Is your Fluffy or Fido Fit to Fly and how to make bringing your pet along easier than ever

But airlines also have rigorous standards for flying felines and Fidos. A health certificate and documentation must be provided or you could arrive at the airport, ready to go, all except for poor Fluffy.

   Alaska Airlines and Banfield Pet Hospitals have teamed up to make the process easier and assure when you arrive at the airport, Fluffy is fully fit to fly.

   Today, representatives from both, Alaska Airlines and Banfield Pet Hospitals join Sandy talk about the program and answer general questions about taking your pet along for the ride,

   A decade ago, when the family left for vacation, poor Fluffy or Fido were either stuck at home, at the whim and whimsy of a neighbor to provide sustenance and perhaps a walk or a few minutes of play, or it was off to the confines of a cage, housed in a kennel for the duration of the family’s adventure.

   But in recent years, more and more families are electing to take the family pet along, even when flying. Airlines have responded with more options, including the possibility that small animals or service animals can flay in the cabin