1st backpacking trip in Eagle's Nest Wilderness Colorado

Check out the Colorado trail .. plenty of sections available that are great to hike with our pups. There is a Reddit group r/coloradotrail

Wilderness designated lands in both BLM and NFS require leasing at all time. National Forests, BLM and other federal and state wild lands multi use designations unleashed animals under owners controller are usually ok. National parks prohibits dogs on any unpaved surface under all circumstance. In Colorado do you hike overnight trips with your two Boarders and always keep them restrained or are they free to run if well behaved in the areas you frequent? Lots of beautiful multi use land in the mountains where I live so we stay out go designated wilderness areas. when we want the dog buddy experience. In Eagles Nest they must always be leashed/restrained to be legal. Needless to unleashed dogs on public woodlands need excellent recall and will sit/wait for extended periods on command without bolting or wandering of to be safe, No unnessary barking or yapping to disturb other back country users. Well trained Boarders, GSDs and assorter bird retrievers seem wired to learn thees skills more easily than other breeds but it does take training. However leash walking and restraining for backpacking trips is a greater pain in the ass to many of us than proper training for legal areas so our dogs are not a problem to other users.