The Story of Our Rescue – Karl
A year ago today, was our last official Pilot.dog rescue flight that Steve and I flew, four dogs. There was this one little dog named Canyon, he almost didn’t make the flight because his health certificate wasn’t with his paperwork. It’s illegal for us to fly a dog across state [...]
Animal rescue transport: 10 things I wish I’d known earlier
At one point in our lives, all of us were newbies in the pet rescue transport industry. We were confident in our abilities, focused in our mission and persistent to the end. Yet we learned a lot of lessons along the way. Here are 10 things I know I wish [...]
9 signs you’re an animal rescue transport expert
We know you’re out there. The seasoned pros of animal rescue transport experts. The ones that have been around the block a few times and probably crisscrossed the country many more times than that. So here’s some signs you know you’re an animal rescue transport expert. How many of these [...]
The 8 Dog Rescue Flight With Bonus Excitement
Before you read this flight story I’ve got to share the good news with you, all the dogs were adopted soon after we got them to The Eleventh Hour Rescue in New Jersey. Megan from Paws for Life a program of The Franklin County Humane Society contacted us about flying [...]
Our Ariana Grande Dog Rescue Mission Flight Video
Ariana and Grande were two 65-pound Rottweilers who had literally come from the wrong side of the tracks. They had been found wandering loose down the middle of a road in a bad section of a small North Carolina town. Grande had stitches on one leg and Ariana was heartworm [...]
Charlotte’s Rescue Flight
Charlotte was an awesome dog to fly along with the super-duper flight volunteer Steve Murray. Charlotte was a rescue who needed to move from South Carolina to Maine with the great group, American Pointer Rescue. The American Pointer Rescue is a national Pointer rescue and adoption network. Apparently Charlotte was [...]
Puppies, Dutchess, Festus and Poppy
We teamed up again with Mike Malaro with Flying Mutts Rescue and transported 11 dogs this past weekend from rescues in North and South Carolina to rescues in Rhode Island. Mike first contacted us about transporting Dutchess and her 6 week old puppies about 2 weeks ago. Due to weather [...]
Harlow’s Rescue Flight
We just completed another dog rescue flight here at Pilot.dog and it was a great joy to participate in. Harlow had been found in a shelter suffering from mange and a massive flea infestation but was now headed for better days ahead. On this flight I was joined by Justin, [...]