Dog Friendly Routes?

Odelay-

Assuming that what I regard as the normal behavioral conventions for having a dog in public are followed (blue bagging waste, controlling the dog verbally, non aggressive dog, etc.) are followed, what routes would more knowledgeable TAYers recommend for taking dogs on?

My qualifications would be obviously nothing in MRNP, and nothing super steep (eg chutes as forced/only route down).?

Hi Randy,
I've got a snow dog that has accompanied me almost everywhere in the Cascades except MRNP. We've been to the top of St Helens a couple of times, Adams once, Heather Ridge and Yodelin by Steven's Pass, and Ptarmigan Ridge up by Mt. Baker.

I lost her once in a hole close to a bergschrund and had to drop down in the hole to get her out, so there are dangers. And once she got stuck and disoriented in deep powder, so I had to climb back up to re-connect with her. But most times, she makes her own way down - usually waiting for me at the bottom. Also, they don't seem to get bored Y0-Yo-ing as many times as I have energy for.

We're up for a trip anytime!

Don (Rusty Knees) and Anna (dog)

I once saw a dog coming down through the Pearly Gates on Hood several years ago.

I've had great luck with my dog in the Commonwealth Basin, Bullion Basin, and on the east side of Chinook Pass. My dog (Taddy) has probably summited Mt Ellinor more times than I have and is a big fan of Hogback area near White Pass.

lots of people take dogs out in the front country at the mt. baker ski area. (artist point, table mountain area). in fact on a nice Saturday, i almost always see dogs. If you tour up the heather cat track, just be careful of resort users coming down. i usually take my dog in that area more to give her a "walk" than for me to get any good touring in.

Another interesting question besides "where" is "when." Dogs can have massive trouble after a deep dump if they're following in a track you're freshly breaking (even with a fair sized group). If the track has had time to set up, or if there's a nice firm crust below maybe a foot or so of fresh snow, then the dogs I've skied with have had a fantastic time. Firm spring corn is of course awesome for them, but deep spring mank is not so hot. In the "deep recent dump with firmly set track" situation, I've made a point of following the track somewhat closely on the way down so the dogs had the choice of the uptrack for their descent, and believe me they were smart enough to choose it on truly deep days except on the steepest slopes (they seemed to love the steep and deep as much as us)! But despite the fact that most beefy dogs will follow you anywhere, they may be suffering and in fact harming their backs by doing so if they're deeply postholing the whole way. Breakable crust is another iffy situation - it can grab at their hind legs and hang onto them as they run down the hill, hyperextending the legs and again bugging their backs. I have to admit to having learned this by taking dogs when I shouldn't have, and it feels bad in retrospect - more about my fun than theirs if you know what I mean.