Dog Backpacks???

GSKnight · 10-20-2011, 06:32 AM

I have read that putting a backpack on your dog and having it carry a few things on walks and stuff give it a sense of doing a job.

Does anyone do this?

Kittilicious · 10-20-2011, 07:08 AM

I did it with my golden retriever last summer. We carried water bottles in it for us

I just got tired of people asking if we were training her to be a service dog - or asking if she was a service dog.

GSKnight · 10-20-2011, 08:36 AM

sorry, I am new. I forgot the "search" button is your friend on these types of forums.

There is a good deal of discussion here on this topic already.

AbbyK9 · 10-20-2011, 05:52 PM

There is indeed.

And don't feel bad, the subject comes up every couple of weeks.

Emoore · 10-20-2011, 06:13 PM

I'm going to have Kopper start carrying a backpack with our waters and snacks when we go hiking once he stops growing. I don't know or care if it will give him a sense of fulfillment, I'm just tired of carrying the water.

doggiedad · 10-20-2011, 07:39 PM

when it comes to giving a dog a job i think
the owner sees whatever it is as a job more so than the dog.
is it your dogs job to jump on the bed with when you ask, is it your dogs job to sit when you ask, is it your dogs job to carry something for you,
is it your dogs job to bark or not to bark, is it your dogs job to
lay around the house all day? what's a job to a dog???

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Originally Posted by GSKnight

I have read that putting a backpack on your dog and having it carry a few things on walks and stuff give it a sense of doing a job.

Does anyone do this?

doggiedad · 10-20-2011, 07:42 PM

i bet he'll carry the pack because he's trained to do it.
i doubt he thinks of it as a job. it's just one more thing
he knows how to do.

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Originally Posted by Emoore

I'm going to have Kopper start carrying a backpack with our waters and snacks when we go hiking once he stops growing. I don't know or care if it will give him a sense of fulfillment, I'm just tired of carrying the water.

doggiedad · 10-20-2011, 07:45 PM

make sure you find out the proper amount weight
a dog/your dog can carry.

elisabeth_00117 · 10-20-2011, 07:50 PM

Yup, my favorite pack so far is the singletrak from Ruffwear.

I have had MANY packs and this is by far my favorite!

10-20-2011, 06:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
GSKnight Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Penn Hills, PA (near Pittsburgh) Posts: 445	Dog Backpacks??? I have read that putting a backpack on your dog and having it carry a few things on walks and stuff give it a sense of doing a job. Does anyone do this?

10-20-2011, 07:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
Kittilicious Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,100	I did it with my golden retriever last summer. We carried water bottles in it for us I just got tired of people asking if we were training her to be a service dog - or asking if she was a service dog. __________________ - Berleen - Knuckles - born 8/21/11 - my big knucklehead and can't forget Saki; the Golden Retriever, Born 11/07/07 The felines that rule the house - Oliver, Serena, Sakura & Bastian. https://www.facebook.com/berleen

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AbbyK9 Crowned Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: North Country, NY Posts: 12,442	There is indeed. And don't feel bad, the subject comes up every couple of weeks. __________________ Malinois Ronja - fastest K-9 in VT =^^= Finn, Ratchet & Ollie Blog - Facebook - Store

10-20-2011, 06:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
Emoore Crowned Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North DFW, TX Posts: 9,214	I'm going to have Kopper start carrying a backpack with our waters and snacks when we go hiking once he stops growing. I don't know or care if it will give him a sense of fulfillment, I'm just tired of carrying the water. __________________ Rocky vom Backyard- 10 years young Kopper vom Felssclucht Bach - 17 months At the Bridge: Cash van der Animal Shelter 2006-2010

10-20-2011, 07:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
doggiedad Crowned Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jenkintown,Pa. Posts: 9,846	make sure you find out the proper amount weight a dog/your dog can carry. __________________ "Life Without A Dog Is A Life Unfulfilled"

10-20-2011, 08:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
GSKnight Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Penn Hills, PA (near Pittsburgh) Posts: 445	sorry, I am new. I forgot the "search" button is your friend on these types of forums. There is a good deal of discussion here on this topic already.

10-20-2011, 07:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
elisabeth_00117 Crowned Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Posts: 7,251	Yup, my favorite pack so far is the singletrak from Ruffwear. I have had MANY packs and this is by far my favorite! __________________ Battleborn Hundesport Wild Winds Archangel Raphael "Stark", HIC (2009-04-10) Wild Winds Zephyr "Zefra" (2011-04-15) *Beau* 03/08/97 to 06/07/10

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