The OP is wrong PERIOD. Dogs are living, and while they really should travel in cargo (no cloths over the crate) they can't help when they have to go. You're lucky the dog didn't pee on you. Alaska, along with every other airline in the world, is NOT responsible for that, it's just natural. So, I'd start sucking it up, you cleaned it up anyway, and stop living in the past. PS, did you here about RENTING a car seat genius?