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Flying them home.

We transport animals from overcrowded shelters to adoption centers where loving families are waiting to adopt a new pet.

OUR STORY

Flying them home.

We transport animals from overcrowded shelters to adoption centers where loving families are waiting to adopt a new pet.

OUR STORY

We have transported

44,707

animals to safety.

Follow along our lifesaving journey transporting pets from overcrowded animal shelters to adoption centers nationwide.

DOG IS MY COPILOT

Help us fly thousands of adoptable animals to safety. We can’t do these critical, lifesaving flights without your support. Every dollar you donate will go directly to helping us fly thousands of adoptable animals to safety.

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690,000 Animals

were euthanized in 2023 and the demand for our life saving transportation services has never been greater.
*data from Shelter Animal Count

500+ Volunteer Hours

Our volunteer pilots each donate 100 hours or more of flying a year, saving over $75,000 every year.

200+ Partners

We partner with source and destination animal shelters and adoption organizations to help save shelter pets.

44,707 Animals Saved

We have flown more than 44,000 animals to safety from coast to coast with our two airplanes.

OUR IMPACT

Finding Second Chances with Dog Is My Copilot

These dogs and cats all landed safely with our partner organizations and found their forever homes. We are grateful to help these passengers land in HOMES all over the country!

Quasi

Cyrus Happ

Francis

Sage

Olive & Stanley

Ivy

Ginny

Manicotti

Colette

Dempsey

Pandora

Tilly

Kumo

Mattie

Junie

Phoebe

Remi

Mabel

Nala

Shafter

Phoebe

Roxy

HAPPY TAILS

Dog Is My Copilot Featured in The New Yorker

The Airlift Operation That Has Transformed Pet Adoption

Euthanasia in an under-equipped shelter used to be the fate of many dogs in Texas. Then chartered planes started bringing them North.

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Tito’s Handmade Vodka Gift Helps DIMC Save More Dogs (And Cats Too!)

Dog Is My CoPilot (DIMC) is proud to announce a $40,000 gift from Tito’s Handmade Vodka, the Vodka for Dog People, that will fund lifesaving animal transport flights out of El Paso, Texas, and support DIMC’S Pilot Training Program, ensuring DIMC can continue expanding its reach.

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Petco Love invests $750,000 in lifesaving work of Dog Is My CoPilot

Petco Love, a national nonprofit working to lead and inspire change for animals, is partnering with Dog Is My CoPilot and shelters across the country for a lifesaving shelter pet transport.

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The Latest from Dog Is My Copilot

Hello From the Cockpit

February 18, 2026

As we’ve been busy with flight missions across the country, we wanted to take a moment to share a quick update on what you have helped make possible. Our team has been flying two aircraft, completing dozens of lifesaving missions, and helping hundreds of dogs and cats reach safety and loving homes nationwide.

Celebrating a Year of Life-Saving Flights: 2025 in Review

November 12, 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, we’re taking a moment to celebrate the incredible year we’ve had at Dog Is My CoPilot and it’s all thanks to our extraordinary pilots, team members, shelter and rescue partners, and generous supporters like you.

Tito’s Handmade Vodka Gift Helps Dog Is My CoPilot Save More Dogs (And Cats Too!)

October 16, 2025

On Saturday, October 4th, the Driggs Reed Memorial Airport was buzzing with joy as a Dog Is My CoPilot (DIMC) rescue flight landed carrying more than 60 dogs. The plane’s arrival marked a special celebration, DIMC received a $40,000 gift from Tito’s Handmade Vodka, the Vodka for Dog People, to support El Paso transport flights and DIMC’s Pilot Training Program.

From the Cockpit to Forever Homes

October 10, 2025

As the seasons change, we wanted to take a moment to share an update from Dog Is My CoPilot (DIMC). It’s been a busy year, and we’ll be flying through the winter, thanks to our incredible team, our rescue and shelter partners, and supporters like YOU!

From Floodwaters to Forever Homes: Celebrating Our 40,000th Passenger

August 11, 2025

At Dog Is My CoPilot, every flight we take is a mission of love and last month was no exception. While we were responding to the catastrophic floods in Central Texas, helping move shelter pets out of harm’s way, we also celebrated a major milestone: flying our 40,000th passenger to safety.

Old Bill’s Fun Run is Fueling Our Mission to Fly Shelter Pets to Safety

August 11, 2025

We’re proud to once again partner with the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole for Old Bill’s Fun Run, and this year, our hearts are full of gratitude for the local heroes making it all possible.

Soaring into Summer: A Mid-Year Look at Our Lifesaving Work

June 30, 2025

This summer, Dog Is My CoPilot took on our largest rescue mission yet and thanks to our generous supporters and partners, it was a massive success. In partnership with Palm Valley Animal Society in South Texas and Brandywine Valley SPCA in Delaware, we coordinated a special MEGA flight, using two of our aircraft to transport over 100 shelter pets across the country.

Celebrate Pilot Peter’s Birthday and Save Twice the Lives!

May 13, 2025

Each year, when our founder and Chief Pilot Dr. Peter Rork blows out his birthday candles, he makes one wish… to help save more shelter pets! This May, we hope you’ll join us to honor his birthday wish with a donation to help keep our aircrafts ‘Wheels Up!’ saving shelter pets.

The Big Dog in Action: Rescue Flights that Save Lives

March 21, 2025

This winter, The Big Dog has been soaring through the skies, completing dozens of flights and covering thousands of miles to support our shelter partners. Along the way, we’ve picked up hundreds of furry friends and safely delivered them to loving homes. One special passenger we’re excited to introduce is a sweet senior poodle who’s experienced quite the journey to happiness.

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Petco Love, a national nonprofit working to lead and inspire change for animals, is partnering with Dog Is My CoPilot and shelters across the country to support lifesaving shelter pet transport.

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