yeh my dog was so tired after the hike, she just plopped herself in there, rolled over and passed out. for anxiety, backyard tent pitching with the exact setup you're gonna have + a bone or bully stick could help too!

You must’ve had a cute dog 😅- rumor has it she’s an Australian kelpie mix… except her ears didn’t go up

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Agreed, it’s the best! Jeff, you’re awesome!

Thank you :) The advice is to just do it! Haha. Totally had similar worries about carrying extra gear weight, sleeping together in a tent, long drive, etc. Turns out: she loved it and it’s one of her favourite things, so we’ve been on a bunch of trips now.

Advice from other redditors to me was to bring the Fido airlift or some sort of carrier harness incase of injury / emergencies or if they have trouble keeping up on difficult terrain.

Hope you go on a couple of trips together this year and have an awesome time!

Incase this is helpful: some info on my starter backpacking dog gear

Wow they must be happy dogs growing up near the Rockies! But I’m with you, we love the Algonquin Park lake system. Took her on her first canoe trip last year. She was skeptical at first but loved it by the second day. Hope you have awesome summer adventures with your dogs this season 😎

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I definitely didn’t! Haha. She just ends up lying on top of the bag or falling out after 30 minutes or so. She’s very driven by cozy, so I open the bag, pat the spot, she will go on it and curl up immediately, then I zip her up. Even on cold nights she hasn’t managed to stay inside. So I have to get up and tuck her back in. She likes to sprawl out when she sleeps. Im not sure if she feels claustrophobic or if she’s too warm after a while. At home she switches between the bed, her bed and the floor throughout the night to manage her temp too. But I have a feeling that for camping, if it’s cold enough she would stay inside instead of sprawling out. I think it just takes a cold night for them to figure it out.

I’m not super familiar with small dog gear so others might be more helpful here.People recommend the Fido Pro Carry which is for medium, larger dogs. But I imagine there’s a lot more options than for big dogs. And as long as it’s front carry it’ll hopefully work with ur pack. I hope others can chime in, and you might need to do some testing with how everything sits on ur body when ur pack is on.

Amazon has one by Pawaboo: https://a.co/d/ienH8cA

Outward hound allows more mobility more like a bowl: https://outwardhound.com/puppak-dog-front-carrier/

Funny fuzzy: https://funnyfuzzy.com/products/dog-pet-carrier-bag-backpack-cockpit?currency=USD&variant=43242962813155&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&stkn=a17aa1f41bfb&dm_cam=20978453890&dm_grp=&dm_ad=&dm_kw=&dm_net=adwords&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAApbRYrA6tZOqQd9pV4S5APiNTpM4S&gclid=Cj0KCQiArrCvBhCNARIsAOkAGcUxb0Wr939W60H8LVs3J8zPGQ3uVkbJQlTAzf6MRjJmeNaoysq2lSUaAt4EEALw_wcB#!

Thank you! A lot of info. Your dog pulling u up the hill is a genius idea 💡

Thanks! the poop bag carrying is always a dread 💩

Would you recommend on leash at all times? I’m still trying to balance out offleash.. and the fear of bears and other wildlife. She does have her day-to-day collar on for the entire trip for fast clipping incase her pack isn’t on. At the site and in the tent the pack comes off though