Air Travel Dog Carrier

This carrier is amazing. I have a healthy 13 year old cat who’s super attached to me, and since her sister passed last summer I haven’t been able to leave her alone at home for longer than two days even with a sitter. If I’m gone overnight she will wander the house crying all night looking for me. Thankfully she’s super well behaved and is great at traveling, so now that I’ve found this carrier I’ll be able to take her on road-trips and flights. (The boutique hotels that I always stay in usually accept pets.) Even though she’s a big 16lb cat she fits in this carrier, and the fact that you can turn it into a pet bed at your destination solves the issue of her not having her own space at a hotel. I wish I’d found this carrier a year ago.

I wanted to love the Wild One pet carrier, aesthetically it looks so well designed. Unfortunately, in use, it’s just not as great as I wanted it to be. My dog is 11 lbs and I used this carrier for the first time on an international trip just 3 weeks ago. Using this pet carrier while connected to / on top of my suitcase before checking luggage was fine. Problems arose when using the pet carrier independently of other luggage. Due to the zipper along the top of the carrier, the shoulder strap is attached off center which tipped my dog either into or away from my body while carrying him. It would have been a lot easier if the strap kept the carrier centered so my dog didn’t easily sway / tip back and forth with every step. I live in a small apartment so I really liked that the carrier was collapsible for storage but it was also easily collapsible with my dog in it while traveling. The side zippers that hold the shape of the carrier easily unzipped and my dog nearly slid out on to the floor at the airport. The snap on the end of the zipper pull is just not enough to secure the zipper from unzipping, a carabiner or ring through the zipper pull may be more effective. This was point where I knew I had to write a review – I purchased this carrier to give me peace of mind that my beloved dog was contained and safe for travel but an unzipping compartment that my dog very nearly slid right out of is not easier nor safer. After TSA I ended up carrying my dog, carrying the pet carrier and carrying my carry on – my confidence that my dog was safe in the Wild One pet carrier was gone. Upon return from my trip I left the carrier with a luggage repair service to get some feedback about fixes to make this carrier safe and secure for my dog. I’ll see what they say and what is feasible to make the carrier workable and safe. 2 of the handles have already started to fray on just 1 trip but with my dog sliding out of the carrier on to the floor at the airport, fraying handles is the least of the issues.