Ah okay. Don’t ✍️ own ✍️ pets ✍️ so ✍️ I ✍️ can ✍️ be ✍️ green ✍️ and save ✍️ the world. ✍️ Got it. You do realize most of those on this forum fly big machines full of thousands of pounds of jet fuel? I don’t think the family Pug holds a candle to the carbon footprint we all leave on a daily basis 😂😂

It isn't good to leave a cat by itself for multiple days at a time either. Yes, its easier than with a dog, but still isn't good. And god forbid something happens to you that keeps you away for longer than you planned? I love pets of all kinds, but if I was a pilot, living by myself, I would put the pet thing on hold for a while.

If I lived alone, I would not have a dog. And I love dogs.

Why on earth would you tie yourself to a pet? Go travel the world and enjoy your freedom. Someone will come along to rob you of that soon enough.

Leave it with several cases of beer during your time away. Dogs love beer.

I had a GF years ago that insisted on getting a dog, and she was an awful pet owner so the dog grew attached to me.

Meh. Not our fault. Aviation's share of the total carbon footprint is shared by everyone who flies, plus all of the people who benefit economically by global air travel... so that's the vast majority of everyone.

If you really must blame someone specifically, blame the guy who drives fuel truck.

But I agree that a dog is probably the wrong pet for a single pilot who does overnight trips on any kind of regular basis.

I want to come back to this post of mine.

Before I met my wife, I had a roommate. We shared all the rent and bills and such. HE had a dog. I was still in flight instructor mode and he worked long hours in his job so we didn't really see each other too much. It wasn't unusual for me to be taking care of his dog but I didn't mind... I like dogs.

Maybe you need a roommate that likes dogs.

If you really care about the dog then put up with the commute and stay where you have people you know and trust to watch your dog while you're away. I wouldn't put mine in a kennel or have some stranger watch her.