Fw: [pct-l] Hiking the PCT with my pooch.

[dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (David Davis)]

> On the PCT you are almost for sure going to want to do some hitchhiking /
> bus riding.  Very difficult with a dog.  Several parks don't allow dogs at
> all.  Many / most dogs can not handle the high daily mileage.  Dogs drink
a
> lot of water very sloppily which is a major minus on the Southern
sections.
>
> We tried bringing our dogs on our 88 trip.  They were the single biggest
> reason why we did not complete the trip.  In Long Valley they killed a
Skunk
> and ate it by our sleeping bags.  For that, we were less than welcome at
> Mount Laguna.  By Banner I was carrying my Malamute's pack.  By
Terwilliger
> the Malamute's feet were worn out and bloody so I had to layover and make
> her booties.  Our Spaniel needed surgery at Anza for foxtails picked up at
> Lake Morena.  The rangers busted us in San Jacinto State Park.  That night
> there was a snowstorm, so we sought shelter in Idlywild.  Due to the dogs
we
> were denied lodging and wound up in the garage of a compassionate motel
> owner.  By Lake Silverwood the Malamute just couldn't go any further.  A
> generous rancher agreed to watch her for us until we finished our trip.
We
> walked 20 miles that day without the dog, then spent the night under Hwy
15
> crying at the loss of our companion.  The next day we retraced the 20
miles
> to get our dog, then we slowly, at her pace, continued toward Wrightwood.
> Due to the delay we ran out of food and were famished by Wrightwood.
>
> By Acton we had given up.  We couldn't continue with the dog, and we
> couldn't leave her.  We walked the train tracks to Palmdale (because we
> couldn't ride the bus) The train passed us in a narrow culvert and blew
it's
> horn, freaking the dogs out so badly that we nearly got killed trying to
> keep them from dashing into the train's path.  We rented a car, and headed
> home.  On the way she barfed all over the rental car.  The hike wiped out
> the Malamute's shoulder, and she was never the same afterward.
>
> If this isn't horror story enough, ask Donna Sauffly about the redneck
> family who abandoned their dog.
>
> For more fun stories, ask me if you should carry a gun on the trail.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "M.S. Carlson" <cmoon@ids.net>
> To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 6:42 AM
> Subject: [pct-l] Hiking the PCT with my pouch.
>
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> Hello, just looking for some friendly advise in regard to hiking the PCT
> with my dog.  I have already hiked the AT(2002), with out the pouch, and
was
> wondering how the PCT measured up in comparison, on a dog friendliness
> scale.
>                 thanks, Rye Dog
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