Top 10 reasons to hike with a dog

Dogs, dogs and even some cats
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Re: Top 10 reasons to hike with a dog

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colokeith wrote:This is obviously a troll post intended for fun, but I am going to give a serious response.

I have two dogs that I hike with regularly. I don't take them on a lot of 14ers because they weigh 60lbs, and I don't feel like carrying them out if they get hurt. I have done easier peaks with them.

One of my dogs is fantastic off leash, she stays near me, and has 100% recall. She will stop on a dime even if chasing a squirrel , dog ... If she is on a leash she pulls and is generally annoying.
My other dog is very well behaved on a leash. I tie him to my pack and barely notice he is there. Despite two years of work he has poor recall, and I cannot trust him off leash even on remote trails. So my point is that hiking with dogs off leash is very dependent on the dog, and the relationship the owner has with that dog

kinda like hiking with people then? some of them need to be kept on-leash!
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milan wrote:Most importantly they are an emergency source of food. You get stuck somewhere, get hungry, instead of eating another group member you start with his dogs :) . Even better if they are still hot.
I love hot dogs. But not hot schnauzers. I'm not eating one of those nasty yackers. Or a weiner dog for that matter. I can't take one of those seriously or understand why anyone would want one...
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kinda like hiking with people then? some of them need to be kept on-leash!
No, just muzzled.
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Re: Top 10 reasons to hike with a dog

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milan wrote:Most importantly they are an emergency source of food. You get stuck somewhere, get hungry, instead of eating another group member you start with his dogs :) . Even better if they are hot.
If you hike with a Great Dane you could also bivy inside it like Bear Grylls did with this camel (yes he is a toolbag)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysat-igQi44" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Top 10 reasons to hike with a dog

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colokeith wrote:
milan wrote:Most importantly they are an emergency source of food. You get stuck somewhere, get hungry, instead of eating another group member you start with his dogs :) . Even better if they are hot.
If you hike with a Great Dane you could also bivy inside it like Bear Grylls did with this camel (yes he is a toolbag)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysat-igQi44" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Yeah, I saw that, another great idea :)
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anna wrote:Bill, perhaps it's time you add to your .com collection with one of the following...

14erdogs.com
poochesonpeaks.com
peakpetpals.com


:mrgreen:
screwuihaveadog.com
mydogisbetterthanu.com
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cheeseburglar wrote:.Dog owners, chip in and explain to the public why your dog(s) hike with you!
Because I have no friends and my dog must do what I say.
Maybe, just once, someone will call me "Sir," without adding, "you're making a scene."
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I have to keep my dog on-leash because she is much better than me at finding the way back to the car, and if she was off-leash she would be to the car hours before me (assuming I didn't get lost).
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"And – and so we – we took a concerted effort to go out and find dogs who had backgrounds that could be qualified to become members of our family. I went to a number of rescue groups and said, ‘Can you help us find canines,’ and they brought us whole binders full of dogs."
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Re: Top 10 reasons to hike with a dog

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MonGoose wrote:"And – and so we – we took a concerted effort to go out and find dogs who had backgrounds that could be qualified to become members of our family. I went to a number of rescue groups and said, ‘Can you help us find canines,’ and they brought us whole binders full of dogs."
LMFAO!!! Well played sir

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MonGoose wrote:"And – and so we – we took a concerted effort to go out and find dogs who had backgrounds that could be qualified to become members of our family. I went to a number of rescue groups and said, ‘Can you help us find canines,’ and they brought us whole binders full of dogs."
You win the intertubes today sir... =D>
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MonGoose wrote:"And – and so we – we took a concerted effort to go out and find dogs who had backgrounds that could be qualified to become members of our family. I went to a number of rescue groups and said, ‘Can you help us find canines,’ and they brought us whole binders full of dogs."
And then we picked our favorite, and intoduced him to his new home in a crate on the top of our car.
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Re: Top 10 reasons to hike with a dog

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MonGoose wrote:"And – and so we – we took a concerted effort to go out and find dogs who had backgrounds that could be qualified to become members of our family. I went to a number of rescue groups and said, ‘Can you help us find canines,’ and they brought us whole binders full of dogs."

only funny parody I've seen of this thus far...


well struck sir.
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