Can a Corgi handle a serious hike? - MyCorgi.com2024-03-29T13:33:50Zhttp://mycorgi.com/forum/topics/can-a-corgi-handle-a-serious-hike?commentId=1150197%3AComment%3A1658962&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWonderful answer!!! tag:mycorgi.com,2012-11-28:1150197:Comment:16603142012-11-28T07:04:34.761ZCaitlin Randolphhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/CaitlinRandolph
<p>Wonderful answer!!! </p>
<p>Wonderful answer!!! </p> Don't ask the dog to carry an…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-11-26:1150197:Comment:16595362012-11-26T05:32:47.166ZJohn Wolffhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/JohnWolff92
<p>Don't ask the dog to carry anything. I don't like dog backpacks, and a corgi can carry negligible weight. I want my dog to enjoy the trip and be able to complete it.</p>
<p>I use a chest harness to belay dangerous river crossings and steep snow, but NOTE: a chest harness may NOT hold your dog in a vertical hang. Al slips neatly out of mine. We have 2 kinds of chest harness, and each slips easily over the head if you help fold the leg through the posterior loop (those separating buckles…</p>
<p>Don't ask the dog to carry anything. I don't like dog backpacks, and a corgi can carry negligible weight. I want my dog to enjoy the trip and be able to complete it.</p>
<p>I use a chest harness to belay dangerous river crossings and steep snow, but NOTE: a chest harness may NOT hold your dog in a vertical hang. Al slips neatly out of mine. We have 2 kinds of chest harness, and each slips easily over the head if you help fold the leg through the posterior loop (those separating buckles are unnecessary).</p>
<p>You may want to test how the harness "tows" your dog through water, because if he ever falls off a log, you'll have to reel him in, and this MIGHT turn the dog upside-down. Test it somehow. I trust my dog's footing, but log crossings can be high and dangerous and scary and challenging, and I am not sure I have the system mastered. </p>
<p>I keep a quick draw leash handy, clipped to my shoulder strap, and practice often, every trip. You want to be quick as a gunslinger when you encounter a horse, another dog, a coyote, a skunk, or a porcupine.</p> Kipper on Mt Mansfield. We're…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-11-26:1150197:Comment:16589622012-11-26T03:29:09.197ZMarie Ploofhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/MariePloof
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3099439215?profile=original"><img width="721" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3099439215?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"/></a>Kipper on Mt Mansfield. We're working up to a weekend hike.</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3099439215?profile=original"><img width="721" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3099439215?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"/></a>Kipper on Mt Mansfield. We're working up to a weekend hike.</p> Corgis love hiking! Ein can d…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-11-26:1150197:Comment:16587252012-11-26T01:07:54.456ZIvyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Ivy571
Corgis love hiking! Ein can definitely outlast me on a trail. She also goes along on our horseback trail rides and has no problem keeping up at the faster pace. If you go off-leash, be sure to have a good recall. Treats help with that. I also like to have a bell on her (I can track her and no worries about startling bear). You will have so much fun! Nothing keeps you going like following their bouncing corgi butts. Heh.
Corgis love hiking! Ein can definitely outlast me on a trail. She also goes along on our horseback trail rides and has no problem keeping up at the faster pace. If you go off-leash, be sure to have a good recall. Treats help with that. I also like to have a bell on her (I can track her and no worries about startling bear). You will have so much fun! Nothing keeps you going like following their bouncing corgi butts. Heh. This is great to hear. I inte…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-11-25:1150197:Comment:16584682012-11-25T09:52:00.555ZCaitlin Randolphhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/CaitlinRandolph
<p>This is great to hear. I intend to do some hiking with my future corgi friend and this is great to read! Does your corgi wear a back pack or is it just a harness? I'll have to do some reading up on you and your corgi!</p>
<p>This is great to hear. I intend to do some hiking with my future corgi friend and this is great to read! Does your corgi wear a back pack or is it just a harness? I'll have to do some reading up on you and your corgi!</p> Technically the standard says…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-03-12:1150197:Comment:14838912012-03-12T12:45:13.350ZJanehttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Jane944
<p>Technically the standard says "Dewclaws on both forelegs and hindlegs usually removed."</p>
<p>Technically the standard says "Dewclaws on both forelegs and hindlegs usually removed."</p> I totally envy the sights you…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-03-12:1150197:Comment:14840892012-03-12T12:42:10.397ZJoanna, Rainy and Calvinhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Joanna20
<p>I totally envy the sights you guys see. Awesome and beautiful!</p>
<p>I totally envy the sights you guys see. Awesome and beautiful!</p> Just take it easy sat first.…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-03-12:1150197:Comment:14837552012-03-12T02:08:32.212ZJohn Wolffhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/JohnWolff92
<p>Just take it easy sat first. You're gonna have plenty time with this dog.</p>
<p>Check out these wicked-looking pad blisters, which healed uneventfully within a week with no intervention:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mycorgi.com/forum/topics/sore-pads-al-is-on-the-dl" target="_blank">http://www.mycorgi.com/forum/topics/sore-pads-al-is-on-the-dl</a></p>
<p>Just take it easy sat first. You're gonna have plenty time with this dog.</p>
<p>Check out these wicked-looking pad blisters, which healed uneventfully within a week with no intervention:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mycorgi.com/forum/topics/sore-pads-al-is-on-the-dl" target="_blank">http://www.mycorgi.com/forum/topics/sore-pads-al-is-on-the-dl</a></p> http://cascadeclimbers.com/fo…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-03-12:1150197:Comment:14836072012-03-12T02:01:53.860ZJohn Wolffhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/JohnWolff92
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<p><a href="http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/trip-reports/trip_report.2010-09-14.8127785835" target="_blank">http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/trip-reports/trip_report.2010-09-14.8127785835</a> </p>
<p>Al and I spent 9 days in marginal weather hiking around everything shown in this photo (Glacier Peak, Washington Cascades), 90+ miles. When Gwynnie was young, she went 23 mi. in 14 hrs. with 9000' total gain. On a good trail, you cannot outwalk a fit corgi.</p>
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<p>REMEMBER: no big physical challenges until a pup is 1 y.o. (growth plates fused), and in good shape. Watch the animal carefully; if they're hurting, it's hard for them to tell you. I've never seen them do anything obviously stupid, but I worry about mistakes (like falling off a log crossing into a river) when they're inexperienced. I have a chest harness with belay system. See collar FAQ; chest harness can wear sores if worn for long periods.</p> At ten weeks, think frequent…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-03-12:1150197:Comment:14835262012-03-12T01:45:23.032ZBev Levyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/BevLevy
<p>At ten weeks, think frequent and very short walks. I wouldn't go more than 15 minutes at a time. Ten weeks is still an infant. If you push him too hard now you could end up with a crippled corgi.</p>
<p>At ten weeks, think frequent and very short walks. I wouldn't go more than 15 minutes at a time. Ten weeks is still an infant. If you push him too hard now you could end up with a crippled corgi.</p>