Rescue dog plants himself on the backpack, so packing happens around him

Elko’s human had a backpack to pack on a hotel bed, and Elko was already sitting on it. The small white dog stays planted on top of the bag the whole time, so the packing and zipping happen around him. His humans captioned it “My rescue dog making sure he doesn’t get left behind again 🥺”

His humans sum up his story as “From trapped in a box to traveling the world,” and these days a bag on a hotel bed is part of his routine.

Meet Elko

• He rarely stays home: by his humans’ count, he has been to 40 countries with them.

• He travels in a carrier, and he will climb into it and curl up.

• That carrier doubles as his seat on flights. “Now Elko can enjoy resting on the plane! ✈️” his humans noted.

• His trips have taken him as far as the Colosseum in Rome, where he posed in a red beret.

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The American Kennel Club suggests getting a dog to love a travel carrier “by leaving the door open, so they can go in and out as they please.”

His humans, for their part, have been trying to explain to Elko that he will “never be left behind again.”

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