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Taking your dog backpacking

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RRhighrider
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I am taking my dog on her first overnight backing trip this weekend. She will be carrying her food/supplies in her pack. Anyone with experience taking their dog backpacking have any tips or advise that that I might not have thought of? Thanks
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.Hugo.
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More water than you think youll need
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.Hugo.
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Oh and good tick repellent
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californiagrown
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Check her paws at all stops- dogs will continue on despite beat to hell feet. And a dog not used to trails is gonna get beat up especially with extra weight on them

Treat her shit, like your shit. Don't leave it laying around.
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Caucasian_Asian
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I wouldn't take a dog hiking in bear country.
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TOAST.
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Make sure your dog is in shape and is used to wearing it's pack. I'm assuming you've taken her on long day hikes with the pack.
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Crispy.
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I have nothing to contributue to this thread in terms of advice, just stoke; someday I hope to do this. I take my dog for short (1-2.5 hr hikes) but would love to spend the night with her somewhere. Dogs are the shit!
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tac0.slayer
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Caucasian_AsianI wouldn't take a dog hiking in bear country.


This is actually really important. Dogs attract and will seek out wild animals, so be aware.
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RRhighrider
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TOAST.Make sure your dog is in shape and is used to wearing it's pack. I'm assuming you've taken her on long day hikes with the pack.


I started by having her wear the pack around the house, then I started having her wear it when we walked to the park. Now I have been adding weight to the pack when we go on walks at night. This is going to be a short overnight hike just to see how she does, but I am not too worried. She has gone on many day hikes with us without a pack and this past winter we would cross country ski with her and she ran the circles around us.

Here is a picture of my wife and her breaking trail


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