Comments on: Hiking Hounds: Hitting the Trail http://www.arkanimals.com/hiking-hounds-hitting-the-trail/ Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:22:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ark Lady http://www.arkanimals.com/hiking-hounds-hitting-the-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-1153 Ark Lady Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:52:20 +0000 http://www.arkanimals.com/?p=594#comment-1153 Thanks for the product recommendations--great to see you back. :-) Always great to have more to add to the resource. Thanks for the product recommendations–great to see you back. :-) Always great to have more to add to the resource.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.arkanimals.com/hiking-hounds-hitting-the-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-1151 Andrew Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:19:11 +0000 http://www.arkanimals.com/?p=594#comment-1151 Excellent article! Lots of great advice, especially about using temporary ID tags - I should do that from now on. One thing I would add is a whistle, both for safety/rescue scenarios but also to call back an off-leash dog. I use a whistle without a ball so the sound is less harsh in the quiet wilderness. Of course I'd just use my lips if I could whistle loud enough! As the days get shorter a safety light is nice for road crossings or even just finding my dog at dusk in the woods. <a href="http://www.ruffwear.com/The-Beacon_2" rel="nofollow">The Beacon</a> by Ruff Wear is what we have at our store. We also carry Ruff Wear's <a href="http://www.ruffwear.com/Quick-Draw-Leash_2" rel="nofollow">Quick Draw</a> leash, which I love for trail running - it stows on the dog's collar so I don't have to hang on to it when I let them run off-leash, but I can easily leash them up when I'm near a road or encounter other people on the trails. Excellent article! Lots of great advice, especially about using temporary ID tags – I should do that from now on.

One thing I would add is a whistle, both for safety/rescue scenarios but also to call back an off-leash dog. I use a whistle without a ball so the sound is less harsh in the quiet wilderness. Of course I’d just use my lips if I could whistle loud enough!

As the days get shorter a safety light is nice for road crossings or even just finding my dog at dusk in the woods. The Beacon by Ruff Wear is what we have at our store.

We also carry Ruff Wear’s Quick Draw leash, which I love for trail running – it stows on the dog’s collar so I don’t have to hang on to it when I let them run off-leash, but I can easily leash them up when I’m near a road or encounter other people on the trails.

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