[pct-l] Hiking with dog

[Hank Magnuski]

Hi Mark,

This topic comes up every year on this forum and there are now approximately 
6,000,000 messages on the subject. Please have a look at the archives.

I think the consensus is that it's really, really hard on the dog.

Hank


On Wed, 7 Dec 2011, mark utzman wrote:

> I am doing a thru hike in 2012. Has anyone done a thru hike with their dog?
> I have a Jack Russel that is 6 years old and I dont have a place to leave
> him when I do this hike, and I don't want to give him away. So I am
> considering taking him with me. I know that National Parks don't allow dogs
> in the backcountry, besides the sheer magnitude of such a hike may be too
> much ( distance, stream crossings, hot, cold, ect.) I dont know. Does
> anyone have advice or suggestions? I looked into kennels but that would
> cost a small fortune. Any help would greatly be appreciated. I love this
> dog and I really want to do this hike. Thanks,   Mark