X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:38:06 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from web65413.mail.ac4.yahoo.com ([76.13.9.33] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.11) with SMTP id 3423083 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:38:30 -0500 Received: (qmail 32003 invoked by uid 60001); 13 Jan 2009 02:38:29 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=BeaDl/1ErniHm5zYxE6fp5FUQMIJpFDyxlvdGXzL+axVhGA5Y02n8Kmv6zQpBrq3a7aSNInTI93EnIy8cIVJAY+SzGQw7GXJpux9VMwQVN+kuclp3bGxm7aVfcsXjB4PYD7yBnq6kixeRX4gwSjqlB4/KfZl3+ROobJ21UUEfm8=; X-YMail-OSG: Ryev0QkVM1nNTszt9BxzkMDjYRRVdChxWXU3JUYoukflHUu3u3Jd8DFG4e3Z1GT1uw84DF75GozcI_WBTJo7ZqevrDxifycYIwcgQBv0hUNi7XuITRVZ2Q7awE.Xzn3Zdyy3Ovs5YJgWqomtBfZAMlyvXZQV1KB_EG1VSe7Kb_9D74EpS2i7U6HocAyETQhKa9V42CfLPYxRATMYeAVTi3hoPaGIKw-- Received: from [24.39.231.241] by web65413.mail.ac4.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:38:29 PST X-Original-Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:38:29 -0800 (PST) From: Matt Reeves Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Travel with your dog X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-1415957225-1231814309=:31374" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Original-Message-ID: <693209.31374.qm@web65413.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> --0-1415957225-1231814309=:31374 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Ted, In the good ole' days, I used to fly with my dog a lot. Then, my vet, who was a pilot, told me the dog's ears are much more sensitive to sound than ours are and that I should never fly with them in the plane. I stopped cause I didn't want to hurt the dog. When Mutt Muffs came out, I read the research and was happy to protect the hearing of those I love. Now, as for my wife? I told her she doesn't need a headset. hee hee hee Matt Ted DuPuis wrote: I fly for Animal Rescue Flights (www.animalrescueflights.org) in my Aztec or the Mooney. Total of 9 dogs so far. The dogs have never had hearing protection. So far, the only complains I've gotten have been from rapid descents or turbulence, but so long as the flights are smooth and descents are in the 500-700 fpm range, they seem happy. I have friends who use Mutt Muffs for their dogs and say the dogs love it. I would agree, it seems like a good idea. Dogs are generally better passengers than humans. :-) -Ted --0-1415957225-1231814309=:31374 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Hi Ted,
 
In the good ole' days, I used to fly with my dog a lot.  Then, my vet, who was a pilot, told me the dog's ears are much more sensitive to sound than ours are and that I should never fly with them in the plane. 
 
I stopped cause I didn't want to hurt the dog.   When Mutt Muffs came out, I read the research and was happy to protect the hearing of those I love.  Now, as for my wife?  I told her she doesn't need a headset.  hee hee hee
 
Matt

Ted DuPuis <tdupuis@gmail.com> wrote:
I fly for Animal Rescue Flights (www.animalrescueflights.org) in my Aztec or the Mooney. Total of 9 dogs so far. The dogs have never had hearing protection. So far, the only complains I've gotten have been from rapid descents or turbulence, but so long as the flights are smooth and descents are in the 500-700 fpm range, they seem happy.

I have friends who use Mutt Muffs for their dogs and say the dogs love it. I would agree, it seems like a good idea.

Dogs are generally better passengers than humans. :-)

-Ted

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