Dogs in the BC?

I hate to go BC boarding without my buddy with me.

Hyak, Is that a Bernese Mountain Dog? If so, how does it do on longer days in the BC?

Try one of these:
Hungarian Kuvasz/yellow lab

I am very conservative with his safety, but he rips! Puts me to shame on the up and the down, no transition time, melts his own snow for water, comes stock with snowshoes, crampons, and a waterproof, breathable, shell with a down thermal layer.  Couldn't get snow to stick to him with glue. He goes up on the skintrack, and straightlines pow on the way down.  I take no credit, he's completely untrainable, BTW.
Kuvasz=independent, lab=goofy as hell.
Lots of fun though.

Keep 'em off off cornices, watch 'em near treewells, check their paws often, appologize profusely when they beg for other people's lunch, and pick up their poo!

Haha - and they come with built-in eye protection - they never loose their goggles and never go snow blind!

Here's an older post I wrote on this topic.

www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboardi...54.msg78401#msg78401

Two simple things will make your dog way happier.

First, buy some Musher's Secret for their paws. It's cheap and a tub of it lasts forever. Your dog's feet will be much happier no matter what the breed.

Second, if you have a long haired breed use PAM.

jj's got it for fluffy dogs -- we use Musher's wax and Pam on Hopi all the time and it works fantastically.

We also have a dog-specific first aid kit, or rather some dog-friendly tweaks to our existing one. Mostly it's making sure we have some scissors for fur trimming and a good length of Coban (self-clinging gauze, aka vet wrap) for treating any injuries. Plus lots of snacks and the willingness to turn around if it's too hard for pup.

Having a dog you can carry is nice too:

We often take our two French bulldogs (also a stubby legged breed) in the backcountry.  Not your typical ski dog.  They seem to like spring and summer conditions best - less wallowing and easier on the paws.  We started out on mellow trips around Snoqualmie before going on "longer" runs.

Ascending Vesper Peak:
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Summit naps are a must for long hauls on little legs (Hidden Lake Peak).

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Sometimes they get a lift from Dad for the last run of the day (Herman Saddle).  In their defense, they were tuckered out from running a couple of laps up and down the saddle.

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