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How to Choose the Best Airline-Approved Dog Carrier

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Our first carrier bag was terrible. I didn’t know it at the time — I thought it was great, actually. It was small, it expanded on both sides, it had …

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Your Dog’s First Flight: A First-Timer’s Guide

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Sami’s first flight was from Portugal to Greece. He was about 7-8 months old, still a puppy, fluffy as a cloud because I hadn’t groomed him yet, and absolutely clueless …

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Flying Your Dog to the US: CDC Requirements Explained

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Flying Sami from Europe to the United States was the most document-intensive trip we’ve ever taken. Figuring out what we needed was, honestly, one of the most confusing and frustrating …

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The Complete Guide to Flying with Your Dog in the Cabin

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When I first started researching how to fly with Sami in the cabin, I spent weeks piecing together information from different sources. Airline websites, Reddit threads, vet blogs, YouTube comments. …

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Tips for Long-Haul Flights with Your Dog in the Cabin

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Short European flights with Sami are easy now. Two to three hours, he sleeps through the whole thing, and we’re done. Long-haul flights are a different challenge. When we flew …

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The Ultimate Packing Checklist for Flying with Your Dog

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I’ve packed for 20+ flights with Sami, and I still run through the same checklist every single time. Not because I don’t remember what to bring, but because forgetting one …

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Flying with Your Dog Internationally: A Practical Guide

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Flying internationally with your dog adds layers compared to domestic travel: different countries have different entry requirements, the documents are more complex, and the stakes of getting something wrong are …

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How Much Does It Cost to Fly with Your Dog?

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One of the first things people ask when they find out we fly with Sami is “how much does that cost?” The answer is: less than you probably think, but …

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Going Through Airport Security with Your Dog

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Going through airport security with a dog sounds like it should be complicated. Metal detectors, X-ray belts, strict security agents — and you’re holding a living creature who doesn’t understand …

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EU Pet Passport Explained: How to Get One and How It Works

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The EU pet passport is one of those things that sounds more complicated than it actually is. When I first heard “pet passport,” I imagined weeks of bureaucracy, expensive vet …

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The Paperwork Checklist for Flying with Your Dog

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The documents were the part that stressed me out the most before our first flight with Sami. Not the carrier bag, not the weight limit, not the airport — the …

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Flying with Your Dog from Europe to the US: What We Learned

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Flying with your dog from Europe to the United States is absolutely doable — we’ve done it with Sami. But it’s more involved than a short European hop. The flight …

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Best Airlines for Terrier Breeds: Weight Limits, Fees, and Recommendations

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When we first started flying with Sami — our West Highland White Terrier — I didn’t think the breed would matter much. A dog is a dog, right? You check …

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Airline Pet Carrier Size Guide: What Actually Fits Under the Seat

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Every airline has a maximum carrier bag size listed on their website. And almost none of them are realistic for dogs bigger than a Chihuahua. That’s the uncomfortable truth I …

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Dog Weight Limits for Flying in the Cabin: What You Need to Know

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The first thing I looked up when we decided to fly with Sami was: how heavy can my dog be to fly in the cabin? It seemed like a simple …

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My Dog Is Over the Weight Limit — 3 Tips I Use Before Every Flight

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Sami weighs 7.7 kg on a good day. On a bad day — after a weekend of too many treats and not enough self-control from his owners — he’s closer …

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Sami’s Westie Life

When two Westies meet in real life 🐶
Life with two Westies 💛
What could be better than life with a Westie? 🩷 Life with two!
I got on a dog friendly flight just to meet my internet bestie ✈️
Our Westie Sami had surgery and we had to amputate a small part of his tail 😭

What started as a tiny lump we were told not to worry about turned into one of the hardest and scariest decisions we’ve ever had to make as dog parents. After the lump began bleeding, a cytology showed a suspicion of carcinoma cells, and we were faced with a choice that no one wants to make.

Chapters:
00:00 - INTRO 
00:16 - WHY WE HAD TO AMPUTATE A PART OF OUR DOG’S TAIL
01:06 - THE “SMALL LUMP”
03:24 - WHY A SIMPLE BIOPSY WASN’T POSSIBLE
04:05 - CONSULTING A VET ONCOLOGY SPECIALIST
05:50 - PRE-SURGERY TESTS & HEART CONCERNS
07:37 - THE SURGERY
10:13 - RECOVERY & THE ‘HOT DOG TAIL’
16:50 - BIOPSY RESULTS

Sami is recovering well, plus we have a last minute update about the biopsy results! 🐾

If you’re a dog parent dealing with uncertainty, scary test results, or difficult medical decisions, I hope this video helps you feel less alone — and encourages you to trust your instincts when it comes to your dog.

👉🏻 The oncology vet who guided us (couldn't recommend her more): Dr. Diana Soare at The Vets https://thevets.ro/echipa/diana-soare/

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❤️ WHO ARE WE?

We are Miruna and Sami, my 7 year old West Highland White Terrier. We are Westie Vibes and we make videos about life with a happy Westie dog!

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We Had to Amputate Part of My Dog's Tail! Here's What Happened
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Great news for small doggos flying across Australi Great news for small doggos flying across Australia! 🇦🇺 I just learned that starting December, Virgin Australia will allow doggos on board in the cabin! ✈️🐶 Traveling is getting more and more dog-friendly and I'm so excited for that! ✨ 

If you'd like to learn more about flying with your pup in the cabin anywhere in the world, check out my GUIDE How To Fly With Your Dog In The Cabin! ❤️ Link in my profile (or go to courses.westievibes.com) 👉🏻 and use my code SAMI50 so you'll get 50% off! ✨
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You don't know this but my human is chronically la You don't know this but my human is chronically late 💀 Which means that my schedule is all over the place 🐶 like if I'm supposed to eat my dinner at 7, sometimes it's 7:30 or 8. 

When the time comes, you can see me pawing at her to remind her "hey lady, it's time for my meal". 😅 She feeds me home cooked food, and sometimes it's finished and she forgets to make a new batch during the day 🙈 so come 7pm she opens the fridge and oops, need to make more food! so she throws some frozen meat and veggies in the slow cooker and I wait 30 mins until it's done ⏰ Sure, I get treats to keep me busy, sometimes we play a game where she hides them around the house and I go look for them which is fun 🤩

But no matter how much I trained her to do everything else right, this is the one thing I could never train my human to do. Feed me and walk me at exact times 😂 It's the thing I would change about her if I had a magic button.

What is the one thing you would change about your human if you could? ❤️🐾
A week in a dog's life ❤️🐶 A lot of you started A week in a dog's life ❤️🐶 

A lot of you started following me when I made this reel 3 years ago and people always ask for part 2. So here it is! 

I hope you enjoy it!! 🥹 

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Messages like these always make my day ❤️🐶 And it' Messages like these always make my day ❤️🐶 And it's why I share my experiences and tips to help other doggos fly with their humans!

If you also want to learn more about how to take your fur baby on your next flight, check out my guide ✈️ How To Fly With Your Dog In The Cabin to learn more! 👉🏻 LINK IN PROFILE ✨ Oh and as a thank you for being a part of our community, get 50% off when using our code SAMI50 ✨
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What's your first reaction? 😍🐶🐾 . . . . . #westiev What's your first reaction? 😍🐶🐾
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Giving my human the side eye because she insists o Giving my human the side eye because she insists on brushing my teeth after dinner 🙄 She says it's important to prevent gum disease and other (literal) headaches in the future 🐶🐾 But I don't like it 😅 Depending on how tired I am, sometimes I'll be nice and let her brush as much as she wants, other times like now I'm like "boundaries, lady! now leave me alone" 🤭

🦷 How about you? Do your humans bother you with such things too? 
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Seriously, look at me, I was made for this life 😎 Seriously, look at me, I was made for this life 😎

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Hey! ❤️🐶✨ . . . #westievibes #dog #dogsofinstagram Hey! ❤️🐶✨
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Happy 4th of July to all my American friends! 🇺🇸💙  Happy 4th of July to all my American friends! 🇺🇸💙 

I know some of you who are new here are under the impression that me and my humans are American, or living in America, because everything we post is in English. We are actually not! 😅 

I am Portuguese 🐶🇵🇹 my humans are Romanian 🇷🇴 and we live in Portugal. I do love visiting the US though, I’ve been there 2 years ago and it has a special place in my heart. My humans travel there more often, and hopefully I’ll join them again soon 🐾✈️ 

I have many American friends and I think that many of you, reading this, live in the US. If you do, come say hi in the comments 👋🏻❤️ and let me know where you’re based! 📍🗺️ 

Sending love to you all! 🥰

Sami & humans 
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I'm late, but Happy Pride 🌈 friends! 💛💜💚🧡 And don I'm late, but Happy Pride 🌈 friends! 💛💜💚🧡

And don't forget to wear dog booties it it's hot where you are 🐶☀️🌡️ Protect the pawz at all costs! 

I'm wearing my @wagwear dog crocs size xs (use my code WESTIEVIBES for a discount) ✨ and my pride bandana I got from old navy 🤪❤️🐾
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Welcome to our little corner of cuteness and Westi Welcome to our little corner of cuteness and Westietude! ❤️🤗
What do you think it could be? 🥺 #westievibes What do you think it could be? 🥺

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I'll go first: we have a pet shop near our house a I'll go first: we have a pet shop near our house and once my human took me there and she let me choose a treat from the shelf. 🐾 I would proudly walk out holding my treat like a treasure and walk with my tail up all the way home 😎❤️ Ever since then, I remember the exact route to that petshop from a mile away and I will PULL in that direction until my human either agrees to take me there again, or she has to pick me up and CARRY me! 🤣  #westievibes
Is it just me? Do other doggos do this? 😅❤️ My hu Is it just me? Do other doggos do this? 😅❤️

My human jokes that I bark in my sleep because she trained me never to bark in the house. So I HAVE TO bark sometime, to blow off some steam, so it comes out in my sleep 😋
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Are you a small dog parent planning to take your p Are you a small dog parent planning to take your pup on a flight with you? ✈️🐾 Then this is for you ❤️

If you are...
🐶 Feeling overwhelmed with info about what documents and vaccines your pup needs
🐶 Confused about airline rules
🐶 Wondering how to choose the best airline approved carrier bag
🐶 Worried that your pup might be too tall to fit in their carrier
🐶 Not sure how to handle a long flight (or layovers)

✨ Ready for more details? 👉🏻 Go to the link in my bio! 
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Want to hear one of my tips when I fly as a pup in Want to hear one of my tips when I fly as a pup in the cabin? ✈️ 🐶 Because I'm right at the weight limit, I skip the meal before my flight, so I'll weigh less when we check in 😅 Then, after I pass security, I will have some of my meal (not a full meal, to avoid needing to go potty 💩). Usually I have my meal before boarding the plane, but this time we were in a rush so I ended up having breakfast on the actual flight ❤️

💡 I have lots more tips on meals and managing the potty situation in my new complete guide called "How to fly with your dog in the cabin"! ✈️ Check out the link in my bio for details 🐾 (+ a 50% discount when you use our code SAMI50) ✨
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I think doggos should be allowed on every flight A I think doggos should be allowed on every flight AND be allowed on the seat too ❤️✈️ (except for take off and landing!). But the reality is, not all airlines are pet-friendly and dogs are rarely allowed to be out of their carrier bag. This 👆🏻 happened to us on several flights, but we got lucky that the plane wasn't 100% full and the flight attendants were really nice 🥰

So I can't guarantee your pup will be allowed out of their carrier bag carrier on your next flight 🐶 I can't even promise that your tall or heavy dog will be allowed to fly in the cabin ✈️ But what I CAN do is help you prepare as well as possible for your next flight. Know the rules and work them to your advantage for what will hopefully be a stress-free flight for you and your pup! ✨ For more details 👉🏻 see the link in my bio! 👈🏻
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I am so excited to finally share what my human and I am so excited to finally share what my human and I have been working on lately! 🚀 After 6 years worth of flights across 2 continents 🌎 and after hundreds of requests from our amazing community…

👉🏻 I am launching my guide 'How To Fly With Your Dog In The Cabin'! 🐶 ✈️ LINK in stories and bio to see details!

🔥 I’m spilling all my secrets to how I travel with my humans as a small dog in the cabin! I am sharing:

✅ What documents + vaccines I need for international travel
✅ How I manage the potty situation on long flights 💩
✅ How I keep calm on the plane (+ checklist of must-have items)
✅ My favorite airline-approved pet carriers (and sizes!)
✅ Step-by-step guide to getting used to the carrier bag
✅ + BONUS: My updated list to dog-friendly airlines across the world

✈️ LINK in stories and bio! 

❤️ Only for our community, I am offering 50% off for a limited amount of time by using our code SAMI50 ✨

Let me know if you have any questions! 🐾

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