What started as a Texas couple’s getaway to Las Vegas led to a hilarious surprise at the Southwest Airlines luggage counter—when they opened up their bag and found a stowaway Chihuahua inside. The Lubbock couple, Jared and Kristi Owns, packed their bags on the night of Sept. 25, intending to leave their dog, Icky, and kids at home with Kristi’s mom. But at the airport the next day, Jared noticed his bag seemed unusually heavy. “I told Kristi, I think this thing’s gonna be real close,” Jared told The Epoch Times. “It Just felt that way. … Sure enough, I think it was five and a half pounds overweight.” Southwest Airlines employee Cathy Cook suggested they open up the bag to shift some things around and see what they could carry in Kristi’s makeup bag. Upon opening the suitcase, to their surprise, there she was: Icky, burrowed snugly inside Jared’s …