Steve founded a non-profit organization to help people find a path through their financial troubles and solutions for debt problems. He has done a lot of television and radio appearances as a consumer debt expert on FOX, CNN, ABC, NBC, MSNBC, and local stations well as creating his own radio show. Steve is now an investigative reporter and journalist that specializes in covering consumer debt and the debt relief world and a regular animal rescue pilot through his organization, pilot.dog. Steve tells us how he got started in animal rescue and his pilot experience. To learn more you can visit his website, https://pilot.dog/ or on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/flypilotdog/.
To listen to the full podcast you can find it here, https://www.animalrescueprofessionals.org/podcast/episode-11-steve-rhode/
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Episode 11 – Steve Rhode, Pilot.dog
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2. Steve Rhode, animal rescue pilot
● His life motto is “If you do good things, good things
happen”
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● Known as the “Get Out of Debt Guy”, works on consumer
finances, chases financial criminals/scam artists, finds
solutions to money problems, www.getoutofdebt.org
● Steve got into flying in 1988 and flew often for 6-7 years,
he took about 25 years off and got back into it about 5
years ago and now he does a lot of flying!
● Combined his passion for dogs and flying into one to
save rescue dogs
3. What did Steve tell us?
● How he got into rescue
● Their approach to rescue flights
● How can someone get involved
● What is special about their flights
● How the dogs react to flying
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● Tips for other pilots/people who want
to get involved
4. How did Steve get into rescue?
● His rescue career happened by accident!
Steve noticed a request for a local dog “Little
Sniper” needing transport
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● He flew from Orlando to Virginia which
started it all and his wife became hooked at
the idea of flying dogs!
● Steve and his wife care about people in
difficult situations who need help and
approach flying the same way
● Dogs are not cargo, they bring volunteers to
keep them company and give them a VIP
experience!
5. What is their approach to animal rescue flights?
● There are 2 ways: fly as many dogs as possible and load them efficiently or
provide the least stressful, most compassionate environment for the dogs
● Most of the dogs have had difficult pasts, so they give them the best flight
experience possible
● They have changed their approach to make the flights the best and most fun
day for the dogs they transport
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6. How can someone get involved?
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● Sign up on their website, Pilot.dog
● Opportunities to be a Flight Volunteer
● Steve sees himself and what he does as just the pilot
● It is really about the rescue and organizations that are involved who
work to get the dog safe and find them a home
● Being a flight volunteer allows people to be introduced to dog rescue
and make personal connections
7. What’s special about their flights?
● Steve is a freelance photojournalist and uses his talent to create transport videos
● Allows him to show how some dogs are perceived to be mean and unloved but they
are very loveable and turn into success stories
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● His pictures tell a story and lets people see how amazing rescue dogs are
8. How do the dogs take to flying?
● Steve says the dogs do very well and he hasn’t had any problems
● They approach flying on a professional level and
it takes a lot of preparation
● They introduce the dogs and socialize them
before the flight
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● The team has contingency plans in place if a
dog were to become aggressive on a flight
9. Tips for other pilots/people who want to get involved
● You can join an organization in your area and start to learn the rules and
regulations, contact other professionals with questions
● Contact other professional in your area or online
with questions
● Steve suggests if you have the opportunity
to help in any kind of animal rescue
transport that you should do it
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● This experience opens your eyes and gives
you a new perspective about animals out
there who need help
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Want to learn more?
Listen to the podcast with Steve Rhode at
www.animalrescueprofessionals.org or on iTunes
