Happy Birthday Pilot Peter!

Thirteen years ago, Dr. Rork, aka, “Peter the Pilot,” founded Dog Is My CoPilot with a vision to help pets in overcrowded shelters find loving forever homes. What began as a small side hobby flying a few dogs at a time, has turned into a thriving community of animal lovers that has impacted the lives of tens of thousands of pets and families nationwide.

Help us celebrate our Chief Pilot and Founder’s Birthday! Your donation to Dog Is My CoPilot goes straight to work helping thousands of animals. Abba and her dad have generously stepped forward to match every gift dollar-for-dollar up to an incredible $38,000! Please join us and make a lifesaving gift to help us stay “wheels up”.

Let’s Celebrate Peter’s Birthday together!

On Peter’s 72nd Birthday this month, please join in wishing him a HAPPY BIRTHDAY. A special supporter, who in honor of Peter’s vision and birthday celebration, will be matching all gifts up to $38,000 to celebrate the 38,000 lives saved over the last 13 years!

“As I begin another trip around the sun, I want to thank everyone who supports our life saving rescue flights… you are all HEROES, especially to the 38,000 shelter pets that are now living their best lives!

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The need for our rescue flights is only increasing.

Over the last thirteen years, with the support of donors like you, we’ve saved over 38,000 animals on our rescue flights. Our work brings immediate relief to animal shelters across the country, but unfortunately conditions in many animal shelters continue to deteriorate as they’re faced with caring for an unprecedented number of abandoned pets.

Our mission in flight.

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

A few pups who found their forever home.

Every dog that finds a loving home inspires us to help even more animals that are waiting in shelters. We love nothing more than to share these heart-warming updates about our furry co-pilots with our community of animal lovers!

Ginny

Sometimes you just know, and Ginny was a Neubauer before she landed in Jackson Wyoming. Really, who wouldn’t want this regal beauty?! She has a few health issues, and was spayed as soon as the heat cycle was over. She loves sardines which helps the anemia, eye drops every day, and soft food because she has zero teeth and no lower jaw. She was loved before she moved in and has become a bit of a local celebrity with her friendly nature and show stopping beauty. Without hesitation, Ginny has found her spot, and my poodle found me.

Pebbles

Our adopted dog, Pebbles, has filled our home with so much joy, always bringing smiles with her playful energy and endless love. She’s quickly become the spunky heart of our family, and a wonderful complement to our older pup, Wilma. We feel so much gratitude for Dog is My CoPilot for helping bring her to us.

Kumo

Kumo was living at an overcrowded shelter in Norman, Oklahoma for over a year before she got a flight to Oregon this past June with 30+ other dogs that were brought from the same shelter. Today, Kumo has been adopted and is living in June Lake, CA where she gets to go hiking and fishing with her new family and goes on so many adventures.

“She’s so good-she now lives in June Lake in the Eastern Sierra living her best life. She got to meet snow a few times and it’s quite clear she’ll be stoked on the season!!”

Happy Tails

A conversation with Peter.

Recently, Peter was reflecting on the history of Dog Is My CoPilot and how the number of animals we fly each year has nearly doubled since purchasing our second plane. With two planes flying routes across the entire country, we are able to schedule over 140 rescue flights every year. All of these flights are at no cost to our partner organizations, making our air transportation an accessible lifesaving tool for overwhelmed shelters!

“There is no reason to euthanize perfectly adoptable animals when we know there are enough adopters out there, we just need to get them there.”