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Portly Pooch Wheeled Through LAX Gets First Class Seat On American Airlines Flight

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A portly pooch that was wheeled through Los Angeles International Airport traveled First Class on a flight Monday night.

The boxer apparently boarded the American Airlines flight last and sat in the front row of First Class.

The dog didn't make a sound during the entire flight.

The airline tells CBS Los Angeles the animal is a service dog and federal law required them to accommodate it on the flight.

Passengers took to Twitter to comment about the "flight of the fat dog."

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