Flying with dog

[TomC]

Hi all,

As was discussed a while back, there is some interest in flying with a dog. As I have an army of golden retrievers (don't ask), I have always been interested in flying with one of my dogs to a campground, cabin, etc. Attached are some pictures of my first trial at loading/unloading a 75 pound dog. I bought some rubber backed rugs at Walmart. Before beginning, I removed the passenger seat. After the dog is loaded, the seat is re-installed. This will keep the dog in the back where he looks to have plenty of room. Following is a link to some pictures of the process. With a little of practice and patience, he started to get the hang of it. As you will see, he will wear a set of Mutt Muffs to protect his hearing. I would not subject a dog's accute hearing to an airplane with some sort of protection.

http://picasaweb.google.com/tacaruth/BennyAndAirplane

Any thoughts or suggestions?

[captain_john]

Cool!

Nice Grumman you got there!

CJ

[JOHN TIPTON]

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http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2005 ... dog-p1.php

John PPL-England

[Spike]

Now that is awesome.

[RV9inIowa]

I have an army of golden retrievers (don't ask),

Hi Tom - I gotta ask!

What constitutes an army? We have 2 goldens and also live in IA (Cedar Rapids). Do you breed them? The one in the video looks great!

BTW - where do you keep your RV - I'd love to see it sometime?

[JohnR]

I have an army of golden retrievers (don't ask),

Hi Tom - I gotta ask!

What constitutes an army? We have 2 goldens and also live in IA (Cedar Rapids). Do you breed them? The one in the video looks great!

BTW - where do you keep your RV - I'd love to see it sometime?

Trust me, Tom has you beat when it comes to quantitiy.

Tom, that is a pretty interesting series of photos. Looks like Benny is well behaved and ready to go. Have you had him up yet? I cna see it now, there goes my seat.

[TomC]

What constitutes an army?

Dave, My wife shows goldens. We currently have 13. My plane is at CID in one of the corporate hangers. Until recently, four of us shared it. Now that one of the RV-8's is sold, there are only three but hopefully the space will be occupied soon. Anytime you would like to see the plane, just let me know. I would also love to see your project. I miss the building. The nights are pretty boring without a project to work on.

And John, NO, you have not lost your seat! I am still looking for the cabin/campground with a runway and maybe a lake. When I find it, that's where Benny and I will be. I will still need someone to level the plane on fly-in/breakfast days.

[JohnR]

Tom, I dropped you a PM.

[RV9inIowa]

Dave, My wife shows goldens. We currently have 13. My plane is at CID in one of the corporate hangers. Until recently, four of us shared it. Now that one of the RV-8's is sold, there are only three but hopefully the space will be occupied soon. Anytime you would like to see the plane, just let me know. I would also love to see your project. I miss the building. The nights are pretty boring without a project to work on

Hi Tom - we lost one of our 2 goldens last week to cancer.... He was our 2nd one.... Now we just have one and he in lonely. I just remembered your post with all the goldens and maybe you can help?

I'd like to see if my wife can talk to your wife about where to get good quality goldens around here.... Also you are free to come see my project anytime and I'd love to see your plane... I'll PM you with my cell phone number.

[TomC]

Dave,

Sorry to hear about your dog. I sent you an email.