>>2834654Yes, I love mine. It gives you back so much valuable pack space. The handle on your dog is also really useful when navigating mountains.
1) make sure the weight is over their front paws and not over their back
2) keep the weight light. ~10% of their body weight for longer hikes, 15% for shorter hikes, and 20% for really short distances.
My 100lb shephard usually gets loaded with just his food, bowls, treats etc. Sometimes I'll give him 2L of water (one bladder in each side) for the last few kms until camp but that would be too much weight to carry all day.
He has a ruffwear pack that's seen at least 5000km of hiking and it's held up really really well.
