Re: Good Dog Breed for Hikers

To those that were astonished that I used a Border Collie for pulling a pulk, I have now posted a report and some pictures for you to see. We had a magnificent trip. Hope you enjoy the pictures, and that my english is understandable. Be free to ask questions.

To overmywaders about dogs sleeping in the snow. I was certainly not precise enough. Yes even my own Border Collie sleeps in the snow, and I know BC's that do not matter even if it is -20C.

But when it is -20C or lower and a strong storm also, the conditions are too much for most animals. This is the conditions in the mountains where I go. Even sheeps freeze to death. Only polar animals survive. I have never seen any other breeds sleeping constantly outside in Greenland, Spitsbergen and Jan Mayn. Therefore I would not recommend any other breed for these conditions.

/Otto