Going Into the Wild — My Vet’s Advice
The advice I received from my vet can be grouped into preparation, care, and check-up. Preparing for a trip involves making sure your dog is
6 Day Trips Your Portland Dog Will Love
6 Day Trips Your Portland Dog Will Love I know that lots of Portland dogs have already been on many of these trips. And the hipster...
Pack Training with Your Dog
Pack Training with Your Dog Your dog is not automatically prepared for long-distance hiking in the wild just because he’s an animal. Dogs...
The 15 Items in My Dog’s Pack
Taking a dog long-distance backpacking means being prepared for their success in the wild as much as you would be prepared for your own....
Dog Tricks - Part 4
Work Hard PDX Metro Pack Walks brings dogs and their humans outside. What started as five people walking through Forest Park in Portland,...
Dog Tricks - Part 3
Get Exercise Owning a dog that needs two hours of exercise every day to keep from nervously chewing the sofa cushions means I am forced...
Dog Tricks - Part 2
Go Outside Like a morning campfire, brought back from the embers buried beneath the ash of the previous night’s festivities, my passion...
Dog Tricks - Part 1
Wake Up At 7:00 am, I should hear the beep, beep, beep coming from my cell phone’s tiny speaker, alerting me to the start of new day’s...