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can i take my little dog for a base jump
He's a chihuahua 1 year old, he don't mind wind. Is it crule to take him on a on a base jump in england ,hes got a tadem type harnest witch goes on the chest strap.should i or not.?????????????CoolorFrown
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Re: [reddevil1] can i take my little dog for a base jump
Visions of Andre the dog...

A few years ago, DW took a Chihuaha for a chest strap tandem. I'll try to tell the whole story when I have time...
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Re: [reddevil1] can i take my little dog for a base jump
I was thinking of the same thing until I broke a shit load of bones and compressed my spine on La Mousse. My buddy just took his dog on a skydive with a harness he made hooked to military HALO rig. Pretty cool. Good Luck!!!!!
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Re: [reddevil1] can i take my little dog for a base jump
Here is a post from a while back. http://dropzone.com/...h_string=dog;#875614
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Re: [reddevil1] can i take my little dog for a base jump
i think you should not bring him,how can he tell you if he dont want to jump anyway..well who says he wants to jump atall ????

If you mean like GC,well åperhaps if he can keep his mouht closed..
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Re: [eb66to77] can i take my little dog for a base jump
hope all is well
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Re: [reddevil1] can i take my little dog for a base jump
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He's a chihuahua 1 year old, he don't mind wind. Is it crule to take him on a on a base jump in england ,hes got a tadem type harnest witch goes on the chest strap.should i or not.????????????? Coolor Frown

I suppose it depends on how confident and experienced a BASE jumper you are without a dog tied to your chest? Personally I have too much to deal with whilst preparing to jump to worry about a pet secured to me.

A bit cheeky but I'm down HPC in a few weeks. Maybe if it's okay, I could hook up and you could take me to some local sites. I'll video the dog jump!!!!
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Re: [reddevil1] can i take my little dog for a base jump
Slider up.... Maybe
Slider Down. Hell No...
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Re: [monkey1031] can i take my little dog for a base jump
poor dog is gonna shit him/herself! Do want poo on your BASE rig/canopy?

make sure you put a cutaway system for him with a 48" PC so if you gonna land bad he might still have a chance!

Peace
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Re: [sabre210] can i take my little dog for a base jump
I jumped a few times with a puckered starfish. I've also jumped with a sick leather-headed womb ferret.Beer

cheers,
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Re: [reddevil1] can i take my little dog for a base jump
I have never owned a small dog, but I understand that they offer smaller jaws, teeth and biting power so your concerns may differ.

My own limited experience with my 5yr old male Rottweiller is that he's absolutely shit scared of heights: if I were daft enough to take him on a jump, I'd be more concerned about keeping my face and entire upper body intact than a good exit. Crazy

Ground crew is a whole different thing. I know for a fact that it makes his week being able to hang out with excited jumpers to and from an object.

I feel it my duty to warn you though: my wife advises me that she has to put him on a lead before we jump. He apparently quivers and whines exactly as if a bitch on heat is being paraded past him when our canopies open. Unimpressed
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Re: [monkey1031] can i take my little dog for a base jump
I'd say, slider up in that area, the climb is gonna scare the dog more than the jump!

Shocked
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Re: [reddevil1] can i take my little dog for a base jump
if your profile is correct, I would not even advise you BASE jump in England.......... Smile

BASE is a personal choice, what fucking choice are you giving the animal? Mad
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Re: [BASE813] can i take my little dog for a base jump
Bingo Base813!
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Re: [BASE813] can i take my little dog for a base jump
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BASE is a personal choice, what fucking choice are you giving the animal? Mad
Agreed, I suppose.

Perhaps I presume too much, but my dogs have never seemed to have much trouble letting me know what they wanted (and when they didn't want something). Most have seemed to want nothing so much as just to go wherever the hell I'm going.Smile

Still, perhaps we should err on the safe side...
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Re: [reddevil1] can i take my little dog for a base jump
Try taking a cat on a BASE jump! Cool entertainment value I tell you!
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Re: [reddevil1] can i take my little dog for a base jump
I first met Ron S. at an early Bridge Day when I noticed him standing on one end of the bridge selling a little pamphlet to the wuffos that gave a short, but accurate, explanation of the sport in terms they could understand. He sold them for a quarter apiece and he sold a ton of them. I remember there are several of us, shaking our heads, and wondering why the hell we didn’t think of that . . .

Anyway, years later Ron started skydiving with a small Dachshund. The dog’s name is Brutus and, I believe, they made over a hundred skydives together. Brutus even had a neat little frap hat and his own goggles. Ron started to get some publicity and, as I recall, the reaction from the wuffos, and many jumpers too, is mostly negative.

Something to consider is if you kill yourself while BASE jumping you may get some sympathy. Kill the dog, while you lived through it, and you’d get roasted. If could be something you’d never live down. You’d always be the jumper who killed that cute little dog.

I’d forgive you, but don’t underestimate the power of people who feel for and treat their pets better than other humans. I know you’re in GB, but, if it happened over here the next thing we’d have is something called the Reddevil Law, the no parachuting pets rule.

Nick Smile
BASE 194
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Re: [reddevil1] can i take my little dog for a base jump
Daniel and the spaniel...the skydiving tits.

Drive the big big red bus back to Bedlam you boneheaded British bus-drivin' burk.

And stay awff my manor.

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Re: [reddevil1] can i take my little dog for a base jump
Why would you like to take that dog to England, that's cruel. Can't some animal rights activist look into these matters.....Tongue

Seriously, don't jump with the dog!

// percy
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Re: [reddevil1] can i take my little dog for a base jump
That's a great idea, maybe you could smear your pilot chute with marrowbone jelly & use him to PCA you. Smile
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Re: [QuickDraw] can i take my little dog for a base jump
SmileThe dog's have signed a disclamer, if i did not think it was safe i would not take the dogs, a dog is for life not just for christmas.
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Re: [reddevil1] can i take my little dog for a base jump
i thought about taking my sugarglider on a jump, but prob wont do that

add: he prob has a better glide ratio anyway
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Re: can i take my little dog for a base jump
Yes you can.
You can do anything you want.
Why do you have a dog?
Is it for the dog's pleasure or your own?
People do all kinds of things with their pets,
and the pets have little to say about it.
If your dog tells you he doesn't want to jump, respect his choice.
Take your dog BASE jumping with you.
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Re: [reddevil1] can i take my little dog for a base jump
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SmileThe dog's have signed a disclamer, if i did not think it was safe i would not take the dogs, a dog is for life not just for christmas.

Hey Daniel

funny post dude, nice oneWink

On a more serious note though, i recommend you read the articles at the top of this page entitled getting into BASE. This contains a lot of useful information which you will need should you one day decide to take that step and do the dog jump. I personally would recommend you enrol on one of the really good First Jump courses available once you have the pre requisite number of skydives.

I hope this has been helpful. See you at an exit point some day....UnsureUnsureUnsure
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Re: [sabre210] can i take my little dog for a base jump
The dog when on it's own poor old dogAngelic.
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Re: [reddevil1] can i take my little dog for a base jump
Ah Mr (dangerous dan) Sherry again.

Your last post went down a storm I recall. You remember the one where you blabbed on about BASE jumpers being all mad . Must have caused a stink cos you embarassingly removed the comments and the moderators eventually buried the thread.

You're not a basejumper and you don't even respect what we do, so stop posting these silly pointless threads.

Trolling.....it's just fu(king boring.

ian
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Re: [sabre210] can i take my little dog for a base jump
He's a chihuahua 1 year old, he don't mind wind. Is it crule to take him on a on a base jump in england ,hes got a tadem type harnest witch goes on the chest strap.should i or not.?????????????or

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I suppose it depends on how confident and experienced a BASE jumper you are without a dog tied to your chest? Personally I have too much to deal with whilst preparing to jump to worry about a pet secured to me.

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Sounds like another possible job for RAY AND SPENCE'S BOUNCEPROOF SCHOOL OF BASEJUMPING111
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Re: [skypuppy] can i take my little dog for a base jump
Sounds like another possible job for RAY AND SPENCE'S BOUNCEPROOF SCHOOL OF BASEJUMPING111

If you mean me, then i agree. Who's paying???

ian