There is an American hiker and author named Kyle Rohrig who did almost the entire AT with his female Shiba Inu, Katana. He wrote a book about their epic journey in "Lost on the Appalachian Trail".
He and his then-girlfriend co-owned the pup, and he had set out on his AT hike with Katana in the care of his girlfriend's parents in Florida. That didn't work out, though, and after he had made it through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (no dogs allowed in national parks in the US), his girlfriend brought Katana to him for the rest of his time on the trail. That would be almost 1300 miles. She also hiked with him for the first several hundred miles of the Pacific Crest Trail.
Kyle is a hammock camper and Katana slept with him in his hammock. A Shiba Inu female is 15-20 pounds, so not a large dog but not a miniature breed either. I'm citing this example because Kyle Rohrig is 6'3" and about 235 pounds, so about the size of a pro linebacker - and Katana was never in any danger of being crushed as they slept.
If you have some other reason for not wanting your dog to share your hammock, it would be interesting to know what that is. But you really shouldn't have any worries about harming the dog in your sleep.
And if you ever get a chance to read "Lost on the Appalachian Trail," you may conclude that hiking with your dog and sharing your hammock with him/her are exactly what you want to do. But there is no good reason for you to give up hanging, getting a tent and sleeping on the ground, Federico.
TJ
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