I so miss hiking with our dogs in the canyons of San Diego! We could let them off of their leashes and they would have such a great time. Liberty would scout things out.... Buddy would run ahead to the nearest shade, lay down, wait for us to get to him, and repeat the same thing over and over again! Buddy would also find a three foot long branch that he would want to carry... and scrape your legs with... during the whole hike. One of Scott's dreams is to hike the Pacific Trail. Liberty would be great for this... Buddy would not. (way too lazy).
Here in South Florida we don't have canyons. There is a state park near the beach that we hike in sometimes... but it just isn't the same.
Anyway.... we do love being outdoors with our dogs. A few years ago I found a great line of products by a company called Outward Hound. Liberty has an Outward Hound backpack. I use their cool-it bandanna collars for the dogs when we hike in warm weather. (Heeellllllooooo... South Florida!) You just keep them in the freezer. I also use on a regular basis either the fanny pack that holds my keys, a collapsible water bowl and two water bottles...or an over the shoulder water bottle and bowl holder. Outward Hound also has a great line of floating throw toys for the beach.
Now that Spring is here, our Outward Hound products will be out and getting a lot of use. Time to take a hike.....
