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Just make sure your frontline is applied when your dog is dry for 72 hrs ( or basically dry to the skin), and delay bathing another 72 hrs. The product travels across the skin with the help of the...

The "bassador" is cracking me up! I had originally bought a ruffwear approach pack, and the volume that I thought appropriate for my pup had chest straps that were too small , so we just added length...

Having a dog pack for said dog will help with the gram-weenie-ness. They can carry about 20% of their body weight safely, but work up to it. I love the ruffwear packs. Pricey, but worth it.

While...

Frontline is not a repellent, therefore you may find a tick on your dog. . . however, it WILL die! There has been no demonstrated resistance in multiple studies for either ticks or fleas. Lyme...

My jacks prefer snakes. . . have always failed in the mice department!

We have a jrt who is on an electronic collar when we are remote enough not to be running into ppl very often. She does great on the trail, the e-collar is an effective tool. I would watch out for...

My partner and I also eat gluten free, and have struggled with our food choices for backpacking. I don't mind dehydrating my own stuff, but i'm not very good at it yet, and feel like i'm not doing a...

Horseflies and deer flies are still out. Blackflies are usually done.

First I made a pack for my 17# Jack Russell-she did really well with it, but it fell apart =(
Then I looked at the SingleTrak Pack from Ruffwear- the smallest size is nice for a little Terror. The...

I purchased a single boot to see if my dog would tolerate it. I had trouble with the sizing, the smallest size was too big for her paw. The bottom surface seemed too large, and the upper wouldn't...

My shorty jack is an awesome trail companion, but also gets cold easily- most jackets don't cover the belly and she is so close to the ground! We did a section in the NC/TN area last June,and she...

In my experience you would want to avoid Southern VT in march/April. It is not uncommon to get decent snow well into May, and mud season is raging during march and April. It would be no fun for you...

Ok so take the being stealth option off the table, I suppose that really is breaking the rules. . .

So my partner and I are planning a trip to the Smokies this fall, and I am not looking forward to staying in a shelter. so, I'm trying to see if i can fudge my way around the rules without doing...

Aside from all the berry/weather/etc talk. . . I grew up hiking and camping in the Stratton area, and we've seeing similar bear activity there for at least the past 20 years. Breaking into trash...

Another option would be Certifect, by Merial. It is essentially frontline but with Amitraz added. Amitraz is (I think) the active ingredient in preventic collars. It is supposed to potentate the...

My partner and I just did half of this section ( carvers gap to big hump and back ) in about a day and a half- but that was going slow, with our dogs, and with some nasty weather starting out.

We...

I work part time at a vet clinic, we see a lot of active dogs that have fully or partially torn or strained ACL's . Full tears get repaired, partial tears are often a wait and see ( usually go on to...

My partner and I have hiked quite a bit together , some on the AT and some not. We have never encountered any problems- we both believe that people (of the not crazy variety) will be inclined to...

just a warning with doxy- it can make you extremely sensitive to the sun, use a high SPF and apply more frequently than you would think of, or you may end up with a severe sunburn, even if you don't...

just got diagnosed Celiac. . . so all my favorite foods (and drinks!) are out. . . It makes it easier not to snack. Many of my favorite lunches before were carb heavy, but not its mostly salad. Plus...

aside from the all the good advice above, here's my $0.02: (and I'm somewhat biased, having two Jack Russells , a small B.C. Mix and a pit bull)

Pits are great, and they are tanks, but it is hard...

I have the RuffWear approach pack for my 20lb B.C. mix (size XXS) and for my 45lb Pit Bull (size XS). I originally bought the XS for the 20lb dog, but the bags were far too large for her, and their...

I think this is the real essence of it all.

argue as you will over the quality of ingredients, but veterinarians do in fact study how the body breaks down the food that is put into it, more than...

Cincinnati here- always surprised to see how many Ohioans actually get out and hike!