My Lab on Missouri Concern

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Re: My Lab on Missouri Concern

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Unpopular opinion I think you should almost never bring a dog on 14er. There are a million ways for them to get hurt and they can’t tell you “my head hurts I think I might be getting altitude sickness”. Same thing goes for skiing with a dog running next to you. Just this last winter I saw a dog get both back Legs sliced open by a skier who wanted to look sweet for the gram.
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MaxmimumMills4 wrote: Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:27 pm Unpopular opinion I think you should almost never bring a dog on 14er. There are a million ways for them to get hurt and they can’t tell you “my head hurts I think I might be getting altitude sickness”. Same thing goes for skiing with a dog running next to you. Just this last winter I saw a dog get both back Legs sliced open by a skier who wanted to look sweet for the gram.
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MaxmimumMills4 wrote: Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:27 pm Unpopular opinion I think you should almost never bring a dog on 14er. There are a million ways for them to get hurt and they can’t tell you “my head hurts I think I might be getting altitude sickness”. Same thing goes for skiing with a dog running next to you. Just this last winter I saw a dog get both back Legs sliced open by a skier who wanted to look sweet for the gram.
You're right, that is both unpopular and very much an opinion.
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stephakett wrote: Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:36 pm
HYOH
yaktoleft13 wrote: Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:39 pm
You're right, that is both unpopular and very much an opinion.
He asked an online forum for opinions lol
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Sorry, you're right, I gave an objective response. My bad.

An opinion would have been "your opinion is a bad one and you should feel bad."
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https://www.lonetreevet.com/blog/can-pe ... -sickness/

Took me 3 seconds to google. This vet says don’t do it unless your dog is acclimated and well trained.
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MaxmimumMills4 wrote: Thu Aug 05, 2021 3:02 pm https://www.lonetreevet.com/blog/can-pe ... -sickness/

Took me 3 seconds to google. This vet says don’t do it unless your dog is acclimated and well trained.
Yeah, but like, duh? Of course not. But how does that advice translate to "almost never bring a dog on a 14er"?

That being said, I don't bring my dog on many 14ers, far too crowded. 13ers, on the other hand, are dog paradises
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yaktoleft13 wrote: Thu Aug 05, 2021 3:06 pm
MaxmimumMills4 wrote: Thu Aug 05, 2021 3:02 pm https://www.lonetreevet.com/blog/can-pe ... -sickness/

Took me 3 seconds to google. This vet says don’t do it unless your dog is acclimated and well trained.
Yeah, but like, duh? Of course not. But how does that advice translate to "almost never bring a dog on a 14er"?

That being said, I don't bring my dog on many 14ers, far too crowded. 13ers, on the other hand, are dog paradises
Or maybe just leave it at "know your dog, make an informed decision that suits your dog"?

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yaktoleft13 wrote: Thu Aug 05, 2021 3:06 pm

Yeah, but like, duh? Of course not. But how does that advice translate to "almost never bring a dog on a 14er"?

That being said, I don't bring my dog on many 14ers, far too crowded. 13ers, on the other hand, are dog paradises
You might think that this is obvious but almost nobody acclimatizes their dog properly. They just drive from Texas and roll up Quandry. You sound like a good hiker and a good dog owner but just look at this article from a week ago- people don’t understand what their dogs can do and it ends up as a disaster.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/denver.cbs ... ike/%3Famp
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MaxmimumMills4 wrote: Thu Aug 05, 2021 3:24 pm
You might think that this is obvious but almost nobody acclimatizes their dog properly. They just drive from Texas and roll up Quandry.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/denver.cbs ... ike/%3Famp
Funny, the article said nothing about the dogs coming from Texas. Or about poor acclimatizing. Huh.
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OldDude wrote: Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:12 am Appreciate the feedback. I think I'll do MO sans dog. What's you opinion for him on Belford and Oxford via Elkhead pass route -- if it's still there after hearing of slides last week?
Bel/Ox would be no problem for a dog, via the pass or the standard Belford route.
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oldmanforest wrote: Thu Aug 05, 2021 4:12 pm
OldDude wrote: Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:12 am Appreciate the feedback. I think I'll do MO sans dog. What's you opinion for him on Belford and Oxford via Elkhead pass route -- if it's still there after hearing of slides last week?
Bel/Ox would be no problem for a dog, via the pass or the standard Belford route.
Thot that question slipped thru the cracks so thanks. I was thinking of the pass route vs standard not for the dog but for my battered knees.
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