I used my carrier way more often when Pepper was a little puppy. To take him to the vet so he didn't get in touch with other dogs (who might've been sick). Or almost every day to work, he drove in the car buckled safely in the carrier. Sometimes to the bank. But he no longer stays quiet, unfortunately, he jumps inside and queaks... I stopped running errands with him. It's kind of hard to shop anyways holding the carrier, squeezing through people and trying to carry all those items I intend to buy, all at the same time. Actually, right now, he stays in his carrier only in the car