Service dog using an indoor animal-relief area at Phoenix Sky Harbor

Boarding All “Paws-engers”

Karen Dunmore travels with her faithful, 3½-year-old West Highland Terrier, Katie. On a pampered scale of 1 to 10, Dunmore says Katie is a solid 12.

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Photo: Phoenix Sky Harbor

By David Ramirez

Karen Dunmore travels with her faithful, 3½-year-old West Highland Terrier, Katie. On a pampered scale of 1 to 10, Dunmore says Katie is a solid 12.

“When Katie walks through an airport, she gets this different attitude about her,” Dunmore says of her emotional-support animal. “She acts like she’s walking on a red carpet.”

During a recent trip with a connecting layover at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Katie made a beeline to one of the animal-relief areas inside Terminal 4.