Bee,I consider Tucker to be a major loafer. He's never lifted a paw to get to a single summit. Next trip out that way, I think I'll let him carry me dangling from his pack.
Actually, though, I'm not sure what a hike out west would be like without him, now that he's accompanied me for every trip the past 7 years. When I went to Death Valley for my first winter solo trip, my then 4 YO daughter Brianne put him in my luggage, saying she wanted him to keep me company since she couldn't come along. He's now been such a constant presence with me that even when we do family hikes, he's always on my pack. That irks my daughter. "That's not the idea Dad", she will say. "He's mine!"
No sweetie, he's mine now.
