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#285170 - 07/27/17 07:16 PM Hiking safely with dogs in wolf country
clearwater Offline
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http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2017/jul/27/video-hiking-safely-dogs-wolf-country/

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"What could have been a tense encounter recently with two wolves during a hike in North Idaho turned out to be a pleasant experience for me and my Brittany, Ranger, for several reasons:

The dog was close by when I ran into wolves along the trail.
Ranger came to my call immediately when I spotted a wolf off the trail.
I had a leash to keep Ranger close as the wolves approached to investigate.
I had bear spray handy for peace of mind even though I didn't need to use it to defend my dog."

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#285172 - 07/27/17 07:43 PM Re: Hiking safely with dogs in wolf country [Re: clearwater]
Pete Offline
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Registered: 02/20/09
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Congratulations to the person in the video ... a dog owner with a well-trained, well-disciplined dog. So there was a good outcome.

But if the dog was not well trained, and this went into a dog-wolf knockdown fight, it could have been a huge mess, with everyone getting injured (or worse).

I would not recommend that a person take dogs into wolf country. Why do this at all?

Just my 0.02 cents.


Edited by Pete (07/27/17 07:44 PM)

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#285175 - 07/27/17 08:18 PM Re: Hiking safely with dogs in wolf country [Re: Pete]
clearwater Offline
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In this case the wolves have increased in number in the NW Rocky Mtns to the point they occupy all rural areas. If you want to take your dog on a hike outside of town, there are likely wolves (and mtn lion) about.

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#285177 - 07/27/17 08:55 PM Re: Hiking safely with dogs in wolf country [Re: clearwater]
haertig Offline
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Registered: 03/13/05
Posts: 2322
Loc: Colorado
You could always protect your dog from the wolves like this, if they don't mind running around dressed up as a punk rock stegosaurus.

https://www.coyotevest.com/


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