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decol

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Nov 4, 2002, 2:11:19 AM11/4/02

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Skydiving Dachshund Makes Jump

By Associated Press

November 3, 2002, 9:49 PM EST

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Sporting custom-made goggles, Brutus
the skydiving dachshund plunged from a plane flying at 6,000 feet and
parachuted before spectators at a military air show.

Animal rights activists had condemned Saturday's jump as cruel and
exploitative. But Ron Sirull, the dog's owner and diving partner, said
Brutus gets a kick out of freefall -- or "fleafall" as he calls it.

"I love Brutus. I wouldn't do anything to hurt him," Sirull said. "It turns
him on."

Brutus makes the jumps tucked into a pouch fastened to Sirull's chest.

Sirull says the 4-year-old dog has logged 100 jumps since his first dive at
age 1.

Sirull said his dog's veterinarian and the Arizona Humane Society have
signed off on the activity as being safe.

"The part he hates the most is the sound of the plane taking off," said
Sirull. "I cup his ears."

Ed Dixon

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Nov 4, 2002, 7:49:19 AM11/4/02

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Skydiving dogs are fine just don't try it with a monkey. I saw a
monkey go out on a static line once. His first impulse was to climb
the lines, which he did. End of monkey.

Ed D-1521

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Jerry K.

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Nov 4, 2002, 12:21:53 PM11/4/02

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On 4 Nov 2002 04:49:19 -0800, ed...@juno.com (Ed Dixon) wrote:

>Skydiving dogs are fine just don't try it with a monkey. I saw a
>monkey go out on a static line once. His first impulse was to climb
>the lines, which he did. End of monkey.
>

Substandard training IMHO.

...bsrp
...jlk

Twosteps2Texas

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Nov 5, 2002, 12:29:01 AM11/5/02

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Thanks a lot, now I can't quit laughing!!!
And I may say, that is a mental picture if I ever had one!!
I can't help but wonder, though, did the monkey actually pay more attention
that some students.....I am gonna vote 'yes' on that one.

Wendy

Tom B

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Nov 5, 2002, 2:19:55 AM11/5/02

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It would not surprise me at all to find that such research jumps were done
right down the road from you Wendy, at Southwest Research in San Antonio.
They did every other stupid things to monkeys there then, from nuclear
radiation effects, to testing if they could fly a spacecraft.

Tom B

Twosteps2Texas

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Nov 5, 2002, 6:26:48 PM11/5/02

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Im having flashbacks from that old movie 'Project X' anyone else see it?

Jon Novi

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Nov 6, 2002, 12:16:31 AM11/6/02

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You can monkey with a skydive,
but you can't skydive with a monkey.

You can skydive with a dog.
but don't dog that skydive, dawg.

Brothermuff65

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Nov 7, 2002, 12:04:25 PM11/7/02

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way to go slidey i remember a few other jumps you did with your dog i still say
the dog was a better jumper and had a lot better form in the air email me
sometime muff muff mufff mb65 johnny gates aka coolo rodriquez

Jldorman5486

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Nov 8, 2002, 6:09:25 PM11/8/02

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Thanks for providing some new lyrics Bon Jovi! :)