DIMC Stories

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.

Dog Is My CoPilot: Saving Lives, One Flight at a Time in 2025

February 10, 2025

As we soar into 2025, Dog Is My CoPilot (DIMC) has been busier than ever, flying thousands of miles to save animals in need. From responding to the devastating wildfires in Southern California to expanding our partnerships across the country, we remain deeply committed to giving homeless pets a second chance.

Celebrate a lifesaving year with us!

December 18, 2024

This year has been one for the books! We faced challenges at every turn, but our hard-working team, our community of animal lovers, and amazing shelter partners showed up time and time again to help us complete an incredible year of life saving!

National Nonprofit Petco Love Invests in Dog Is My CoPilot to Save and Improve the Lives of Pets Nationwide

September 27, 2024

Dog Is My CoPilot is set to receive a $750,000 grant investment from national nonprofit Petco Love in support of their lifesaving work for pets.

Flying Them Home: How Animal Rescue and Transport Save Lives

September 23, 2024

For animal lovers, nothing tugs at the heartstrings more than the thought of homeless pets waiting for a second chance. Here at Dog Is My CoPilot, we’re grateful to partner with over 200 shelters and rescues nationwide.

It has been a challenging month but we’re still flying animals every day

June 21, 2024

We wanted to update our community of animal lovers on recent developments at Dog Is My CoPilot, especially given your dedication to shelter pets.

With Every Tragedy Comes New Strength

June 2, 2024

It is with great sadness for us to share, on Tuesday May 28, The Sequel (one of our Cessna Caravan rescue airplanes) was in Addison, Texas for scheduled maintenance when a tornado destroyed the aircraft.

32,000 Animals Rescued

May 10, 2024

The rescue flying season is in full swing, and we have already hit another milestone: 32,000 rescued shelter pets! This particular flight that had passenger 32,000 on board was special for a few reasons! Our newest member of the Dog Is My CoPilot team was the pilot.