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Hey, everyone, it's The Wirecutter Show.

I'm Christine Cyr Clissette.

I'm Kyra Blackwell.

And I'm Rosie Garan, and we work at Wirecutter, the product recommendation site from the New York Times.

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This episode of The Wirecutter Show is called Traveling with Pets.

Rosie, Christine. Hello. Hi. I'm a little bit ashamed to say that I think it's my turn to say that I don't think that I've been doing something right.

Really? Do tell. Oh my gosh, yeah, I'm in the hot seat. So basically, I've had a cat. He's a very large black cat for almost 10 years now. And I take him with me everywhere.

But after reading Wirecutter's Guide on Pet Carriers, I'm starting to think that maybe I've been traveling with him all wrong.

Oh, really?

Your biggest mistake is reading Wirecutter?

Well, I am impressed that you can even travel with your cat.

My cat freaks out if we even open the door of our apartment. It's impressive. Yeah. Oh, he's my little road dog. He just, I throw him in a backpack and I just go.

But yeah, no, I drive upstate with him almost

once a month and I will just let him roam free in the car and sit in my lap because otherwise he just

cries the whole time. Right. It drives me crazy. I mean, if traveling with pets is anything like

traveling with kids, I think that's probably a no-no, right? Yeah. Yeah. I'd like to say, I don't think you're a bad mom.

I think you have good intentions, but I perhaps think maybe it's time to rethink the approach.

Fair?

Fair.

Well, being Wirecutter, we do have the perfect person to talk to.

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