Jim Carney was back in the air with another load of dogs.  This time, he had some frequent fliers on board.  A group of four husky pups made their second flight with Jim.  The first was when they were just 11 days old.  Their second trip was at 7 weeks to catch a ride to [...]

December 30th, 2012 we started our 25th Pilots N Paws Rescue at (3M5) Moontown Airport in Huntsville, Alabama, our home base. Weather was good getting out of Moontown, so we headed to Jasper, AL to pick up 15 puppies and 1 dog from Tracy Rayburn. There were 3 shepherd/ rottweiler mix puppies. We had 5 [...]

Mountain Pet Rescue in Colorado took in some more boarders.  Seven puppies and another lucky dog made their way from a dark future in Arkansas to a very bright future in Colorado.    

Three pups owe their lives to a kind gentleman that travels a country road on a daily basis. He had noticed a momma dog and pups that appeared to be living in a hold dug in the side of the ditch. One day he realized that he had not seen the momma for a couple [...]

Another set of volunteers made a world full of difference for Jady. She was pulled from a shelter in Georgia and flew to a temporary foster home in Asheville, NC. How many people does it take to move a dog on a 45 minute flight? 1. Kristen Bell – coordinator 2. Dede Fauconnet – Shelter [...]

Wade Roberts flew two missions toward the end of January 2013. He tells his story below. I flew two missions this last week (1/20 and 1/22/13).  Frankie (short for Frankenstein; you’ll see why from one of the images), was a male Great Dane, picked up by animal control in Texas City, Texas. A choke collar [...]

Steve Shoop took off on another PnP mission and delivered five pups from Charleston, WV to Linden, NJ. He connected with Bill Curtis again at Leesburg, however this time Steve was the receiving party. They were treated to gorgeous, clear weather.  Steve enlightens us on the trip… “As cute as all the rescue dogs seem [...]

Bryce is a 6 year old, male, blue merle Australian Shepherd saved by the Aussie Rescue Placement Helpline (ARPH). He’s a very loving, playful, calm, and obedient boy. Why anyone would neglect and ultimately abandon this dog is a question that can’t be answered. He was abandoned in Georgia and ended up at animal control [...]

Brian Mulrooney had a very special passenger for his first Pilots N Paws mission. I just returned from my first Pilots & Paws journey with Sadie. A two year old Border Collie. She was an absolute sweetheart and a great flying companion. I flew her from Minneapolis, MN to Grand Rapids, MI with an unplanned [...]

A happy, energetic, 3 month old, 20 pound lab pup named Bree got a lift to her new home via a few generous pilots with PnP. Bree was a great passenger.  She hitched her final leg with Andris and Kristen Skulte in their white and blue Cessna 172.  A few snacks were provided to the pilots, and [...]