A Bark In The Park-North Carolina Coast: The 20 Best Places To Hike With Your Dog
By Doug Gelbert
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The North Carolina coast is a great place to hike with your dog. Within a short drive your dog can explore great forests that leave him panting, trot down sandy trails, or hike for miles and never lose sight of the water. This book describes the 20 best outings you can find with your best trail pal. While walking the dog, you'll get generous helpings of history, botany, geology, and more.
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A Bark In The Park-North Carolina Coast - Doug Gelbert
A Bark In The Park – North Carolina Coast: The 20 Best Places To Hike With Your Dog
by Doug Gelbert
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BEFORE YOU HIT THE TRAIL...
Hiking With Your Dog
So you want to start hiking with your dog. Hiking with your dog can be a fascinating way to explore the Mid-Atlantic region from a canine perspective. Some things to consider:
Dog’s Health
Hiking can be a wonderful preventative for any number of physical and behavioral disorders. One in every three dogs is overweight and running up trails and leaping through streams is great exercise to help keep pounds off. Hiking can also relieve boredom in a dog’s routine and calm dogs prone to destructive habits. And hiking with your dog strengthens the overall owner/dog bond.
Breed of Dog
All dogs enjoy the new scents and sights of a trail. But some dogs are better suited to hiking than others. If you don’t as yet have a hiking companion, select a breed that matches your interests. Do you look forward to an entire afternoon’s hiking? You’ll need a dog bred to keep up with such a pace, such as a retriever or a spaniel. Is a half-hour enough walking for you? It may not be for an energetic dog like a border collie. If you already have a hiking friend, tailor your plans to his abilities.
Conditioning
Just like humans, dogs need to be acclimated to the task at hand. An inactive dog cannot be expected to bounce from the easy chair in the den to complete a 3-hour hike. You must also be physically able to restrain your dog if confronted with distractions on the trail (like a scampering squirrel or a pack of joggers). Have your dog checked by a veterinarian before significantly increasing his activity level.
Weather
Hot humid summers do not do dogs any favors. With no sweat glands and only panting available to disperse body heat, dogs are much more susceptible to heat stroke than we are. Unusually rapid panting and/or a bright red tongue are signs of heat exhaustion in your pet. Always carry enough water for your hike. Even days that don’t seem too warm can cause discomfort in dark-coated dogs if the sun is shining brightly. In cold weather, short-coated breeds may require additional attention.
Trail Hazards
Dogs won’t get poison ivy but they can transfer it to you. Stinging nettle is a nuisance plant that lurks on the side of many trails and the slightest brush will deliver troublesome needles into a dog’s coat. Some trails are littered with small pieces of broken glass that can slice a dog’s paws. Nasty thorns can also blanket trails that we in shoes may never notice.
Ticks
You won’t be able to visit any of the region’s parks without encountering ticks. All are nasty but the deer tick - no bigger than a pin head - carries with it the spectre of