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Good day fellow aviators,
My husband and I own a Cessna 140. It can get to be a rather noisy little thing, so we have good headsets. We took our dog along with us when she was just a puppy and she seemed fine with it, liked it as much as she likes car rides (which is a hell of a lot) but then our engine needed a new cylinder and it took us awhile to be able to save up and afford it (we're youngsters) and by the time our bird was airworthy again our dog was an adult. We recently tried taking her along on a picnic trip, but ended up having to turn around because she was panicking so much. So I suggested perhaps we should start off with short little trips with her, and work our way back up, but hubby thinks it's the noise that scared her (since as I said our plane can be pretty loud) so he wants to get her a pair of earmuffs.
So I've been doing some research and there's 2 brands that seem to come up: Mutt Muffs, and 4 Paws Aviation. I know the 4 Paws ones are a touch more expensive, but I haven't been able to find anybody comparing the two to each other? So anybody that has experience with these or any other kind of hearing protection for dogs, your input would be welcome. Also, any input or advice on how to maybe get her to enjoy flying in the airplane as much as she enjoys riding in the car would be greatly appreciated as well lol.
Thanks in advance!
(Oh and if this is the wrong place to post this topic, please let me know. I'm new to this forum )
My husband and I own a Cessna 140. It can get to be a rather noisy little thing, so we have good headsets. We took our dog along with us when she was just a puppy and she seemed fine with it, liked it as much as she likes car rides (which is a hell of a lot) but then our engine needed a new cylinder and it took us awhile to be able to save up and afford it (we're youngsters) and by the time our bird was airworthy again our dog was an adult. We recently tried taking her along on a picnic trip, but ended up having to turn around because she was panicking so much. So I suggested perhaps we should start off with short little trips with her, and work our way back up, but hubby thinks it's the noise that scared her (since as I said our plane can be pretty loud) so he wants to get her a pair of earmuffs.
So I've been doing some research and there's 2 brands that seem to come up: Mutt Muffs, and 4 Paws Aviation. I know the 4 Paws ones are a touch more expensive, but I haven't been able to find anybody comparing the two to each other? So anybody that has experience with these or any other kind of hearing protection for dogs, your input would be welcome. Also, any input or advice on how to maybe get her to enjoy flying in the airplane as much as she enjoys riding in the car would be greatly appreciated as well lol.
Thanks in advance!
(Oh and if this is the wrong place to post this topic, please let me know. I'm new to this forum )