I was wondering if anyone brings their dig in trips involving a hammock. What do you do with the pooch at night. Considering bringing my pup and putting a ccf pad under the hammock for her and pitching a winter tarp.
I was wondering if anyone brings their dig in trips involving a hammock. What do you do with the pooch at night. Considering bringing my pup and putting a ccf pad under the hammock for her and pitching a winter tarp.
Ground=Cold+Hard+Wet
Solution!!!! Sleep in a TREE
My pup "Kiba" is my go to hiking partner. Depending on the size will determine on whether or not it will be comfy in the hammock. Kiba weighs around 20ibs, so it's really nice to have her in there. Here is a video of us camping in 14f temps and I show how she sleeps in there with me too.
Fronkey
That's a nice looking dig fronkey. Mine is 40 lbs and doesn't even like sleeping on the bed. Loves to stay for an hour then jumps off and goes to sleep un her crate. Just don't see her staying in a hammock. As a hiker she rocks
Ground=Cold+Hard+Wet
Solution!!!! Sleep in a TREE
mine is a 70lb lab. Kaia. she sleeps in the hammock up to about 40 degrees. above that she sleeps on her quilt. she get in and out of hammock on own.
KK&K
"Tenting is equivalent to a bum crawling into a cardboard box, hammocking is an art" KK
Does your hammock have a zippered bug netting? That will make a big difference on whether your dog will relax in the hammock or not, in my experience. I have a 35lb beagle that launched himself out of the hammock to chase things in my backyard at 2:30am the first time I hung with him. I've keep the zipper mostly closed on my WBBB since and he either sleeps alongside me (to the left of my head-left, feet-right laying style) or on top of my chest/stomach depending on whether or not he gets cold.
At that weight, make sure to keep his claws trimmed or ground so he doesn't scratch/tear your material. I don't religiously trim my dogs claws, but I at least make sure they are somewhat worn and not super sharp before I take him on a trip. If you use clippers, I wouldn't clip his claws right before you stick him in the hammock because the edges will be jagged.
We went last night. She didnt sleep a wink being her first overnight. She stayed on the ground. Once shes more settled Ill put her in for the night. Shes 35# and its a good rule about the claws. We use a dremel style trimmer that keeps the edges off and a pair of ruff wear socks help too when were just day napping.
As for the ground we use a few panels of a zlite pad and a piece of reflectex. Layed on my tyvek ground sheet and shes sports her ruff wear cloudchaser jacket.
That is pretty much the same thing that I do with my dog Hunter and Nelson.
It was a little bit warmer during the time of year that I took these photos, so they didn't want to use the ground pad. Dogs will be dogs!
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I have found that our dogs alert percepton hightens when camping, as compared to being at home. Allows me to sleep deeper, knowing if something isnt wright, I'll now about it in short time.
We were camping on top of a Mtn in NC, about 2 in the morning a small heard of dear crossed our camp, you should of heard the dogs. We keep our two GS tied, as we dont want them chasing after game, nor doing any harm to them. They will certanly let you know if some one or thing is coming into camp, that dont belong there.
Really enjoy having my 2 GS along hiking and camping. Two big for a hammock though.
My wife rescued a minature poddle, that use to sleep under the covers at home near my groin, so I know Fronkey, how tosty they can keep you, and vis versa.
Working on a DIY w no netting. Going to make fronkey's bug net with the elastic chord. Using 1.1 for hammock so afraid combined weight will be a bit high.
Ground=Cold+Hard+Wet
Solution!!!! Sleep in a TREE
In that case I would just hang my hammock low to the ground and do the CCF pad like you mentioned earlier. What I did the first few times with Kiba was keep the leash on my wrist while we slept just in case she jumped out (She never did).
Now I don't even leash her and if she wants to get up in the night to go to the bathroom, I just toss her out and she comes back when she's done.
I would highly suggest using a 1.9 for your hammock instead of 1.1. It's not because of the weight, but the moving around a dog will do to get comfy. Like mentioned above, the nails can be a problem for heavier dogs and they will bust right through a 1.1.
Fronkey
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