Quote Originally Posted by CrumbSnatcher View Post
man up and carry your dogs gear. dogs are not built like pack animals. dog packs should be ILLEGAL........................................... .................................................. ............................................

Oh, please.

Common sense has to prevail. Don't force a dog to carry too much weight. But no weight? Dog packs should be illegal? "Man up"?

My dog goes berserk when I pull her pack down from the shelf. In a good way! It means she's going hiking--perhaps for several days. It's a saddlebag pack that weighs about 1.25 lbs. empty. Fully packed with her food, water, shelter, and ground stake it's about 8 lbs. She weighs a bit over 50 lbs. That's less than 1/6 of her body weight. Not a problem. She balks at getting in the truck without her pack if she sees me put my pack in. That says enough for me.