Appreciate your input Andrea. As I said, I will willingly carry my little guy most of the way. He will be able to sleep in his carrier while I hike. In addition, he'll have 2 homemade sleeping bags.....one synthetic for wet and cold for use during the day in his carrier.....even tho his carrier will have a "roof", and a down bag (kept dry at all times) for in the tent at night. To keep him cool in the desert, I plan on having a "cooling collar" on him (they make vests too) and a moist bandana over most of him. I will be hiking with an umbrella to cover us both. For dangerous fords, he'll be wearing a life jacket, and I may possibly too......since I nearly drowned fording the Kennebec in Maine. BIG fear factor there. I would NEVER expect my dog to carry a pack and I wish others would do the same. He will always be on a lease...which will be attached to my hip belt.<br><br>Hope that puts your mind at
ease, some, at least.......<br><br>Wheeew<br><br><b><i>Andrea Dinsmore <zaqueltooocool@gmail.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> Some dogs do well and some don't. I've had big dogs come through here<br>and watched them collapse for days before they could move. We've had 2<br>dogs arrive here who had their hind ends fail and had to be shipped<br>out in cars to the vets. The winter hiking here in Washington is rough<br>on many of the dogs. Remember.....your dog will follow you no matter<br>how he is physically. He does that because he is loyal and he loves<br>you. Would you hike the trail in bare feet and wet clothes during the<br>snowy months ?<br><br>PCT MOM.......ANIMAL LOVER<br><br>On 11/15/07, Robert W. Freed <robert@engravingpros.com> wrote:<br>> I'll be hiking with my dog this year and I was looking for any helpful<br>> "hiking with dog" tips. Before the
flaming starts; Lucky is a retired five<br>> year old working sheep dog who is used to running all day. I can tell when<br>> he's tired or sore. I know about the NP no dogs rule. He would be far<br>> happier on the trail than without his master for several months.<br>><br>> Robert<br>><br>_______________________________________________<br>Pct-l mailing list<br>Pct-l@backcountry.net<br>To unsubscribe or change list options (digest, etc):<br>http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l<br></robert@engravingpros.com></blockquote><br><p> 
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