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Originally Posted by HunterDave
Ya see, there's the disconnect with me. I was under the understanding that pack dogs actually served a purpose to pack kit for someone. If pack dogs don't actually pack anything and are in reality just companion dogs then why put a pack on them and call them pack dogs? Just call them companion dogs.
It just seems to me that it's camouflaging a dog as a pack dog.
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They do serve a purpose, companionship, protection and do pack stuff.
Have you back packed any? Any amount of weight that dog can carry is a help whether its 5lbs or 30lbs. And if you hunt for 14days that dog is a companion for all the days exept camp moving days(could be zero days or 14), after a harvest or when packing out. That is why I state the main reason is companionship. Im not sure what the rules state where dogs are legal but to me a rule could blanket dogs. Wouldnt have to be pack dogs but any dog. If you stay within strick rules (be under control, not running around)and regulations what is wrong with a dog hunting with you if it isnt packing? Kinda the same isnt it?
SG