$50,000 Match for Pilot Peter’s Birthday!

Fourteen 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.

This month, in honor of Peter’s birthday, a generous donor and his dog Abba will be matching every gift up to $50,000. That means your donation will go twice as far to fuel our lifesaving flights and help ensure that every mission remains free for the 200+ shelters we serve.

The need for our rescue flights is only increasing.

Over the last fourteen years, with the support of donors like you, we’ve saved nearly 50,000 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.

Success Stories

This year was filled with countless moments that remind us why we do this work. Each dog and cat we transport represents a life changed and a new beginning made possible through this amazing community. The happy tails below are a reminder of what we can accomplish together because every pet deserves a loving home.

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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.”

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