Dogs flying

Chuck wrote:
Thanks for all the replies. I'm really not sure if the dogs mind the
flights...they just seem a bit uncomfortable. It's hard to tell. One
thing I do know, they would never wear any kind of a headset.

Thanks again, Chuck
I never took a dog flying, but I did take my dog from South Fla to Mass
on a motorcycle. I made a platform that attached to the gas tank. She
would sit or stand most of the way and would lay down and sleep some of
the way. I made her a terry cloth lined rain suit and goggles.

The googles were made out of knauga hide (vinyl) that covered her entire
head and snapped under her chin. The vinyl had an oval cut out where
the eyes were. The oval opening was covered by a curved peice of
plexiglass. There was about 1" of foam between the vinyl and the
plexiglass that separated the plexiglass from the vinyl so that it
didn't touch her eyes.

The biggest problem was when we would stop. I had to get the rain coat
off before she would squat to pee.

Now, what were you saying about never getting your dog to wear a head set???

Marty

I never took a dog flying, but I did take my dog from South Fla to Mass
on a motorcycle. I made a platform that attached to the gas tank. She
would sit or stand most of the way and would lay down and sleep some of the
way. I made her a terry cloth lined rain suit and goggles.



I hope you have a photo somewhere of your dog with her biker goggles and
raincoat on that motorcycle platform . . .

I'd love to see that.


www.Rosspilot.com

Rosspilot wrote:

I never took a dog flying, but I did take my dog from South Fla to Mass
on a motorcycle. I made a platform that attached to the gas tank. She
would sit or stand most of the way and would lay down and sleep some of the

way. I made her a terry cloth lined rain suit and goggles.



I hope you have a photo somewhere of your dog with her biker goggles and
raincoat on that motorcycle platform . . .

I'd love to see that.


www.Rosspilot.com


I wish that I did. The only photo I had was with my first wife on the
back. After I got my second wife, the picture dissappeared.

I had two platforms. The "city" platform was a plastic dish pan that
was the width of the gas tank. She was limited to the sitting position
with that arrangement. The "travel" platform was a lot wider and was
raised up slightly so that my thighs would fit under it.

If I was going to go someplace without her, I had make sure she was
inside before I left. If not, she would come running and make a grand
leap for the gas tank.

Now back to the topic of this thread. If my dog wore that garb, I would
imagine that you could make a leather or vinyl helmut that would cover
your dogs ears. Just the vinyl and the dogs own ear flaps being held
down would add a lot of attenuation. The addition of high density foam
would add to the attenuation.

Marty