Dogs flying

(Jay Masino) writes:

I think they'll be fine. Just give them time. My dog was shaking and
shivering like crazy the first several flights, and now she hops up on the
wing and gets in the back seat with only a little encouragement.

Of the four dogs who've flown with me regularly, none have been bothered
by it and I can hardly keep my youngest off of the plane while I'm loading
it. (That's saying a lot because they're usually free to run after the
ground squirrels in the lot by the hangar while I'm loading.) Part of the
reason for their comfort is probably because they spent a lot of time in
the plane while it was restored.
http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~laird/fly...es/aztec34.jpg

I've only flown a guest dog once and he snuggled in nicely with my gang
and had no problems.

She
watches for birds, and can tell when it's time to land (she listens for
the throttle to be reduced).

Our oldest once *told* me it was time to land. We were at 16,500' over
Nebraska at the time... Make sure to pull water well before flying a
long leg.

--kyler

Kyler Laird wrote:
Our oldest once *told* me it was time to land. We were at 16,500' over
Nebraska at the time... Make sure to pull water well before flying a
long leg.

One time, I was getting close to the pattern, and I (jokingly) told Zena
to watch out for other traffic. When I was on downwind, about to turn
base, she saw another plane that happened to be on final. She jumped up
on the window and barked. Practically scared the hell out of me. I'm
sure it was a coincidence, but it was funny nonetheless.

--- Jay

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"Kyler Laird" wrote in message
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(Jay Masino) writes:

I've only flown a guest dog once and he snuggled in nicely with my gang
and had no problems.

My dog Bernie seems to like flying just fine. He's 17 and deaf as
a post, so hearing problems aren't an issue. He's a hoot in
turbulence -- somehow he thinks there's something wrong with
the seat, stands up, glares at it & stomps it in circles again suspiciously.


She
watches for birds, and can tell when it's time to land (she listens for
the throttle to be reduced).

Our oldest once *told* me it was time to land. We were at 16,500' over
Nebraska at the time... Make sure to pull water well before flying a
long leg.

Tell me. Do your dogs bark at other planes in the air, or just those
that have dogs in them?