Allow me to preface my introduction of Charlie with these thoughts. Ok, Ok... Call us idiots! But we are taking our dog for a very long walk next year. Yes, yes... We know that we will not be able to take him through the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and he will not be welcome in Baxter State Park in Maine, or climb Mt. Katahdin. And, we are unpleasantly aware that over half of the hostels and motels will not welcome him either. Perhaps most importantly, we know that the odds of actually completing our thru-hike will be greatly diminished as well. However, for some reason, we don't feel as though the odds apply to us. Overall, only 20% of those that begin their hike make it all the way to Mt. Katahdin in Maine, and those are the ones without mans best friend.
So please, if you are going to write and tell us how crazy we are, hold the negative vibes and we will entertain all the "I told you so's" at a later time. However, we would like to hear any encouraging comments you may have or suggestions on how we may improve our odds of making it from GA - ME with a dog.
Charlie, for those of you that know him, you are most likely smiling. What a character he is! It was being away from him for two months that convinced us, we couldn't go without him. He is a part of us. And I am sure he feels the same. Charlie is a Feist. Check him out at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feist_%28dog%29.
Charlie is:
Affectionate - He just loves to snuggle!
Perfect size dog for the trail - he is a muscular 39 pounds!
Absolutely loves hiking and being in the out of doors!!
Is super strong, is very fast and can climb trees in a single bound.
Feists are bred to hunt varmints and rodents in the Southern U.S.
Is very sensitive - We are not sure if something happened to him prior to his rescue.
I wish his master was a smart as he is.
We simply can not go without him!
~Dreamer
I don't think you're crazy at all! I think this is wonderful + I have no doubt you will make it work. Charlie sounds like the perfect hiking companion :)
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