Yappers (Yorkies, Maltese, Shih Tzus etc.) are likely to drive everyone nuts. If she becomes a barker, train her to not bark. Non dog-owners would have wanted to shoot that dog I wanted to shoot the owner. It seemed like she was just across the channel, but in fact the campsite was almost a mile away, within earshot of a dozen campsites. I can recall camping on an island in the Boundary Waters and a dog barked constantly for hours. Others would try to herd every animal in a five mile radius. My friend Dana has a great BC who listens better than most teenagers. Our Great Pyrenees puppy Alice is yet unproven, but she does appear to be a burdock magnet, so consider coat maintenance when taking longer-haired dogs.īorder Collies can be wonderful. With a show cut, other dogs and animals will mock them. Standard poodles tend to do very well with a good short clip. Our German Shorthair, Winnie (R.I.P.), was great, but she was a very chill GSP. Pointers and other sporting dogs can do well, but a lot of that is individual temperament. Retrievers of all sorts tend to do very well, as do Chesapeakes. The dogs I have known who handle wilderness tripping the best are usually smart and compliant. That’s what they were bred to do, and they do it well. Not that yours won’t, but a Jack Russell that sees a porcupine will most likely bark bring it on! in dog language and go for the throat. My experience is that most smaller terriers don’t handle things well. If a dog hasn’t seen a porcupine before and won’t whoa, you better have your Leatherman pliers and a day off trail to spare. We are asking a lot of a dog to do the things we want her to do. There are too many ways this can go wrong. If your dog is aggressive, leave her home. It doesn’t matter if it only happened once. Whether it be toward humans, other dogs or any wildlife, an aggressive dog has no place in the wilderness. Of course, you don’t need all these commands if you’re going to keep your dog on a leash all the time, but that takes away a lot of the fun for both you and your dog. Non-essential but useful is also the hurry up, which is basically urinate and defecate quickly. Whatever words you decide to use, you need a dog that will stop, come back, lay down, and drop the thing in her mouth. If you’re sniffing a dead crow, don’t even think about it. Leave it: Whatever is in your mouth, drop it. Whoa can save a life.ĭown: Lay down, don’t move until I tell you it’s okay. Useful for bird dogs so they don’t flush a bird when they’re on-point it’s also useful when they see a squirrel and start chasing it across the street. Whoa: I use this for stop, freeze, don’t move. She doesn’t roll over or play dead, as they are cute tricks but have no value other than entertaining kids.The important commands that need consistent responses are:
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Does your dog listen to you? When you give a command, does she* listen and respond? I spent a long time training Gracie, my Black Lab, to respond to the important voice commands. You don’t need a dog with a Ph.D, but be honest with yourself. You are responsible for the health and safety of your companion. There are many more considerations in your wilderness trip prep work when taking a dog, and failure in one of them can create drama. The pet exercise area is like a giant olfactory newspaper, and my dogs must read every article, especially the ones left behind by an interesting female.īut like anything, the key to a successful trip is preparation, and then more preparation. If you don’t believe me, watch your dog at a rest stop. Dogs cannot be jaded everything is new to them. As opposed to humans, they are quiet, low-maintenance, and easy to please. The companionship of a dog can be one of the most rewarding experiences for a wilderness traveler. Fifty years after its publishing it’s still a great read, and it wouldn’t have been what it is without Charley.
When John Steinbeck traveled with Charley, his standard poodle, the result was one of my favorite books.
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