On Saturday, June 27th, 2009, Hound Dog One took to the skies for its very first mission as part of the Pilots N Paws organization. The website is intended to be a meeting place for those that rescue, shelter, or foster animals, and pilots or plane owners willing to assist with the transportation of animals.

As luck would have it, our first transport was a Basset Hound! His name is Kroozer and he's 12. Unfortunately, Kroozer has terminal cancer and is VERY afraid of thunderstorms. He was living in Fort Lauderdale and the Basset Rescue of Florida wanted to get him moved to a location that has few thunderstorms. A family in Pottstown, PA adopted him and that is how this transport got organized.

Yesterday, Kroozer was flown by Tim Johnson of Miami from Fort Lauderdale, FL to Jacksonville, FL where Kim and I picked him up. Once again, we found out the Bassets do love to fly! :-) We flew Kroozer up to Whiteville, NC where we were met by Marty Hutto of Chesapeake, VA. Kroozer is being fostered for 2 nights in Virginia Beach and will continue on to his new home in PA on Monday morning.

Enjoy the slide show below!

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Hound Dog One Pilot