After getting the right medical bag the first thing I did was fill it with basic medical supplies. These are mainly for me but some may be used on my dogs if necessary. The amount of each to have all depends on where you plan to go. If you will always be a short ride […]
Step – 1: Finding a Medical Bag for Hiking For me, building a first aid kit for both my dogs and myself started with the search for a good quality “molle type” medical bag. I got the idea from a friend who is also a K-9 handler and carries such a kit. I liked this style […]
If you are in northern New England like me your are currently buried in 3-4 feet of snow. I have to keep telling myself Spring is around the corner and to get my gear ready for some hiking once the trails clear. While I’m snowed in I thought I would start a short series on […]
In my last post I wrote about why I like to have my dogs wear orange vests while hiking in remote areas. Equally important to me is making sure my dogs have bells on. The orange vests help me watch them but with two running circles around me I like also being able to hear […]
I often hike remote trails with my dogs. I like getting out there and letting my dogs off leash and explore on their own. This is a benefit I don’t always get when I go to the more popular trails where on-leash is the rule. When I’m out there though I need to take a […]
Lemmy was my first trail hiking dog. It was with him that I discovered many of the places I continue to hike today. During our first winter I was in my local pet supply store and I saw Musher’s Secret. The product is a wax that bonds to your dogs paws to protect it in […]
My dogs love winter and they like to be outdoors. I’m out everyday walking them and, on my days off, doing some hiking. While both my Goldens have paws built for winter traction, I need some help. I started researching some options and came upon Yaktrax and STABILicers. I decided to purchase one pair from […]
With a new puppy comes training: house training, social manners, recall training, basic command training and of course, leash training. When we are out and about I see all sorts of leashes – most of which are useless for control. I especially do not like the expanding/ retracting leashes and as a survivor of several […]
Mom is on a cleaning frenzy so that can only mean one thing, the puppy is coming home tomorrow! While she worries about silly things like vacuuming and dusting, I’m going to go over my Puppy Preparedness Checklist. This is by no means a comprehensive list of what we’ll need, but it is a few […]
