If you are one among the hiking lover, believe me! There can be nothing better than hiking with your dog. But one thing which you need to know that dogs are not aware of how they can hike with you, thus you need to teach them properly. It would be better if you can train your dogs at an early age because the latter on it becomes a bit difficult. The best thing, which you can do, takes your dogs to all the places where you go, this will help them to get socialize in a better way with other dogs and people. Moreover, you must also carry them when you are going for short outings in the country. But before that, there are certain things which you need to keep in mind.
They are:
- You can head your dog to the short hiking trail after you have worked with your dog for a period. Make sure that the leash where you keep your dog is long enough so that it can explore. But at the same time, you need to keep a watch that the leash does not get tangled with them.
- It has been noticed that there is some particular breed of dogs, which are better at hiking compared to other ones. If you observe it properly then you will find that the tiny dogs which have the delicate legs and feet do not have much agility compared to the larger breed of dogs. This is an important thing, which you need to consider if you are adopting a puppy with the hope of hiking in the future.
- The moment you plan for dog hiking, you need to make sure that you do not hike in the hot weather. The reason behind it is that both you as well as your dog can become overheated. Hence, you need to decide your time very wisely and work with the dog so that they can build their endurance.
The main motive of having a short leash is that they can make sure that the dog’s recall is good enough so that they can consistently come whenever called. This is the only way when you can let them go off the leash at the time of hiking with dogs. You will also get to build confidence that they are going to return the moment you call out for their name.
