A woman 's stowaway Chihuahua was discovered by airport employees before it could depart New York with its owner . The traveler 'had no idea the pup had crawled into a suitcase until TSA officers detected the dog inside the woman 's luggage ' according to the Transport Security Administration 's Lisa Farbstein . The beige and brown dog would have flown from La Guardia Airport to a layover in Chicago before arriving at its owner 's final destination of Los Angeles on Tuesday , according to the Queens Courier . Scroll down for video . A chihuahua pup ( left ) stowed away in its owner 's suitcase ( right ) before being discovered by TSA agents at La Guardia Airport . However , the checked , hard-shell case set off the TSA alarm , and employees found the woman before she boarder her flight . Ms Farbstein said that owner was 'shocked ' that her covert canine had decided to join her on the West Coast . Her husband came to the airport and picked up the Chihuahua . It is not known whether the woman made her flight . Social media users reacted on Twitter by calling the dog 'the most adorable stowaway ' but also expressing concern that the animal could have suffocated if not found before being put in the baggage hold .
Beige and brown chihuahua was stowed away in hard-shell suitcase . Dog would have been checked to Chicago and then Los Angeles . Owner had no idea that dog was in case , called husband to pick it up .