“You have a WHAT for your dog?!” is often the question I hear when my dogless backpacking friends and I talk about gear. “Yes, she has her own sleeping bag” is my response as I explain the multitude of reasons why I bring one along for her. No matter how skeptical, they’re always brought around […]
It’s official: spring has arrived and with it comes the camping season! Being an adventurous family on the go year round, warmer weather and longer days bring even more travelling – with our dogs River and Rain, of course. Our travel savvy lifestyle means needing to have a means of packing River and Rain’s kibble, […]
If you’re anything like us, packing for a road trip involves a fairly lengthy checklist of gear for your dog. Previous to using the Ruffwear Haul Bag, packing for Reggie just meant I would stuff a large, reusable grocery bag full of his things and hope that my husband wouldn’t lose anything important on the […]
The sun is out, the geese are flying north, and the ever so persistent blanket of snow is slowly disappearing from right in front of our eyes. Spring has finally shown us its beautiful face and with the delight of saying good-bye to old man winter we now have a new enemy to contend with. […]
Spring is in the air so this week Dogs That Hike will be talking about first aid. If you haven’t already, check out our article posted earlier First Aid for Fido on the Trail as it will give you some basic information and prepare you for this review. We provided our Trail Testers with […]
Spring is in the air so this week Dogs That Hike will be talking about first aid. If you haven’t already, check out our article posted earlier First Aid for Fido on the Trail as it will give you some basic information and prepare you for this review. We provided our Trail Testers with […]
Most of us would go to the ends of the earth to help our dog but if you run in to an emergency on the trail would you know what to do? Summer is almost here and more people and pups are hitting the trail so we figured now is a good time to brush […]
The look of the pink Alcott Adventure Collar seems to match my sweet, beautiful golden retriever cross Emma’s personality exactly, they should have called the color “Pretty in Pink” because that’s what she is when wearing it. The collar comes in 8 different colours (black, red, pink, green, blue, orange, high viz yellow and high viz orange) […]
This review is on the old style Ruffwear Roamer Leash. Ruffwear upgraded this product in spring 2017 after we were in the middle of testing. According to the Ruffwear website the Roamer is an adjustable stretch-webbing leash that can be hand-held or worn around the waist for a dynamic hands-free leash experience. Wavelength™ stretch webbing […]
Let’s talk about toys! Like many dog owners our dogs have an array of different toys. There are some that last a minute and some that last a year. When selecting toys for our dogs there are several factors that I consider, the main ones being: price, durability/longevity, level of interest and safety. When put […]