Experts: Holiday travel with pets is worth hassle

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Regina DiMartino

Pets Holiday Travel

This Oct. 28, 2011, photo provided by The Jet Set Pets shows Kelly E. Carter, founder of The Jet Set Pets, posing with her longhair Chihuahua, Lucy, at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, Calif. Travel for humans during holidays is tough enough: Long lines, crowds everywhere, extra bags full of presents. Throw a pet in the mix, and it's a recipe for disaster. "Some dogs don't like to travel, some love it," she said. "You have to know your pet." (AP Photo/The Jet Set Pets, Regina DiMartino)

Sheron Long

Pets Holiday Travel

In this May 2011 photo provided by Sheron Long, Chula, a 30-pound Shetland sheepdog and veteran traveler, rests on a bed in the Sheraton Hotel at the Charles de Gaulle Airport, after a long flight from San Francisco to Paris, France. Travel for humans during holidays is tough enough: Long lines, crowds everywhere, extra bags full of presents. Throw a pet in the mix, and it's a recipe for disaster. Long is the author of "Dog Trots Globe - To Paris and Provence." (AP Photo/Sheron Long)

Sheron Long

Pets Holiday Travel

In this Sept. 21, 2012 photo provided by Sheron Long, Chula, a 30-pound Shetland sheepdog and veteran traveler, walks on a leash in the lobby of the TGV station at the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France. Travel for humans during holidays is tough enough: Long lines, crowds everywhere, extra bags full of presents. Throw a pet in the mix, and it's a recipe for disaster. Long is the author of "Dog Trots Globe - To Paris and Provence." (AP Photo/Courtesy Sheron Long)

Sheron Long

Pets Holiday Travel

In this May 2011 photo provided by Sheron Long, Chula, a 30-pound Shetland sheepdog and veteran traveler, noses a fake cow outside a butcher shop in the hilltop village of Sault, France. Travel for humans during holidays is tough enough: Long lines, crowds everywhere, extra bags full of presents. Throw a pet in the mix, and it's a recipe for disaster. Long is the author of "Dog Trots Globe - To Paris and Provence." (AP Photo/Sheron Long, Sheron Long)

Robert Long

Pets Holiday Travel

In this May 2011 photo provided by Sheron Long, Chula, a 30-pound Shetland sheepdog and veteran traveler, explores Provence with her owner, Sheron Long in Maubec, France. Travel for humans during holidays is tough enough: Long lines, crowds everywhere, extra bags full of presents. Throw a pet in the mix, and it's a recipe for disaster. Long is the author of "Dog Trots Globe - To Paris and Provence." (AP Photo/Sheron Long, Robert Long)