Having grown up with Labrador and Golden Retrievers, Benton Miller has always considered dogs to be part of the family rather than just pets.

When he and his wife brought home their two Labradors, Maple and Willow, they pictured a life filled with shared travel and adventure. Yet every time they tried to fly with their dogs, they ran into confusing airline rules, safety concerns and restrictions that made the experience stressful.

“When you start researching, it’s really interesting because you have federal laws, you have state laws, you have different rules and regulations from each airline, and then you have different FAA regulations within all that. There’s no one cookie-cutter way to figure out how to fly with your dog,” Miller said.

“There was no option really for us, except for dr

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