Thanks all for contributions to this thread. Very helpful. I am headed to pick up a new pup this weekend- an Australian Shepherd and can't wait to get him camping with me. turbo-1491304571.jpg
Thanks all for contributions to this thread. Very helpful. I am headed to pick up a new pup this weekend- an Australian Shepherd and can't wait to get him camping with me. turbo-1491304571.jpg
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Coyotes are good at luring dogs out of a safe area, and then what happens is not pretty. You do not want to have to listen as your friend is ripped apart by the pack that he/she didn't know was there. Then, there are bears, bobcats, lynx, etc., and, if a small dog, owls. So the dog must be secured. If your dog chews, make sure that the first couple of feet is something that will be difficult to chew through. As far as tangling goes, you could suspend little bells about midway down the guy lines to help the dog learn where they are, but tangling will be an issue from time to time. But, hey, it's worth it, right?
True enough about coyotes, my aussies want to answer the call of the wild. I have had to put them in an outbuilding or in my jeep for the night.
Wolves are even harder on dogs...one chomp is sufficient. If there is any possibility of coyotes or wolves I keep my dogs on leads or in the tent at night. At home it is inside at dark thirty, contained if they must go out during the night, and wait for dawn in the morning before being let out.
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