A dog hid inside his owners’ suitcase without them noticing his mischief. The animal was aiming to escape from home and made the decision to try to go unnoticed while hiding inside the luggage.

The dog’s owners are a couple, Kristi and Jared Owens, who were traveling from Texas to Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States.

Everything was ready to embark on their trip, they were at the airport ready to check themselves before boarding the plane when they noticed that there was an extra weight in one of their suitcases.

They were told by Southwest Airlines staff when they checked them in that they were overweight and had to pay an additional fee. One of their bags was over the weight allowed to board the plane.

They did not expect this objection since they had packed their belongings and made sure at home that the suitcase met the weight requirement for travel. However, they thought about the possibility that something they had brought in at the last minute was causing the issue.

They opened the suitcase and couldn’t get over their amazement: the dog was in there. Kristi and Jared Owens would never have thought that their pet was the cause of the excess weight in their luggage.

The dog, named Icky, was hidden in one of his owner’s boots, and neither Kristi nor Jared had any idea how he had gotten there without them noticing.

The truth is that Icky is a very naughty and smart dog who did not want to miss the opportunity to enjoy a few days of vacation with his family, even though they had no plans to take him with them.

Luckily, even though the dog remained inside the suitcase for some time, he was not harmed. The adorable Chihuahua is in perfect health. Besides, the dog was lucky to be found earlier, in case he would have remained inside the suitcase during the whole trip it could have had fatal consequences.

His owners were bewildered, they did not know whether to return home to leave him as they had planned because in that case they would miss their flight.

The dog, cunning and mischievous, did not want to miss the trip to Las Vegas.

They had not planned to take their pet for this trip and the accommodation they were counting on did not allow him to be with them.

But they found a solution, an airline worker kindly offered to watch Icky while the couple enjoyed their short trip.

Cathy Cook, from Southwest Airlines Customer Service, agreed to care for the dog until his owners returned home.

Faced with the employee’s caring gesture, they reacted surprised and very grateful, confident that their dog would be in good hands and that they would be in constant communication.

They felt so grateful that they decided to share their experience on social networks to recognize the work of the kind worker.

“They have an excellent employee, she provided everything we needed and at no time did she make us feel uncomfortable, like we were committing a crime with the dog or something.”

They were still at the airport when they posted on their networks the funny anecdote they starred in and that did not take long to generate the reaction of thousands of people.

“You know you’re going to have an unforgettable trip to Las Vegas when you arrive at the airport, and when it’s time to weigh the bags you discover that there is an excess weight of almost three kilos.

When we check the luggage, we find our Chihuahua inside a shoe! Many surprises await us on this trip: let the adventures begin”.

According to information provided by the couple, their dog usually hides inside some objects and remains silent and stealthy waiting for a family member to find him.

The family will never forget that weekend, Icky surely won’t either, he was with a new friend, the employee who took loving care of him.