--- title: Here's a Bunch of Dogs Riding the Subway in Makeshift Bags description: When the New York City subway banned dogs unless they were carried in an "enclosed container," pet owners got creative with their carriers. canonical: https://time.com/4809559/subway-dogs-in-bags/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-07T19:51:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:44:16.606Z og:title: A Bunch of Resourceful Dogs Are Riding the Subway in Bags og:description: When the subway banned freestanding dogs, owners got creative with carriers og:url: https://time.com/4809559/subway-dogs-in-bags/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: A Bunch of Resourceful Dogs Are Riding the Subway in Bags twitter:description: When the subway banned freestanding dogs, owners got creative with carriers twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Resourceful Dogs Try to Sidestep Subway Ban By Riding in Bags  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jun 7, 2017 7:51 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jun 7, 2017 7:51 PM UTC New York City’s [subway system](http://www.thedrive.com/news/1876/new-cars-coming-to-nyc-subways) arouses strong emotions. One of those topics raising strong feelings is that animals — other than support or law enforcement ones — are officially banned. The exception? According to the MTA’s site, if the animal can be brought by its owner “enclosed in a container and carried in a manner which would not annoy other passengers” then it, too, can ride through [New York’s subterranean alleys.](http://motto.time.com/4778818/new-york-mta-baby-on-board-buttons/?iid=sr-link3) [New Yorkers](http://time.com/4660587/new-york-subway-swastika-hand-sanitizer/) are nothing if not an inventive people, however, so naturally they discovered a workaround for this pesky rule. Pet owners are trying a simple solution: just find big bags — and teach their pets how to sit in them. It’s not without precedent, but lately, Twitter has been flooded with images of dogs hanging out in bags, from giant blue [IKEA shopping bags](http://time.com/4772650/ikea-bag-fashion/) to canvas tote bags, suitcases, hiking backpacks, and more. Just goes to show: man’s best friend simply cannot be separated from the subway-riding citizenry. Take a look at the ways people are bringing their furry friends along for the ride, below. > [](https://twitter.com/annalecta/status/872245102453952514) > [](https://twitter.com/PamelasRageLove/status/872307093835067394) > [](https://twitter.com/meanboysclub/status/872135361220235268) > [](https://twitter.com/annalecta/status/872245102453952514) > [](https://twitter.com/HanksyNYC/status/872290173366800385) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4809559/subway-dogs-in-bags/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4809559/subway-dogs-in-bags/"},"headline":"Resourceful Dogs Try to Sidestep Subway Ban By Riding in Bags","datePublished":"2017-06-07T19:51:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:44:16.606Z","description":"When the New York City subway banned dogs unless they were carried in an \"enclosed container,\" pet owners got creative with their carriers.","url":"https://time.com/4809559/subway-dogs-in-bags/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","viral","New York City"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4809559/subway-dogs-in-bags/","name":"Resourceful Dogs Try to Sidestep Subway Ban By Riding in Bags"}}]}] ```