Kelly 0 #1 October 26, 2001 hey guys. I just saw video of a guy from arizona who takes his dog ruffus on skydives with him. His name is john, and apparently his little buddy has over 100 skydives to his little doggie life. The plane they jumped out of has SKYDIVE AZ on the bottom of it.. I remember somebody here was wondering about taking their dog on a skydive with em...it was on the Animal Channel. "i can not attest to what i did, just what i remember...."~me, after one too many Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airann 1 #2 October 26, 2001 Likely it was ME. I have attached a family photo.Flea Flyer is a Toy Fox Terrier. Brilliant dog. And ready for Level 5, he is 5 months old.(Actually neither of my dogs are dogs. Different people, is what they are.)Flea actually made it to Level 4. Which was Prop Blast. Then I broke stuff, 5 fractures. And then we grew!! Oh NO!! Flea was not supposed to get over 7 lbs. But He went and became 11 lbs. I did not want to "load my canopy"... heheWe had a conversation here with another skydiver and he said.... Hey, that guy isnt a Toy Rat Terrier, He is a Toy Fox Terrier.Ya see, I remember at the store "Precious Pets". ... The lady and I had this conversation about weight. I needed the smallest smartest dog they could find. SO, since the Jack Russell Terrier is the smartest, or can be. I went with the cousin of.... Long story short... There were 2 litters there, and they got mixed up. One litter was Toy Fox and the other litter was Toy Rat Terriers. Flea just kinda stuck to me and vise versa. So it didnt matter to me. And besides I didnt find this out till about a month ago.He knows now how to:Track- crawl on belly to treatBelly Fly- lay downCutaway- (Skeet the great dane even knows that one) let go of toy.Turn Points- On hind legs in circleDock- on hind legs with hands out, he docks on Skeet alsoNow, from a track he will go headdownThat is laying down with his butt up in the air. Then of course, both the Great Dane- Skeet and Flea can Sit Fly! LOLSo anyway, in the tradition of the famous Texas Duo, Robin and Pud, we are learning to skydive. He can now be fitted for his rig, he has adjusted his growth rate for Mommie. Thank you. I already have a extra large dog.Flea is something else. I carry him around like a telephone on one ear. He doesnt like children, but Skeet does. But Flea does not know what they are. He thinks little people must be sneaky. Skeet was raised at the DZ and the kids would hang on him and he just woulnt move. Now the 2 DZ's in town have banned dogs. However, they didnt say Skydiving Dogs.One guy with a dauchand dog in a pouch charges travel fees, contracts, and expenses running like $2500 per appearance for Brutis. I forgot where his website is. But the contract is right there for you to see. I almost named Flea Flyer - Jumper. Cuz that is all he does, jumps around. He bites Skeets tail then runs away, by the time the big ole great dane can turn around, Flea is long gone. Then when Skeet has the toy... he bites his heels.Ok, ....once when Skeet was getting attention and Flea was not. Flea bit his penis. Yeah, thats the kind of brotherly love. AND he tore the gas meter man's sock.The Old Dude at Petsmart he sees us coming all the time, GIANT dane- Skeet walking real slow and majestic then Little feller -Flea, hoppin and poppin, ...He shakes his head, and goes for the Dane everytime. He explains ....." its always the little guys, you gotta watch out for the little guys" Oh yeah, true skydiving dog that Flea is, he does Hop and Drops in the hallway when nobody is looking. Thank God the great dane doesnt do that. I would need a snow shovel.Skydive~Friends~HappinessAirAnnhttp://www.AirAnn.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pammi 0 #3 October 26, 2001 What a beautiful Dane :) Wonder what he and our Dane/Rott mix would do if they finally found a dog their own size to play with? LOL. Hemp/skydiving jewelry pics! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airann 1 #4 October 26, 2001 Man, at the park the other day we ran into a 9 month old Dane a male fawn. He wasw a biggie fry too. I told the guy... he is going to get bigger! Skeet could care less. He liked the Totally mixed up breed that was interested in the bottom of Skeets tail. Heh? Skeet was like Dude, everytime I turn around you are there? So for the first time in his life born on Valentines Day 2000. He growled, like for real. ...Wha???... No more mister nice guy with the Heinz 57. Skeet thinks manners are of the upmost importance. Flea was NOT amused. He about got into a fight with him and everybody else. Flea swears he is bigger than Skeet. It was happy sniffy hour at the park. Skeet likely smelled like a cat, he lives with several and he considers them his brothers, even if they are girls. He licks the kitten and the little goes flying. It comes back and trys to sit on his nose. He can put the whole cat in his mouth. He has put the Fleas whole head in there before accidently. He said it was Flea's fault. Actually I have some incredibly amusing video of Skeet and Flea playing ball. Apparently its time to neuter Flea. Skeet was picking up the ball and Flea jumped at the same time.....He landed on Skeets head..... Flea accidently did a hump or two on Skeets head, right between the eyes. LOLWell, I dont want to embarrass Flea, but ya think funniest home videos? or the crazy animal show would be interested? LOLSkydive~Friends~HappinessAirAnnhttp://www.AirAnn.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
