to sleep and be relaxed, so I covered the holes. When it got very warm mid-flight, I threw him a few ice cubes to rehydrate. 6. TRAINING: To get my Westie ready for his first flight, I bought the carrier about 2 weeks before. The first day or two, I motioned with treats and he walked in himself. I left the top open so he wouldn't feel claustrophobic. Once he was comfortable with the "box" (as we called it), I started closing the front door and placing him in the top hole (again, always with treats). I didn't let him walk out on his own after this part of the training; I wanted him to know that once he was in his box, he couldn't leave without me taking him out. Once he became comfortable sitting in the box, I put a treat on the bottom and as soon as he put his head down to get it, I zipped the lid and let him enjoy his treat in there. I expected him to freak out the first time (my dog is not well-trained by any means; he will not even sit on command most days), but he stayed calm, so after about 5 minutes of me sitting by his box, I picked it up, did a few laps around the apartment, went down the elevator, loaded him up in the car and took a short drive to the pet store. He didn't mind at all. After I saw that, we toned down the training to every couple of days. Some nights after work, I would put him in his box (always through the top and always with a treat before the lid was closed) and put him at my feet while I watched TV for an hour or two. I would never walk away from the box and occasionally gave him reassuring pats or words of encouragement every 30 mins or so. Due to time constraints, we never trained for staying in the box longer than 2 hours, despite us having about a 7 hour trip time with the layovers. A few training tips: buy soft treats and use VERY tiny pieces. Especially at the beginning, you will likely be going through quite a few treats, so the smaller, the better. You don't want your dog throwing up in there (or expecting large treats on the plane!) Also, never give in to your dog if he/she tries to bite its way out of the bag. Stop the behavior and do not let it out of the carrier until the behavior has stopped and some time has passed. This is not fun to deal with mid-flight, so stop the behavior before you get in the air. 7. To help with his ears popping, I brought several nylabones on the plane (the pocket on the carrier is perfect for a few treats, a collapsible water bowl, a potty pad for layovers if you don't have time to take your dog out between flights, and a Kindle for yourself). During takeoff, I handed him a bone (I put PB on them so he would lick and bite) as I pet him. He's used to car rides, so this didn't phase him much. 8. Every so often throughout the flight, I would unzip a tiny hole (he did want to escape, so I had to be careful) and give him a small piece of treat to check on him. 9. The mesh on this carrier is STURDY. My dog has a bite similar to a pitbull, and the determination of a 6 year old trying to reach a giant piece of candy that was put just out of reach, so when he started trying to eat his way out of the carrier during the last 30 mins of the flight, every scenario of him running through the aisles like a mad man started running through my head. Luckily, however, the mesh held up and we landed safely shortly thereafter. I was left with a bruised hand due to the struggle, but the bag was just fine. 10. Day of flight: check in with plenty of time to spare. This is not the time to add stress. Once your bags are checked in and your dog has the "ok" to fly, check out the security line. If it's short, I recommend walking out of the airport and giving your dog some last-minute fresh air, one last bathroom stop, and a moment for the vet-recommended Benadryl to kick in. When the time comes to go through security, you'll put the carrier through (I also had a backpack with the blanket tied to it and a large coat) and carry your dog through the x-ray machine. I put my dog back in the carrier at this point, but if your dog's leash is easily accessible, you could probably get away with walking it on its leash to the gate (at least that seemed to be the case at SAN, PHX & MKE). You'll want to be one of the last to board (you won't have luggage, so carry on space won't be a concern). If you have a layover, check out potty areas ahead of time. Few airports have potty areas behind security (SAN is one), so you'll need to know what your options are and if you'll have time. During our short layover, I had planned to take my dog to the bathroom stall and lay out a potty pad. Since he had just gone about 90 min prior however, we spent our 20 mins between flights with his head poking out of the carrier while he observed the craziness of Thanksgiving travel. If I could do this again, I would have taken him on a quick walk in the airport to burn off some energy. All in all, flying with my Westie was much less stressful for him than boarding. The large Sherpa was great and I would highly recommend it. The only thing I would change would be adding mesh on the top of the carrier, but not a big deal.

Qualifier- For me, the purpose of buying this bag was strictly to transport my dog as carry-on in cabin on a plane. I have no intention to use this as a regular crate for daily or frequent use. The collapsible soft sides are perfect to squish to fit tight spaces that it was intended for. Nice bag, I bought the large one for my 15.8 lb dog. It has a soft fleecy fake sheepskin floor mounted on a 1/8" or 3/16" rigid board, so your pet has a solid floor. I have used it on three flights so far, seems to hold up well. Zipper fits tight, zips tight. Small flat pocket on the side for treats, poop bags and I fit in some flat folded paper towels in case there is a leak (from my dog). It fits well under any of the seats of a Boeing 737-400. The first two photos were taken on a brand new 737-800 on Southwest in a 3-aisle-3 configuration, I'm sitting in the window seat. My 10 year old daughter wanted to have our 15.8 lb long haired dachshund in front of her, but he started to fuss a bit mid flight, so I moved the bag under the seat in front of me which is a window seat. The middle seat has the most foot room with slightly more generous width between the bench seat support. The window seat has the least room due to the curvature of the fuselage eating back into the floor space. I also flew on an older Air Canada Airbus A319, (photo 3 and photo 7) and that time it was an aisle seat, also not a problem. I wear size 9 shoes, 145 lbs and 5'8" so not that big, your mileage, as they say, may vary, especially if you have a big guy sitting next to you. I believe the aisle seat also offers the best ventilation / air circulation. The foot traffic may keep you pet more entertained, at the very least. Photo 4 shows how the top zippers open and your pet can have a look around. If he's not too squirrelly it allows the head to look around and still keep most of the body in there. Photo 5 and 6 I took to show that carrying around a 22lb bag-of-dog (the bag itself weighs around 4.7 lbs) plus all your other stuff through long airports runs does get taxing quickly and I had some success mounting it on my rolley carry on.

I was searching for a carrier to use for transporting my 14 lb. cat from MD to CA by plane. The shortest flight I could find meant that he would be in the carrier for 10.5 hours from "door to door," so I wanted something that would be comfortable for him. I flew US airways and had no problem fitting this size carrier under the seat in front of me, even in one of the smaller sized planes I took from a local airport to a larger hub airport where we transferred to a larger plane. I really liked having a shoulder strap and the handle straps on top - the shoulder strap was helpful for walking through the airports because I could put it on my shoulder and hold the sides of the bag in front of me to stabilize it from bouncing as I walked. The pocket in the back was useful for storing some food, treats, and collapsable bowls for my cat so I could offer him food and water throughout the trip (though he was too worked up to either eat or drink, but my vet recommended offering it because "he would already be stressed enough that you don't want to make him hungry or thirsty too"). I really like that there are two entrance options, the one on the top was helpful for getting him into the carrier, while he likes to exit from the one in the front, which completely unzips so the door falls flat on the ground. The zipper access through here was also great because it made it easy for me to stick a hand in to pet him and calm him down throughout the trip. I like the liner on the bottom (if you buy replacements be sure they're the right size so the velcro matches the ones on the inside of the carrier properly), although I luckily didn't have to deal with any accidents in the carrier so I can't speak to the waterproof-ness of it, but I do think it made it more cozy for my cat. When he was sitting most compact in there he took up about 1/2 to 2/3 of the length of the carrier and about 4/5 of the width so it was the perfect size to allow him to sit comfortably plus have room for me to put a bowl of food and water without it being entirely in his face. Without food and water in there he could stretch out fully (and he is a long cat) but every time he's in it he's too nervous to relax that fully. He really liked being able to see out of the sides, both for the airplane trip and for visits to the Vet (so he can watch the other animals and people walking around). I would highly recommend this carrier for a larger cat, especially for a plane trip.

Great carrier! - Very well ventilated with enough viewing scope for the pet inside which was critical in our case as my dog is not comfortable at all in enclosed spaces - The flexible frame is very important coz even though the Large size carrier exceeds allowable dimensions on most flights, the flexible frame allows to adjust to fit below the plane seat - The look is simple and classy and carrier is pretty light weighted - The chain on top is extremely vital as I could have my dog pop his head out from inside while I carry him or even during the flight to check on him. Not all carriers have this design. I have a 15lb Shih Tzu that fit well in this carrier. He couldnt fit in the Medium size carrier from another brand that we ordered first. We flew our dog for the first time ever in cabin couple weeks ago through WestJet! As over-worrying first timers, we went to the Westjet counter at the airport a day before the flight to confirm with them if the carrier size is ok (dimensions of the Large size exceeded limit for WestJet). They readily said it should be fine although they didnt measure the size. Tips for flying: - Have your dog get accustomed to the carrier with positive reinforcement using treats and carring them around in it as early as possible before the flight. We got the carrier just 2-3 weeks earlier and although my dog didnt really seem to mind it but wasnt obsessed with being in the carrier either - My dog has never been crate trained really and is used to roam at free will from day one in the house so we were very nervous to fly as the rule is for the pet to be completely inside the carrier at all times in the flight - During the flight, we had to keep the chain on top open enough that he could pop his head out coz he wouldnt allow us to zip the chain completely, especially in the first 30 mins of flight as he was maybe getting used to the new setting. And the noise during take off can be overwhelming for anyone for the first time. Just pet them as needed. - None of the flight attendants in WestJet in our 4 flights total made any issue about the chain not zipped up completely. Also, during boarding they will come to you and give the standard instructions about flying with a pet in cabin - The pet will mostly sleep likely due to the plane buzzing noise. Make sure to tire your pet through long walks and runs on the day of the flight. It’s important. - We had to pet the dog constantly during initial period of the flights to make him comfortable and relaxed in the carrier - A lot of the ‘inconvenience’ caused by my dog in flight about trying to pop out a few times could be due to the fact that he was not too well. But mostly all pets will sleep shortly after the take off. - Make sure you obviously give very little to no water or food few hours before the flight and that they pee/poop before the flight as they’ll be relaxed - I gave my dog some Zen Licks Calming aid gel few hours before the flight. It did make him sleepy within an hour and probably helped him doze off. Dont try this for the first time on flight. Try it several times before so you know how your pet reacts to it - Research locations of pet relief areas at all the airport terminals that are in your itenirary. During layovers, its always a good idea to give a little water, walk them and stretch a bit in addition to allowing them to relieve themselves. We had a layover at Toronto Pearson airport Terminal 3. They have a nice pet relief zone outside the terminal and although it had synthetic grass, it was the best I could expect. - Do give a few treats across the flights if needed - This might be obvious but DO NOT put the carrier in the overhead storage bins! Its supposed to go below the seat in front of you. Make sure the flight attendant knows you have a pet if they unknowlingly ask you to put the bag in the carrier! Good Luck! It might seem overwhelming to fly a pet but in the end, it’ll be a memorable journey.

Not ideal for pugs, she could turn around in there but it was incredibly cramped. Speaks more for my 12 year old pug’s flexibility than the bag as I have no idea how she pulled it off. 30 lbs is probably the limit for this bag. It worked good enough for a mandatory flight for a move to appease the airlines and as soon as that was done I haven’t touched it since. It’s pretty stable despite the abuse I put it through. For a smaller dog this would be a great choice I feel.

As cats, we want it known that we neither endorse nor approve of this product. We strongly advocate for a feline’s freedom to roam unencumbered at all times; this is merely a portable prison transporting us against our will to places we may not wish to go. That said, we’ve been in a lot of these carrier thingies, and this one is, by far, the very best one. Ever. My sister and I rarely agree on anything—I’m a tabby, she’s a tuxedo—but we agree on this. This was the first one that ever made us feel safe. With the soft sides and super-comfy lining, we could really snuggle down and sleep during the long, loud, and somehow simultaneously tedious and terrifying ride on that thing called a “plane.” It made the awful less awful. At the same time, we both agree that the windows were fabulous. We appreciated both the airflow and the ability to see what was going on. Seriously, airports are distressingly chaotic, but somehow, being able to keep an eye on our humans felt comforting. According to our humans, these carriers are “easy to carry,” and apparently the airlines accepted them without issue. We don’t care. They are the ones who made us move, so if they must suffer any consequences, so be it. But there were no consequences. It was easy for them. It is also worth noting that these carriers are surprisingly roomy. My sister and I are both, shall we say, substantial. She’s a chonky 14.1 pounds, and I am 16 pounds of long, lean fierceness and muscle. Yet, despite this thing fitting under someone else’s seat (gross!), there was space for each of us to easily turn around. In short, we believe you should not force your cats to endure the horrors of moving objects. But if you must, go ahead and buy the Sherpa Original Deluxe Travel Pet Carrier. We got the “17.0"L x 11.0"W x 10.5"H.”

I spent a lot of time researching the perfect pet carrier. I wanted one that would have the best chance of being accepted on different types of transportation, including airline cabins, while still being comfortable and not overly rigid. After a lot of research, including recommendations from influencers and experienced travelers, I decided on this one. In fact, I was so convinced this was the right carrier that I ordered it from Amazon and had it shipped to Chile, where I live, even though it meant paying additional import fees. I didn't mind the extra cost because I couldn't find anything locally that came even close in terms of quality and design. For reference, I have a 7 kg Westie. When the carrier is fully closed, he can't stand completely upright, but that's pretty much the largest size you can realistically use in an airline cabin. When the top is open, he can comfortably lift and move his head around. What I love most is that he genuinely likes it. The moment I take it out, he wants to climb inside. It has the same effect that a cardboard box has on some dogs... he sees it and immediately wants to be in it. When he's inside, he's perfectly happy, which says a lot. Out of everything I researched, this was by far the best option, and it absolutely did not disappoint.

I spent FOREVER worrying about how I was going to fly my smaller Corgi. I didn't think any of the bags would fit him, without it looking like I completely crammed him in there. He is on the smaller side for a Corgi, but he is still a larger than most dogs that fly in cabin. He is 22 lbs, 17.5 inches long (tail to shoulder), and about 10 inches tall. I looked at and researched all of the different travel bags out there. I thought he wouldn't fit in this bag, so I wanted to get the extra large SturdiBag, since it seems to be one of the largest travel bags available. That bag definitely pushes the airline size requirements, and although I've heard of people traveling with it, I was scared to risk getting turned away by the airline. I also looked at the large SturdiBag, but ended up getting this because it is essentially the same size, but has an extra inch of length. My Corgi actually likes getting into this bag. I got him used to it with treats, left it open, and he gets into it even without being asked. He can stand up, and turn around in it, but it is a bit of a squeeze. He doesn't seem to mind at all, though. He can lay down just fine...curled up a bit. He doesn't have room to fully stretch out, but travel purposes, that's alright. It's wayyy better than putting him in cargo. The top opens, so you can let your dog poke his/her head out in the airport, which is nice. It also seems pretty durable...good zippers, straps, etc. Overall, I like the bag. I haven't taken a flight with it yet, but of the numerous reviews I read for it (on several different websites), I have not read any that mention that an airline turned them away with this bag. All say that it fit under the seat rather easily. It is only about an inch longer and taller than the medium bag, which is approved by all major airlines. Even if your airline requirements are smaller in dimension than this bag, it does squish down quite a bit to accommodate that. I'm not worried about it fitting. I've taken this bag in the car, and I'm thinking that it will be a great bag for subway travel once I move. We will see how the flight goes.

Amazing quality and well worth the higher price. The back top has a spring that pushes down the carrier to fit under the seat on plane. Lots of room for my 6kg Chinese crested girlie. Haven't flown with it yet but don't expect any issues based on other reviews. Height is 29cm but with spring in top easily folds down to 23cm requirement by airline.

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This is actually my second purchase as I now have 2 cats. My first carrier, purchased over 8 years ago has been on multiple flights, trains, buses and taxis and is great and showing no signs of wear and tear. It is sturdy enough for travel whilst keeping my cat comfortable. I also particularly like the useful pocket at the back where I can keep the cat's passport and other useful items, as well as the fact it has a top and a front opening. The top opening is very useful to put the cats in and the front opening is the one I use to allow them to creep back in at the vet's office. One cat also like to nap in the carrier if I leave it out.

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Bueno producto de calidad 10/10. Calidad de materiales y perfecta Iara llevar a ti mascota debajo del asiento del avión, tren etc. Tiene una barra/arco de metal para que no se aplaste al transportar. Compra recomendada.