A GUIDE TO BACKPACKING WITH YOUR DOG

A Guide to Backpacking With Your Dog is for anyone who likes camping with dogs, hiking with dogs, earning pack dog titles or taking a small dog on day hikes. Learn how to select the best dog backpack, what and how to pack for day hikes with your dog, packing for overnight camping with your dog and how to train and condition your own dog to be a backpack dog.

KEEP YOUR DOG SOUND, HEALTHY AND HAPPY ON THE TRAILS

•   The best backpacks for dogs.
•   Essential items you need to take a dog backpacking.
•   How much weight can your dog comfortably carry?
•   Conditioning your dog for hiking and backpacking trips.
•   Hiking and camping with dogs.
•   Teaching your dog proper trail etiquette.
•   Earning packing titles for dogs.
•   Backpacking with small dogs.
•   Mountain biking with dogs.

Trade paperback, 6 x 9, 120 pages, b & w photos, appendix, index

AUTHOR CHARLENE LABELLE

Charlene LaBelle grew up backpacking with her family and Penni, their medium size family dog. She owned Alaskan Malamutes since 1976 and helped establish a hiking program to include dogs for the Northern California Alaskan Malamute Association. Her dogs were the first Alaskan Malamutes to be titled Working Pack Dog Excellence (WPDX) on the West Coast (requirements include a 140+ mile pack trip) and also had the fourth and fifth dogs to be titled WPDX in the world!  A Guide to Backpacking With Your Dog was one of the first comprehensive guides to backpacking and hiking with your canine friends.

A GUIDE TO BACKPACKING WITH YOUR DOG CONTENTS

•  Backpacking and Your Dog
•  Choosing the Backpack
•  Training and Conditioning
•  Planning Your First Real Trip
•  Planning Meals for You and Your Dog
•  Packing Up
•  On the Trail
•  The Mountain Bike and Your Dog
•  Taking Longer Trips
•  Geocaching – a Fun Way to Hike Locally with dogs
•  Appendix: The Dog Packer’s Checklist
•  For Further Information
•  Index

REVIEWS FOR A GUIDE TO BACKPACKING WITH YOUR DOG

“. . . . a goldmine of valuable information about taking yourself and your dog into the wilderness….applicable to day-hiking as well. Highly recommended. .”
           – Dave Musikoff, American Dog Packing Association


“. . . . wonderfully detailed guide takes the mystery out of backpacking with dogs. Her expertise and enthusiasm make this book a must for dog-loving day hikers and overnighters alike. First rate !
          – Susan Conant, author of mysteries for dog lovers

“ . . . a very useful book on this subject . . . The text is short, easy to understand, and chock full of all kinds of information related to hiking with our canine friends.
             – Off-Lead Magazine

"People of all skill levels of backpacking with their dog should read this book. Want to start backpacking, but don’t know where to begin? Read this book. Are you an advanced hiker always looking for new tips and adventures? Read this book. I highly recommend it to backpackers of all skill levels, as it has something to offer everyone." 

     --Julie Edwards, an AMCA member, writes for several canine and Alaskan Malamute publications