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FAQs: Thru-hiking with A Dog - Logistics // Plus Appalachian Trail Specific Advice

Planning a thru-hike and want to bring your furry best friend? I thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2022 with my dog, and the #1 FAQ I receive is about the logistics of doing so. The #2 question is about what gear to bring for Fido - that will be in a follow-up video. In this, you'll learn my Top Ten tips and advice for planning and preparing concerning logistics. (referenced dog gear video:    • Thru-hiking With A Dog: Gear FAQs // Plus ...   ) 00:00 Introduction & Overview 02:40 Tip 1: You are hiking your DOG's hike, not yours 03:10 Know your dog's capabilities and adjust yours 04:45 Be prepared with a back-up plan for dog off-trail 05:22 Tip 2: Budget extra for dog-associated costs 05:40 Service animals vs emotional support animals 07:00 Private rooms at hostels, hotel fees, shuttle issues 08:15 Grooming and vet appointments 09:12 Tip 3: You'll carry extra weight; plan gear accordingly 10:00 Large dogs ability to carry some weight 10:42 Water carries and/or filtering dog's water on trail 11:30 Any gear you have, your dog needs as well 12:34 Carriers for small dogs vs large dogs; rescue harness 13:51 Tip 4: Critters on the trail to prepare for 14:02 Tick prevention before and during your hike 15:48 Snakes and venom kits 17:35 Tip 5: Be prepared to lift and carry dog over obstacles 19:04 Specific AT locations and weather concerns 19:37 Tip 6: Kenneling through the Smokies 20:10 Standing Bear Hostel & Kennel - pros/cons 20:52 Loving Care Kennel in Pigeon Forge (my choice) 22:23 Tip 7: Planning Baxter & Katahdin without your dog 23:00 Friends and family come to Maine; Millinocket options 24:08 AT Lodge, now AT Hostel & Outiftters, in Millinocket 24:58 Baxter rules with day permits and parking passes 25:28 Tip 8: Getting around the AMC huts in the NH Whites 28:00 I chose to slackpack the Presidentials 28:25 Kenneling Presidentials, or blue-blaze to camp below treeline 29:08 Tip 9: Dog-friendly transportation back home from the trail 30:22 Flight concerns - direct flights vs layovers, flying with dog 31:34 Costs associated with transportation involving a dog 32:03 Tip 10: The AT is an ON-LEASH trail; keep your dog on leash 33:20 For your dog, other dogs, wildlife, kids, other people's safety 34:20 Lost Dogs, stray dogs, trail & terrain Concerns 35:18 Off-leash exceptions due to dangerous terrain #thruhiking #thruhikingwithdogs #hikingwithdogs #hikingwithdog #backpackingwithdogs #atthruhike #atnobothruhike #atclassof2022 #triplecrown #hikingtips #hikingadvice #thruhikingtips #doglover #adventureswithdogs #appalachiantrail