mountain dog

we're planning on hiking a stretch of the appalachian trail once it gets a bit warmer.  probably sometime in may.  and we figured bruno's going to be carrying his own weight.  so we decided to get him a backpack a bit early, so he can get used to it.  also we can use it on walks to drain his energy more -- a big factor in getting this thing early...

so he didn't really know what to think.  he was a bit apprehensive, but when we took him out on the walk, he was doing alright.  it definitely slowed him down; he was pretty much walking right next to us the whole time.  he managed to pee with it on, which was a biggie.

so, definite success.

i'll have to load him up and try and get some pictures of him outside.  it's really quite adorable...

--dave