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So what are you guys doing for a decent dogs bed for multi day hunts ?
I was thinking of a decent inflatable soft surface one
Or a polar fleece one with a foam may built in to keep them off the cold ground
The thing is she will be wet and tired so needs something decent so she's ready to hunt the next morning
The foam and polar fleece with a dog cover would be one option. If you really love your dog then look at a Seek Outside Cimmaron with a medium titanium wood stove. Will get the tent really toasty and dry her out before the next day. All up weight is about 3kg or less, especially if you go dyneema.
Mine sleeps on my pack with spare jacket over her on fly camp trips,curls up at feet in huts as long as nobody else minds the dog in the room.
Glassing mat (thin fold up foam) with a spare shirt as a cover (if i'm cold enough to need it i dont care if i smell of dog) and my swannie over the top if needed.
Dog coat? D for dogs do a downie.....
HAHA @stugQuote:
Originally Posted by stug
I have just spent 3 nights out in my new Kiraru 6 man tipi and the fastfold titanium tent stove and chimney.
Its a palace for a couple of men and a dog
So I am planning on spending a lot of time away
Especially during the winter
But I'm do want to look after my dog as much as I look after myself
This is in her truck bean bag
Living the tipi
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Take a towel too so you can dry her off a bit which will help with the cold. A bit of foam and one of those polar fleece vest things would be the go. Keep the vest off her during the day ( if she can keep warm from running about) so it's dry when you put it on her after towelling off the worst of the water.
She does pull her own weight
Carries about 1/3rd of her body weight
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She can carry her own towel and vest in a plastic bag then :)
That's a lot of hair to dry
And she loves being in the water when she drinksQuote:
Originally Posted by rugerman
We spent time at two different lakes and a big river on this last trip and she just took off out into the water a few times a day.
Gulping down huge mouthfuls as she went.
Nice Wirehair. Where did she come from?Quote:
Originally Posted by akaroa1
Im getting a fleece blanket sewn into a sack with a draw string.
Sick of her sleeping in my mummy sleeping bag.
A breeder in ohokaQuote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
Gwp is 10 years old
Hope to get a few more years of good hunting and company out of her yet
We hunt deer most weeks so she's well behaved
And we spend a lot of time doing remote work and play so she's used to being in huts and camping
Had a Weimaraner that didn't like the cold.
Wife made up a fleece blanket for her neck hole and velcro straps on body.
She would get into it no problem.
Also displayed no preference over any mattress, themarest ,foam roll or whatever.
She would invariably work her way in between you and your mates and be entirely comfortable.
I have pondered the dog bed question my self. At home on the outside dog couch the foam cushions are protected from the dogs claws inside old wool fadges.
For a dogs camping bed how would a K Mart kids inflatable lie-low slipped inside a light and strong synthetic stockfeed sack work. Sew up the end with a bag needle just leaving a hand sized gap to grab the inflation tube
Last trip my pup slept on my pack with fleece pikau
I'm thinking that a foam closed cell pad and polar fleece on it will be the way to go.
Size it to roll up and fit inside one side of her saddle bags with a few 1 liter drink bottles in the middle or some dog biscuits.
When we fly camp in the summer she doesn't need anything to sleep on.
But she carries most of our gear with the cuban fiber tarp, water, my sleeping mat, her drinking bowl and food.
Leaves me free to carry out all the meat
But in the winter for long periods of time I want her to have her own space and not steal any of my cloths as a bed
We might end up spending a few days at a time tent bound when the weather is crap
Last Sunday it poured all night and we were very cozy and warm and dry
Complete Kifaru tipi 6 man and pole and pegs 4 kg
Complete Winnerwell fast fold titanium wood stove 2 kg
Shared between a couple of guys and a dog this is relatively light luxury accommodation
Also intended to be for fly in tahr trips with a few bags of fire wood in the load
That is the same solution that I am thinking David.Quote:
Originally Posted by akaroa1
I have a large foam mat here that is suitable and I take Tess’ micro fleece blanket with me when we overnight. Plenty here for you to take half for Josie if you want.
@7mmwsm that is an option of courseQuote:
Originally Posted by 7mmwsm
But having had to do that myself a few times, I would prefer not to subject my dog to it repeatedly
Really I consider a good hunting dog to be a valuable hunting tool and should therefore be looked after just like a rifle or binoculars etc
Ok I will look at the saddle bag and see what polar fleece the cook has here to sew something up out of.Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt2308
I would want it to be made into one piece because otherwise its likely to migrate all over the place and I don't want her to be getting to near the tipi stove
My grandfather reputedly had a spaniel who was trained to open the end of a sack with its mouth and climb inside to keep warm when they were out in the mai mai
That sounds like the go :)
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Originally Posted by akaroa1
I used to just put my jacket down for her to sleep on. That was until a tops trip where a wet night saw the ground soak up water and drench my jacket. I now carry a small square piece of thermal matt that I have cut to size for her to sleep on along with her polar fleece coat I have for her at night time.
My first dog use to sleep on my swanni, woke up one morning to find he had enlarged the lace-up neck for me. I took a bit of canvas from a horse cover on the weekend for my dog. Not a lot of insulation but stopped the damp from the ground.
@Matt2308
MK 1 being made by the cook now
600 x 400mm to fit perfectly in the saddle bag rolled up
Light parker material on the bottom
Closed foam mat
Polar fleece bright orange top
Josie will give it a test drive and we will see how it goes.
She is a big girl and will hang over the edges unless its cold and she will tuck up then
Mk1
Done
She will fit when cold but is not the most photogenic
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Beds ! , at best mine could sleep ontop of my sleeping bag , failing that the lot of them would dig there own nest , they get really good at it ,sometimes even stopping for a brew they dig a wee hole & have a snooze , even on the chain here they prefer to dig .
Going out this weekend and will let little dog tuck in with us. Last time we took the dogs out we let them nest in the long grass, the cold ground ended up stuffing our old boy, his joint were obviously on their way out anyway. Retired him when we got home after that.
You can buy a good quality wool lined canvas dog rug from a saddlery, doesn’t take up much room in the pack.
