Couple at Airport Makes Shocking Discovery After Their Bags Are Declared Overweight

It’s a struggle for many modern travelers: making sure your suitcase comes in under the maximum weight.

Texas couple Jared and Kristi Owens were headed for Las Vegas but hit a snag when they were checking in at the Lubbock airport, due to overweight luggage.

“They put it on the scale and this bag is basically like 5, 5-and-a-half pounds overweight,” Jared told KCBD-TV.

“So really quick we’re like, ‘Oh, we’ve got to rearrange some stuff.'”

As the couple opened up the suitcase and rummaged around, they found the reason for the few extra pounds.

“Opens it up and literally, I mean, just … there’s our dog out of my boot, like coming out of my boot with its head bopping up,” Jared recalled.

Their chihuahua named Icky had managed to sneak into their suitcase and had been hiding out. Pet owners make jokes all the time about their pets knowing what suitcases mean and about “smuggling” their animals with them on vacation, but it’s rare that it happens.

And though Icky doesn’t weigh much, it’s a mercy she tipped the scales on that day or something horrible could have happened to her, a fact that her owners acknowledge and that made them all the more thankful they found her when they did.

Southwest is known as the airline with a heart, and employee Cathy Cook certainly illustrated that by offering to watch the pup for them.

“They have got a heck of an employee in Cathy,” Jared said. “She went above and beyond and never made us feel, you know, they could have turned it in, we were trying to smuggle a dog to Vegas or something. Never acted like that, they were extremely gracious. Like I said, she was willing to watch our dog for us while we were gone.”

Thankfully they didn’t have to take Cook up on her offer, as family nearby came to retrieve the travel-seeking dog and the Owens were able to go on their trip.

“You know it’s going to be an epic trip to Vegas when you get to the airport to check your bags….6lbs over weight, and out pops a chihuahua from your boot!!” Jared posted on Facebook on Sept. 26.

“Unreal! Let the shenanigans begin!! Shout out to Cathy with #southwestairlines for her awesome customer service!! She offered to watch Icky until we got back!! Let’s go!!”

Now the Owens know to double-check their bags before setting off, as they might have a repeat stowaway.

“She’s the burrower, that’s what she does,” Jared said. “She burrows in clothes, she burrows in, obviously suitcases now.”


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They must have just walked out the door and not said goodbye to the poor little thing or they would have noticed the dog wasn't there when they left.

Chihuahuas are natural burrowers. They'll dig under clothes, in bed under the sheets, under sofa cushions. For some reason it gives them comfort - don't just sit on an unmade bed if you have a chihuahua in the house, you might just crush it.

But...what did they do for pet care? Were they just gonna leave the dog alone in the house for some days? If there was someone staying at home, didn't that person know to make sure the dog was secure inside?

Red Lily wrote:They must have just walked out the door and not said goodbye to the poor little thing or they would have noticed the dog wasn't there when they left.

One of those little pools and 20 bags of dog biscuits , And a couple of bags of kitty liter on the kitchen floor ?

My niece's great dane could eat that suitcase. He weighs 170 lbs.

They will lose 5 times that weight in money while in Vegas. Perhaps they can smuggle a few extra chihuahuas back to their home and start raising them.

(Probably good at rooting out tarantulas, snakes, rats and other vermin.)