Wednesday 18 July 2012

Gear for Your Active Dog

By Allyson Westcot


Letting your dog participate in your active way of living can be great fun for the two of you. It takes a modest amount of planning and even some special gear, but you and your dog can be prepared and ready for the great outdoors in no time. If you will be spending a lot of time outdoors, you might even hike or walk in areas where your dog can go off-leash for some time. The ideal gear for this kind of activity is a dog harness paired with a leash and a dog backpack.

Since you will doubtless need food, water and other things, too, this is often a lot to carry. But with a great back-pack, your dog can carry her items while you carry yours. Not only will this provide some exercise for your pet, it can even help her stay focused on what she's doing and make her less probably to become distracted and try to run or pull against her leash.

Don't weigh your dog down with items, but adding some to a back-pack could be a great idea. Start out with the empty pack, since she could take some time to start liking the idea of having the extra bulk on her back.

Carrying water along on adventures is essential, but who would like to carry a bulky dog bowl? Feeding and watering your dog requires one, however. A folding dog bowl is the best solution. These bowls fold flat and can clip to a dog harness, collar, leash or belt with the built in snap-hook.

You can put it in your dog's back pack or your pack to carry along. You simply unfold the bowl inside out to pour your dog water and/or food. The material dries swiftly, so that you can fold it back up and be on your way in almost no time.




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