Backpacking

Raymond asked:


i want a big dog, i was thinking leonberger or a old english mastiff, but i do not believe that would be a good breed for long hiking/ backpacking. any thoughts?

liese513 asked:


Me and my husband are avid hikers and backpackers. We already had 2 dogs that are over a yr that we take with us but recently a stray puppy probably about 10 weeks old but very energetic was dumped on lawn so now we have 3 dogs. Our favorite local hike is about 5 miles long with about 2 of it on a decent slope and 1.5 on a decent slope down. Is she too young for this or could we take her. She is very hyper so I think she could go and I want to start exposing her to this since we will be doing it a lot.