About

A shop built around the measurements

Jack & Susy sells travel gear for cats and dogs. What makes it different is dull and important: every carrier publishes the measurements that decide whether it fits.

Jack is a dog. Susy is a cat. They travel more than most people.

This shop started with a genuinely stupid problem. Every pet carrier on the internet says "airline approved" on the box, and not one of them tells you the measurements that decide whether you are getting on the plane with it.

So you buy one. And then you stand at a gate at six in the morning hoping the agent does not look too closely, because you never found out that Southwest publishes 8.5 inches of height and the bag you bought is 11.

What we do differently

Three rules, and they are not marketing.

  • Every carrier publishes its length, width and height. Where a supplier publishes only part of the numbers, the listing says so in plain words and tells you which airlines it does and does not clear, instead of filling the gap with a guess.
  • We never write "airline approved". It is not a certification and no airline issues one. Instead each listing tells you the measurement and points you at the airline's own published limit.
  • We count all three measurements, and give height one inch. Length and width are fixed by the space under the seat and have to clear as published. Height gives a little, because soft carriers compress — which is why every airline recommends soft-sided in the first place. One inch of that, and no more. A looser rule would make our tables look better and our customers worse off.

Small, and staying that way

This is not a warehouse operation with a support queue. It is a small shop with a tight catalogue: a handful of carriers we can stand behind, the harness and the pads and the bowls that genuinely make the trip easier, and nothing bought in to pad out a category page.

Everything ships from inside the United States because a pet carrier that arrives after your flight is worth nothing.

And the emails get answered by a person. Send your pet's measurements and the airline you are flying, and you will get a size back — or an honest "we do not have one that fits you". Both are more useful than a chatbot.

What that means for you

Three promises we can actually keep

Sized before it is listed

Every carrier lists a length, width and height. Every backpack lists the back length and the weight limit it is built for.

Ships from inside the U.S.

California and Nevada. Free on every order, no minimum — Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico included.

Ask before you buy

Email your pet's measurements and the airline you are flying. We answer with a size.

Free, one page

The pre-flight checklist is free, and it is already online

Everything to do in the four weeks before you fly with a pet, in the order you have to do it. Read it now — no email needed. Leave your address and we will send you a 10% code for your first order — plus a warning if your airline moves its published limit before you fly.

  • When to call the airline, and what to say when you do
  • The paperwork each airline asks for, and how far in advance
  • How to get a cat used to a carrier in two weeks
  • What happens at security, step by step