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For dogs in the Big Apple, the subway is off-limits unless they fit into a bag or carrier. Small-to-medium dogs have options, but what’s a big dog owner to do? Well, intrepid New York dog owners have mastered the art of training even the biggest dogs into riding happily in a backpack or duffle. Color us impressed.
Not sure how you’d pull it off with your own fabulous big dog? Fortunately, you can always find a loving sitter or in-home doggy daycare close by. Or, you know, snap up a sturdy laundry tote for less than twenty bucks and try it out!
Looking to spend a little money on a comfortable ride for you and your dog? Check out the K9 Sportsack Rover, for big dogs up to 85lbs:
Happy traveler
Watching the world go by
New from IKEA, the Woofensatchel
My favorite picture EVER of someone bringing a dog “in a bag” on the subway ?? pic.twitter.com/4PTUNofv68
— Pamela (@PamelasRageLove) June 7, 2017
Just hangin’ out
Dog Jenga
This is how we roll. Bag on dog on cheetah suitcase I stole from I Meemaw. Subway in style. pic.twitter.com/XfqCInfn1G
— Lizzie Poteet (@lizziepoteet) October 2, 2016
If I fits, I sits
Pit bull in a bag
Pit bull owners know they’ve got it good.
The New York subway system bans canines unless they can fit in a small bag, so this guy trained his pit-bull to calmly sit in his small bag. from funny
Traveling in style
Have dog, will travel—with the right look, natch.
Yeah, I’m comfy
“Hold me, hold me, hold me!” – dogs.
Whatever you say, Dad
Huskies, why the cuteness all the time?
#subwaydog
Dogs: always gotta be right next to you. No, really.
Backpackin’
If you can’t wear the backpack, why not ride?
Precious cargo
Frenchies ftw.
Subway Shibe
Can you see the sign?
Yes, because dog vision.
Are you looking at me?
Why yes. Only in NYC, a.k.a. dog paradise.
Only in New York a person would put a huge dog in a bag on the subway cc: @Gothamist pic.twitter.com/0TpvPl37EA
— Alex Romano (@alexromano) July 20, 2016
Just another Monday
Whatever it takes
@alexromano @ttayl0r @Gothamist lol totally done this with my dog on the subway. pic.twitter.com/sXfJEGBDDd
— Michiko Fuller (@michi_rei) July 20, 2016
I get a treat after this, right?
I’m talking about the homemade super-tasty kind that dog chefs make. Just so we’re clear.
I should start a collection of ways people transport their dogs on the subway. #1: Large dog in tote bag pic.twitter.com/2lWxQdhynO
— Clare Toeniskoetter (@claretoenis) December 22, 2014
As a bug in a rug
Proof that some dogs DO love hugs.
Beagle in a bag
“Who, me? Never.” – Every beagle ever
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