[at-l] Dogs and backpacking

[kahley7@ptd.net (kahley7)]

At 10:18 AM 4/15/01 -0400, Rich Bowyer wrote:
>>>and a holey tent <yikes>.
>
>I can recall back in....93? waking up at dawn to a weird sound only to find my dog chasing daddy long leg spiders around the seem of my tent.
>Dog claws
>critters
>nylon tents.....
>risky combo indeed


LOL!!  Not just the claws...I once had a pup that got bored when i wouldn't budge from the bag, 
rolled over, and started nibbling on the door seam!  And one that had to come with if i went
to pee or he'd try and dig his way out of the tent.  and one that whined all night for the first
half dozen trips.....makes you real popular in a campground...LOL
All that aside, I love hiking with my dogs.  It's like taking a very excited, non whining child.....
but it does increase your responsibility level.  If only they could talk <g> and tell
me when they were hurtin or tired.  <sigh>
Signed k....who is stuck off trail for a while with a lame 4paw <poor baby>