[pct-l] RE: Hiking the trail with your dog

[weir at turbonet.com (Tom)]

I even had a dog that would walk into his pack when I would pick it up.  He
knew that it was the beginning of the hiking day and that he needed to have
his pack on.  I didn't train him to do this.  He would get impatient with me
for taking so long to get going in the mornings.  This dog traveled
thousands of miles with me.  He even did the PCT up to Mojave.  And all of
Washington twice.  Most dogs enjoy nothing more than travelling with the
leader of their pack.  So many new smells, so many trees to pee on.

I won't be taking my dogs on my through hike because of the inconvenience to
me, not because I think they wouldn't enjoy it.  They would love it.  I will
actually feel guilty leaving them behind.

The dog in the video that hated to hike should have been sent home.  But
some dog love to hike.  As I type this my dogs are bugging me to take them
for a hike.

Tom

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When you get the dog's pack out and the dog is leaping through the air
trying to get into the pack you are carrying, it's a pretty safe bet that he
knows what's about to happen and wants to participate.
Owners who pay attention can tell if their dogs are having fun, or goats,
either.
Carolyn Eddy
Goattracks Magazine
www.goattracksmagazine.com



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