A Guide to Backpacking With Your Dog (Paperback)

by Charlene LaBelle (Author)

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Review
"[Labelle's]expertise and enthusiasm make this book a must for dog-loving dayhikers and overnight hikers alike." -- Susan Conant, author of popular canine mystery novels

Product Description
Guide to backpacking that provides information on selecting the right pack, planning what equipment to take, determining how much weight a dog can carry, and how to handle emergency situations. Nine features of a quality dog pack Four easy steps to introduce your dog to a pack Discover the fun of geocaching Any dog can do it! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Alpine Publications (October 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0931866596
• ISBN-13: 978-0931866593
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,180,271 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not enough butter for the bread, March 13, 2003

By A Customer

This book has the basics just fine. But nothing on the more experienced side. If your trails require fording you find no help here. Tent training, protecting tent floor & inflatable sleeping mattress from dog's nails etc stuff are missing.

The best part of the book was dog's health checkup, signs of dehydration, paw hardening recipe etc.

Conclusion: If your hike lasts a day, the book is fine. If it lasts a week in the wilderness, your dogs will be in trouble unless you find some more information.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great guide for hiking & camping with dogs, November 20, 2000

By	"icapote" (St.Petersburg, FL USA) - See all my reviews

As an avid hiker & dog lover this book is a great read in my mind. You'll get all the basics, from choosing a backpack, training your dog to wear the pack, picking a route, planning a trip, safety, etc.

I've hiked extensively with our 2 Alaskan Malamutes and we use many of the tips that Charlene gives in the book. In fact having hiked as much as we had I often wish other hikers with dogs would read this book. Why? Because the book gives many good ideas for proper behavior & training of your dog outdoors. Things like being on leash, cleaning up after your dog, being controlled, etc...these are all things that make the experience of being outdoors more enjoyable for you, your dog, every other person and the wildlife.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended for pet loving hikers, October 9, 2004

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Backpacking With Your Dog (Paperback)

Now in a new and significantly revised edition, A Guide To Backpacking With Your Dog by dog-owner and backpacking expert Charlene LaBell is a no-nonsense guide to the ins and outs of enjoying vigorous outdoors hiking with one's canine pets. Individual chapters address necessary training and conditioning, mountain biking, geocaching, selecting a pack that properly fits one's dog, bringing along the right amount of food for oneself and one's dog, legal and permit issues, and much more. Black-and-white photographs and easy-to-follow rule lists nicely flesh out A Guide To Backpacking With Your Dog, which is practical, "user friendly", and enthusiastically recommended for pet loving hikers with their canine companions.