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From: George Wehrung <gw5@me.com>
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Dan,

My wife and I flown in a number of GA planes including our ES with our dog, 5=
0lb mixed white German Shepard looking dog.  She does great.  We just throw h=
er in the back seat.  She will look out the window and then goto sleep. I ha=
ve some great pics I can upload here or send to personally.  We use 'Mutt Mu=
ffs' for her ears.  They mostly stay in place and she doesn't try and shake t=
hem off. =20

To load her in and out of the plane we put a carpet on the wing because in t=
he different ways of picking her up that we have tried the legs are always k=
icking with the claws catching the wing surface.  Then we point her inwards a=
nd let her jump into the backseat.  I have heard of some people putting a ha=
rness and clipping them into the seat belt to keep them from coming forward i=
n an abrupt stopping scenario.  We never have.

As far as oxygen, don't know. But I know the Spec Ops guys free fall with th=
ose dogs not O2.

That's it.  Let me know if you want the pics.  Or I may upload a couple anyw=
ay.

George


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On May 2, 2013, at 7:02, Dan Ballin <dballin@gmail.com> wrote:

> This has come up on occasion, but would like to hear thoughts on taking a 4=
0 lbs Aussie in a Legacy.
>=20
> Issues are:
> Crate- thinking about a soft crate.  Hard to imagine getting something big=
ger in the back
>=20
> Hearing - Probably Mutt Muffs
>=20
> O2  - Going over the Rockies so probably 16K. I know I need O2 but any exp=
erience with dogs?  Any vets out there?
>=20
> Dan Ballin
> LEG2 N386DM  about 120 hrs