Suggestions/ help needed for dying dog's last snow adventure

My neighbor has a wonderful 11 year old dog that has just been diagnosed with cancer. She was telling us about how she is spoiling the dog, giving her ice cream and taking her everywhere.

I am sure many of you can relate to my sad, selfish train of thought. The very first thing that fell out of my mouth was an offer to take Brownie skiing. She loves winter, and I have been looking for an excuse to stop working 7 days a week and get up to the mountains.

First problem, it is September and the easy to get to snow is no-dog federal park land. I think the Table mountain- Baker corridor is okay, and it has a flat enough approach, but any better suggestions are welcome. I have insanely low standards for skiing, a 100 yard patch is fine, but the dog is mobile but weak and needs a off road wagon or litter.

Anyone have a rescue- type litter I could borrow, or any great ideas about how to make this work? It probably has to happen in the next two weeks, I can take Monday-Wednesday off easily enough.

Thanks in advance!

Jon

I'm afraid Baker/Table is going to be your best best for that. And even then, you've probably got about 1.5 miles to the first skiable patch. At least it's a flat relatively smooth 1.5 miles...

Table Mountain trail is signposted as no dogs but this is widely disregarded and I have never seen any pretense at enforcement.

If you need to do a litter carry I am guessing you would find it pretty long (depends on the weight of the dog in addition to your ski gear, and how many helpers you get, I guess).

Short of a litter, have you considered a harness? This could allow her to contribute to the walking (more fun than being carried) and you can take up a lot of the weight from above. Look at pack harnesses that have what looks like a carry handle in the middle of the back. I used one of these with my late husky Hoover, and it helped for a time.

Whether or not you get to ski, I would guess that anything in that area would be a great day out for her.

I can sympathize. I had a chance to do the same for my pup's last season, and while a dogf certainly doesn't have a humans concept of mortality and capacity of self reflection (possibly to their net benefit), it made me feel better. I don't know what condition this pup is in, but my guy certainly perked up in the powder and was definetely reinvigorated by the experience as it occurred.

Table is a go. There is zero dog enforcement there, in my experience of being a whatcom county ner'do well.

Steak's from here on out........note, this pic is only about 3 weeks before he was put down w/ brain cancer. I believe I detect a smile.

You might look at Vesper peak, or at least the approach to....

Thanks everyone, but I ran out of time.

RIP, Browndog