Posted: 9/6/2007 5:31:57 AM EDT
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The wife and I went up to Stone Mountain State Park near Elkin, NC this weekend and took my two dogs with me. They are 8 month old Boxer/retriever mix brother and sister. We got up to the campsite and let them off their leashes and they went hog wild in the water for hours. They stayed close to camp but did a lot of exploring. Lighting is bad on this one of them coming up out of Widows Creek.  Here they are soaking wet and wanting some attention.  When we got home they crashed on the floor for about 4 hours straight.  |
So far I only have a pack for Scamp, the larger brown one. Took a while to get it adjusted to where it did not fall off of him when he went charging through the woods. He carried all of their dog food, plus some water bottles. The brand I got is not the greatest, but it works. Once we got it all adjusted, he didn't seem to mind. |
I'd rather sleep in a tent. |
Any pointers for a first time with dog trip?I have two 3/yo Weimaraners that I will be taking out with me this fall/spring.They are a little rambunctious but overall well behaved. I was thinking of taking them on a few over-nighters where I'll be camping just outside my Jeep before I take them backpacking on the trails.I figured this would be good to see how they act. Awesome pics. |
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Will they be carrying their own packs? If so, make sure you do a few test hikes to adjust them to the dogs individually. There are several different brands of dog packs. Im not 100% happy with the one I got. Plan on getting two from Wolf Packs. Here is the link to their online store. I have heard great things about them. The packs are very rugged and also made for the dogs comfort: Wolf Packs |
I do the same. The problem I see with the Mountainsmith that I have for my dog is that he is very broad across the chest/shoulders and that causes the pack to ride a bit high on him. Kind of makes it top heavy, raises the center of gravity higher than it should be. It's not that the pack is bad, (It's held up very well) it's just not the best fitting for him. |
| I take my dogs when ever I go into the mountains. In my neck of the woods the coyotes will send a bitch in heat into my camp in hopes of drawing my dogs off to chase her and then the pack will attack them and eat them. I've had a hard time in this regard and ended up having the dogs sleep in the tent for fear for their lives. They would send the bitch in in the mornings and in the early evenings. It got so bad each day that I started shooting at them . Wenaha makes good packs for dogs. their available now on ebay.Iv'e used them exclusively for over 20 years you wont be dissapointed with these. |