Got them home, thanks LH and EK
So as I have both a dog and cat, I flew from DXB to LAX on LH w the cat, crew was awesome kept me updated that my little bugger was safe on board. A friend flew w the rather large dog to SEA on EK direct. I flew up to SEA and drove the my dog to LA in a large rental sUV. SEA is a tad shorter flight so it allowed the dog to go. LAX too long on EK so they won’t accept pets on board.
that was just about a year ago now, and as I understand the US is not allowing the import of dogs from several countries (including the UAE) due to rabies I think. Got my guy home just in time.