Dogs in the BC?

Andy. That pic of you and your snow covered dog is aweome...!

But, Smoogle FTW!!

We have a german short hiared pointer X choco lab, or german  chocolate...loko kololo she's nearly waterproof, snow doesn't EVER stick to her fur, and she kills it. She's a water dog, and loves the 3-D world of powder snow. long legs, and big paws.



+1 on the mushers wax. I ve a chapstick like tube in my pack. mostly beeswax.

her down sides...

she is anxious and whiney. her coat isn't as warm as others. I HIGHLY recomend the rough wear cloud chaser.

Those French Bulldogs are adorable......as are all the pups here.

My old black lab in the 80s/90s and my current golden lab love skiing.

Also pictured was my old Jackie who also loved skiing. She would always run down the skin track and didn't like the switchover......to cold.

My golden lab is getting lazy though. She falls behind on uptrack, especially when deeper knowing that she will catch up on switchover. Kinda funny.

Also can break trail. We ski Chair a lot and she knows the trail to source lake and can break with a foot of new. Gotta love that.

Finally, she is a adventurous on the way down. Last year ended up in a hole and jumped a cliff.

All in all, a great partner. Which is why we never go out together in dangerous conditions, she always must live to ski another day.

On Tuesday, a friend and I were skinning up Hyak Face and were disappointed to see dog poop littering the snow. We had to be careful to avoid the "freshies" on the way up and down. I have seen dog poop in other popular touring areas as well.

I don't like to see dogs in the mountains. They are a nuisance to wildlife and other tourers. Sorry to be a killjoy and for the thread drift, and I doubt any TAY'ers are so careless with their animals, but I thought I'd add my two cents.

I live at Hyak and it is just part of what happens when the snow melts, solids come to the surface.  In the big picture it really is not that big a problem, but in your sentence "they are a nuisance to wildlife and other tourers" that kind of tells us all about how you feel about dogs in general.  My dog likes to greet everyone he meets on a hike and 95% of others love to meet him too and he loves to play with the other dogs, etc.   I take my dog on as many hikes as possible, he's my pal and I wouldn't deprive him or myself of this just to please the 5%, sorry.

Anyone have any experience with Shiba Inus in the BC? Too small?

On Tuesday, a friend and I were skinning up Hyak Face and were disappointed to see dog poop littering the snow. We had to be careful to avoid the "freshies" on the way up and down. I have seen dog poop in other popular touring areas as well.

What's the big deal about a little brown wax in the skin track?