Shirley wrote:


I know some veterinarians say it's not a worry ... my concern is more for the
comfort of the dog, as clearly some handle the noise fine and some hate it,
fear it, whatever.

You won't hurt your dogs hearing. As for the comfort level you have to
handle that like anything else. You do it like trainers train hunting
dogs and gunfire. You start blasting while the dog is right there you
may create a gun shy dog. You have to start gradually with low noises
while the dog is engaged in something else, gradually getting louder
until you can fire right over your dogs head. So put the dog in the
plane and taxi around at idle, gradually increasing power. Maybe a few
high speed taxiis down the runway.