Download or read book The Essential Guide to Hiking with Dogs written by Jen Sotolongo and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-05-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With The Essential Guide to Hiking with Dogs, you and your four-legged friend can be ready for anything the wilderness might throw at you. Set yourselves and others up for the very best hiking experience. Need-to-know topics are covered for the novice hiker or new owner, from trail etiquette to leave no trace ethics, important gear and packing guides to essential commands you should train on the trail. Featuring beautiful and illustrative photography, this must-have guide will inform and inspire any adventure dog and their parents. Inside you’ll find: Tips for minimizing impact on the trail and practicing dog hiking etiquette. Gear and packing lists. Multi-sport information including camping, backpacking, mountain biking, and paddle boarding with your dog. The very best hike to take with your dog in every state.
Download or read book A Bark in the Park written by Jennifer Kalbach and published by Cruden Bay Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever considered how far you walk with your dog? If you walk just 20 minutes a day, in ten years you will have walked far enough to cross the United States. With all that walking ahead of you and your dog, arenÕt you ready for a new place to hike?A Bark In The Park: A Guide To Walking Your dog Around Salt Lake City rates the best area dog-walking destinations with your best friend in mind. Utah author Jennifer Kalbach, with bountiful asistance from Cami and Cosmo, have explored area trails to identify the tail-waggingest hikes out there.Jennifer brings back from her adventures generous helpings of local history, architecture, botany and geology. Find a dog park. Learn what parks dog owners should avoid. No Dogs!Is there any more dispiriting day for a dog owner than driving to a new park and encountering the dreaded ÒNO DOGSÓ sign? A Bark In The Park: A Guide To Walking Your dog Around Salt Lake City lists parks that donÕt welcome dogs. Also packed inside are......tips on outfitting your dog for a hike...tips on practicing low impact hiking with your dog...creating a canine First-Aid hiking kit...a complete listing of area dog parksA Bark In The Park: A Guide To Walking Your dog Around Salt Lake City also features the whimsical drawings of Andrew Chesworth. So grab that leash and hit the trail!
Download or read book The Trail Hound s Handbook written by Ellen Eastwood and published by Wilderness Press. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Truly Great Adventures Begin with a Best Friend at Your Side It’s a great big wonderful world out there—so big that most young hikers, experienced or not, would do well to enlist the help of a capable guide. Enter the family dog. Husky or half-pint, lapdog or Labrador, your dog was born a highly skilled wilderness guide. Employing his or her acute senses of smell, hearing, and vision, your dog can point you to countless signs of life on the trail, turning the average walk in the woods into an exciting wilderness adventure. The Trail Hound’s Handbook by Ellen Eastwood is your best source for planning dog-powered hikes, basic hiking etiquette and safe practices, clues to spotting wildlife along the trail, and assorted tips to make hiking with dogs simple and fun. Learn to recognize your dog’s unique wilderness skills, and find a new way to bond with your family’s best friend.
Download or read book A Guide to Backpacking with Your Dog written by Charlene G. LaBelle and published by Alpine Publications Incorporated. This book was released on 1992 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now when you and your dog take those summer hikes, he can carry his own supplies -- and maybe some of yours too!
Download or read book Field Guide to Dog First Aid written by Randy Acker and published by Wilderness Adventures Press. This book was released on 1994-05 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frequently reissued with the same ISBN, but with slightly differing bibliographical details.
Download or read book Doggin the Berkshires written by Doug Gelbert and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever considered how far you walk with your dog? If you walk just 15 minutes a day you will have walked far enough in your dog's lifetime to cross the United States. With all that walking ahead of you, aren't you ready for a new place to take a hike? This new book seeks to help you flush out those great hiking spots for your dog. DOGGIN' THE BERKSHIRES: THE 33 BEST PLACES TO HIKE WITH YOUR DOG IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS explores the state's best trails with your best friend in mind. While walking the dog, author Doug Gelbert also brings along generous helpings of local history, botany, geology, architecture and more. The Berkshire Hills can be a great place to hike with your dog. Within a short drive you can be scaling mountains that leave your dog panting, exploring impossibly green glens that will set tails to wagging or circling lakes for miles where swim-loving dogs never sight of the water. Also included are 10 Cool Things to See On The Trail With Your Dog...outfitting your dog for a hike...low impact hiking with your dog...dog-friendly campgrounds...and much more. DOGGIN' THE BERKSHIRES: THE 33 BEST PLACES TO HIKE WITH YOUR DOG IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS is whimsically illustrated with original drawings by award-winning artist Andrew Chesworth. All parks are indexed. What makes a great place to take your dog hiking? Well, how about a paw-friendly surface to trot on? Grass and sandy dirt are alot more appealing than asphalt and rocks. A variety of hikes is always good - long ones for athletic dogs and short ones for the less adventurous canine. Dogs always enjoy a refreshing place to swim as well. Our guides focus on the parks that are good choices to take your dog. We'll tellyou the ones dog owners needn't bother with and feature the places that welcome your dog. For dog-friendly parks we describe the trail options for your dog, evaluate park traffic from other users, tell you whether you will need a guide dog to find your way around and, of course, tell you how to get to the park.
Download or read book Doggin Orlando The 31 Best Places to Hike with Your Dog in Central Florida written by Doug Gelbert and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever considered how far you walk with your dog? If you walk just 15 minutes a day you will have walked far enough in your dog's lifetime to cross the United States. With all that walking ahead of you, aren't you ready for a new place to take a hike with your dog? Doug Gelbert, author of 26 books on hiking with your dog, has brought his pack to the Orlando area to sniff out the area's best tail-friendly parks and trails for the new book, DOGGIN' ORLANDO: THE 31 BEST PLACES TO HIKE WITH YOUR DOG IN Central Florida. Orlando can be a great place to hike with your dog. Within a short drive your canine adventurer can be climbing ancient dunes that leave him panting, trotting through paw-friendly pine flatlands, exploring heritage cattle ranches or circling lakes for miles and never lose sight of the water. DOGGIN' ORLANDO explores the region's top trails with your best friend in mind... Where can your dog hike down the historic brick Pershing Highway, constructed in 1917? (page 61) Where can your dog see Indian shell middens 2,000 years old? (page 27) Where can your dog hike through largest phosphate deposits in the world?(page 50) No Dogs! Is there any more dispiriting day for a dog owner than driving to a new park and encountering the dreaded "NO DOGS" sign? DOGGIN' ORLANDO tells you the parks that don't welcome dogs. Also packed inside these 90 pages are... ...tips on getting your dog ready to hike ...tips on outfitting your dog for a hike ...tips on practicing low impact hiking with your dog ...and much more What makes a great place to take your dog hiking? Well, how about a paw-friendly surface to trot on? Grass and sandy soil are a lot more appealing than asphalt and rocks. A variety of hikes is always good - long ones for athletic dogs and short ones for the less adventurous canine. Dogs always enjoy a refreshing place to swim as well. For dog-friendly parks our guides describe the trail options for your dog, evaluate park traffic from other users, tell you whether you will need a guide dog to find your way around and, of course, tell you how to get to the park. While walking the dog around Orlando, author Doug Gelbert also brings along generous helpings of local history, botany, geology, architecture and more. So what are you waiting for? Your dog will want to hike where Queenie, "The World's Only Water-Skiing Elephant" started her performing career (page 53), see the only bird native only to Florida (page 63), hike through 100-year old orange groves (page 57)...
Download or read book Doggin Maryland written by Doug Gelbert and published by . This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever considered how far you walk with your dog? If you walk just 15 minutes a day you will have walked far enough in your dog's lifetime to cross the United States. With all that walking ahead of you, aren't you ready for a new place to take a hike? This new book seeks to help you flush out those great hiking spots for your dog. DOGGIN' MARYLAND: THE 100 BEST PLACES TO HIKE WITH YOUR DOG IN THE FREE STATE explores the state's best trails with your best friend in mind. While walking the dog, author Doug Gelbert also brings along generous helpings of local history, botany, geology, architecture and more. Maryland can be a fantastic place to hike with your dog. After a short drive you can be hiking with your dog on sand trails, climb hills that leave you and your dog panting, walk on some of the most historic grounds in America, explore the estates of America's wealthiest families or circle lakes for seven miles and never lose sight of the water. Also included are local beach regulations for dogs...outfitting your dog for a hike...low impact hiking with your dog...and much more. DOGGIN' MARYLAND: THE 100 BEST PLACES TO HIKE WITH YOUR DOG IN THE FREE STATE is whimsically illustrated with original drawings by award-winning artist Andrew Chesworth. What makes a great place to take your dog hiking? Well, how about a paw-friendly surface to trot on? Grass and sandy dirt are alot more appealing than asphant and rocks. A variety of hikes is always good - long ones for athletic dogs and short ones for the less adventurous canine. Dogs always enjoy a refreshing place to swim as well. Our guides focus on the parks that are good choices to take your dog. We'll tell you the ones dog ownersneedn't bother with and feature the places that welcome your dog. For dog-friendly parks we describe the trail options for your dog, evaluate park traffic from other users, tell you whether you will need a guide dog to find your way around and, of course, tell you how to get to the park.
Download or read book Every Dog s Legal Guide written by Mary Randolph and published by NOLO. This book was released on 2005 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's canine population is governed by many things: the nose, the stomach -- and the law. It is essential that dog owners and their neighbors know the ins and outs of various dog-related laws; including those regarding: § biting and barking § veterinarians § leash requirements § travel § landlords § wills § guide dogs § pit bulls § cruelty § and more.The 5th edition provides the latest dog laws in all 50 states, and covers the rights of people who need trained service dogs, protections given to those who buy expensive puppies in pet stores and even providing for pets in a trust.
Download or read book Best Dog Hikes Oregon written by FalconGuides and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook highlights forty-four of the best dog friendly hiking trails in Oregon. Ranging from easy jaunts around Portland's green spaces, to rigorous hikes in the Eagle Cap Wilderness, this guide includes something for every dog lover. Look inside to find: Fitness tips for getting your dog prepared and trained for the trail Fido-friendly gear and detailed checklists outlining what to pack for your pooch A helpful Trail finder identifying hikes by length, difficulty, and leash rules. Essential dog safety and preventative care information.
Download or read book Doggin Northwest Florida written by Doug Gelbert and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever considered how far you walk with your dog? If you walk just 15 minutes a day you will have walked far enough in your dog's lifetime to cross the United States. With all that walking ahead of you, aren't you ready for a new place to take a hike with your dog? Doug Gelbert, author of 21 books on hiking with your dog, has brought his pack to Northwest Florida to sniff out the area's best tail-friendly parks and trails for the new book, DOGGIN' NORTHWEST FLORIDA: THE 50 BEST PLACES TO HIKE WITH YOUR DOG IN THE PANHANDLE. Northwest Florida can be a great place to hike with your dog. Within a short drive your canine adventurer can be climbing seaside dunes that leave him panting, trotting in rolling pinelands, exploring the estates of America's wealthiest families or circling lakes for miles and never lose sight of the water. DOGGIN' NORTHWEST FLORIDA explores the region's top trails with your best friend in mind... Where can your dog hike up a 3-story pre-historic mound? (page 83) Where can your dog hike through America's very first national tree farm? (page 24) Where can your dog look for rare white squirrels? (page 53) No Dogs! Is there any more dispiriting day for a dog owner than driving to a new park and encountering the dreaded "NO DOGS" sign? DOGGIN' NORTHWEST FLORIDA tells you the parks that don't welcome dogs. Also packed inside these 120 pages are... ...dog-friendly campgrounds ...tips on outfitting your dog for a hike ...tips on practicing low impact hiking with your dog ...your dog at the beach ...and much more What makes a great place to take your dog hiking? Well, how about a paw-friendly surface to trot on? Grass and sandy dirt are a lot more appealing thanasphalt and rocks. A variety of hikes is always good - long ones for athletic dogs and short ones for the less adventurous canine. Dogs always enjoy a refreshing place to swim as well. For dog-friendly parks our guides describe the trail options for your dog, evaluate park traffic from other users, tell you whether you will need a guide dog to find your way around and, of course, tell you how to get to the park. While walking the dog, Gelbert also brings along generous helpings of local history, botany, geology, architecture and more. So what are you waiting for? Your dog will want to hike past the site of one of Florida's first oil wells (page 47), trot around a lighthouse that has lasted 165 years and survived 100 storms (page 23), visit the estate of the donor of tennis' Davis Cup (page 39)...
Download or read book Hiking Rocky Mountain National Park written by Erik Stensland and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special Sections -- Dogs -- Dog Trails -- Human Waste -- Personal Locator Beacons -- If You're Lost -- Bark Beetles -- Wilderness Camping -- Wildfires -- Lightning -- Shuttle Buses -- Trail Crews -- Understanding Search and Rescue (SAR).
Download or read book Doggin Northern Virginia written by Doug Gelbert and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever considered how far you walk with your dog? If you walk just 15 minutes a day you will have walked far enough in your dog's lifetime to cross the United States. With all that walking ahead of you, aren't you ready for a new place to take a hike? This new book seeks to help you flush out those great hiking spots for your dog. DOGGIN' NORTHERN VIRGINIA: THE 50 BEST PLACES TO HIKE WITH YOUR DOG IN NOVA explores the state's best trails with your best friend in mind. While walking the dog, author Doug Gelbert also brings along generous helpings of local history, botany, geology, architecture and more. Northern Virginia can be a fantastic place to hike with your dog. After a short drive you can be hiking with your dog on sand trails, climb hills that leave you and your dog panting, walk on some of the most historic grounds in America, explore the estates of America's wealthiest families or circle lakes for seven miles and never lose sight of the water. Also included are Atlantic beach regulations for dogs...outfitting your dog for a hike...low impact hiking with your dog...Doggin' the Chesapeake Bay...area campgrounds...and much more. DOGGIN' NORTHERN VIRGINIA: THE 50 BEST PLACES TO HIKE WITH YOUR DOG IN NOVA is whimsically illustrated with original drawings by award-winning artist Andrew Chesworth. What makes a great place to take your dog hiking? Well, how about a paw-friendly surface to trot on? Grass and sandy dirt are alot more appealing than asphant and rocks. A variety of hikes is always good - long ones for athletic dogs and short ones for the less adventurous canine. Dogs always enjoy a refreshing place to swim as well. Our guides focus on the parks that are good choicesto take your dog. We'll tell you the ones dog owners needn't bother with and feature the places that welcome your dog. For dog-friendly parks we describe the trail options for your dog, evaluate park traffic from other users, tell you whether you will need a guide dog to find your way around and, of course, tell you how to get to the park.
Download or read book Doggin Long Island written by Doug Gelbert and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever considered how far you walk with your dog? If you walk just 15 minutes a day you will have walked far enough in your dog's lifetime to cross the United States. With all that walking ahead of you, aren't you ready for a new place to take a hike with your dog? Doug Gelbert, author of 21 books on hiking with your dog, has brought his pack to Long Island to sniff out the area's best tail-friendly parks and trails for the new book, DOGGIN' LONG ISLAND: THE 30 BEST PLACES TO HIKE WITH YOUR DOG IN NEW YORK'S PLAYGROUND. Long Island can be a great place to hike with your dog. Within a short drive your canine adventurer can be climbing seaside dunes that leave him panting, trotting in rolling pinelands, exploring the estates of America's wealthiest families or circling lakes for miles and never lose sight of the water. DOGGIN' LONG ISLAND explores the region's top trails with your best friend in mind... Where can your dog see Long Island's largest population of its only native cactus, the prickly pear? (page 83) Where can your dog visit the site of United State government time travel experiments (maybe)? (page 51) Where can your dog stand by the grave of August Belmont's Gordon setter, Robin, who he showed in the first Westminster Dog Show in 1877 (page 63) No Dogs! Is there any more dispiriting day for a dog owner than driving to a new park and encountering the dreaded NO DOGS sign? DOGGIN' LONG ISLAND tells you the parks that don't welcome dogs. Also packed inside these 108 pages are... ...dog-friendly campgrounds ...tips on outfitting your dog for a hike ...tips on practicing low impact hiking with your dog ...great beaches to take your dog on Long Island ...and much more Whatmakes a great place to take your dog hiking? Well, how about a paw-friendly surface to trot on? Grass and sandy dirt are a lot more appealing than asphalt and rocks. A variety of hikes is always good - long ones for athletic dogs and short ones for the less adventurous canine. Dogs always enjoy a refreshing place to swim as well. For dog-friendly parks our guides describe the trail options for your dog, evaluate park traffic from other users, tell you whether you will need a guide dog to find your way around and, of course, tell you how to get to the park. While walking the dog, Gelbert also brings along generous helpings of local history, botany, geology, architecture and more. So what are you waiting for? Your dog will want to hike to the highest point on Long Island (page 55), visit the first Dark Sky park on Long Island (page 45), hike through the island's oldes white pine plantation (page 53), see one of the world's rarest wildflowers, the sand plain gerardia (page 41)...
Download or read book Doggin Connecticut written by Doug Gelbert and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connecticut can be a great place to hike with your dog. Within a short drive your canine adventurer can be climbing hills that leave him panting, trotting on some of the most historic grounds in America, exploring the estates of America's wealthiest families or circling lakes for miles and never lose sight of the water. I have selected what I consider to be the 57 best places to take your dog for an outing in the Nutmeg State and ranked them according to subjective criteria including the variety of hikes available, opportunities for canine swimming and pleasure of the walks. The rankings include a mix of parks that feature long walks and parks that contain short walks. No Dogs! Is there any more dispiriting day for a dog owner than driving to a new park and encountering the dreaded "No Dogs" sign? Doggin' Connecticut tells you the parks that don't welcome dogs. Also packed inside these 144 pages are... ...outifitting your dog for a hike ...dog-friendly campgrounds ...tips on practicing low impact hiking with your dog ...beach rules for dog...and much more. What makes a great place to take your dog hiking? Well, how about a paw-friendly surface to trot on? Grass and sand are a lot more appealing than asphalt and rocks. A variety of hikes is always good - long ones for athletic dogs and short ones for the less adventurous canine. Dogs often enjoy a refreshing place to swim as well. For tail-friendly parks our guides describe the trail options for your dog, evaluate park traffic from other users, tell you whether you will need a guide dog to find your way around and, of course, tell you how to get to the park. While walking the dog, Gelbert also brings along generous helpings of localhistory, botany, geology, architecture and more. So what are you waiting for? Grab that leash and hit the trail!
Download or read book Best Hikes with Dogs Western Washington written by Dan Nelson and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2010-02-22 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CLICK HERE to download the backpacking trip to "Cathedral Rock" and the hike to "Scatter Lake" from Best Hikes with Dogs Western Washington, 2nd Edition * Guidebook of more than 80 hikes chosen specifically for dog owners and their four-legged trail companions * In a national-park heavy region, Best Hikes with Dogs Western Washington, 2nd Ed. shows you where the dog-legal trails are A great reference for everyone who enjoys hiking with their dog, Best Hikes with Dogs: Western Washington, Second Ed., adds twenty-five new hikes to the sixty in the first edition. Each trail is carefully selected for its scenic value, its lack of crowds, and its safety for dogs. Hikes range from easy 3-mile strolls to routes that require dogged determination, such as the 33-mile trek to Remmel Lake. These dynamic trails will leave your dog begging for more. Just don't forget to bring water! Best Hikes with Dogs: Western Washington, Second Ed. includes the Ten Canine Essentials and gives pointers for sharing the trail with others. Popular guidebook author Dan Nelson covers everything from first aid for dogs and guidelines for the leave-no-trace ethic to detailed directions and an at-a-glance comparison chart of the difficulty level, best season to go, and scenic highlights of every hike.
Download or read book The Essential Guide to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park written by John Jenkins and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2003-12 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Camping, wildlife viewing, hiking, backpacking, climbing, mountain biking, fly fishing--the recreational opportunities around Black Canyon are unsurpassed.
