Base Jumping with a dog

Dean Potter hates being apart from his dog, Whisper, so much that he takes her base jumping with him. He documents his adventures with Whisper in a new short film, When Dogs Fly, the trailer for which is below. You can find more info about Potter and Whisper at outsideonline.com.

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Posted By: Alex - Tue Jun 03, 2014
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Uh oh PETA will be after him for endangering his dog.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 06/03/14 at 08:31 PM

I had mixed feelings about this when I saw it the other day. Did the dog want to do this again??

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 06/04/14 at 12:27 AM

This is just wrong. He might as well have gone bungy jumping with the dog.

Posted by F.U.D. on 06/04/14 at 03:00 AM

I'll believe the dog enjoys this when I see his (the dog's) notarized signature on a sworn affidavit.

Posted by Frank on 06/05/14 at 01:13 AM

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