Made for the Snow: Winter Backpacking With Dogs
Winter backpacking with your dog can be a very rewarding experience. Learn how Wes, Marie, and their pup Loba prepare for the adventure.
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Ambassador Field Notes: An Archipelago Adventure With Henry & Wally
Follow along as Ruffwear Ambassadors Frida, Leo, Henry, and Wally explore the Lofoten Islands and read their best tips for hiking with dogs.
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Ambassador Field Notes: Camping and Hiking on the Isle of Mull
Ruffwear Ambassador Siobhan is passionate about exploring the beautiful country of Scotland. She gives us a day-by-day breakdown of her hiking trip on the Isle of Mull with her two pups, Roshe and Lunar.
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#MyDogIsMy Backcountry Buddy
Follow along as Ruffwear Ambassadors Kate, Ty, and Zorra raft along the Owyhee and discover the lessons they learned along the way.
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How to Minimize Your Carbon Pawprint
The outdoors has so much beauty and wonder to offer. Discover tips for protecting and preserving the planet with our dogs.
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Wild Waters and Wagging Tails: Overnight Rafting Adventures With Dogs
Gloria and her dogs, Alberto and Shakira, love to embark on overnight rafting trips. Discover tips for an unforgettable adventure.
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Wandering With Willow: 4 Dog-Friendly National Parks to Explore
Willow is a full-time van life dog who has already seen 12 states and 17 national parks. Her human companion, Kaylin, has the lowdown on which spots are the most pup friendly.
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#MyDogIsMy: Adventure Buddy - Trust is the Most Important Thing
Ruffwear Ambassadors Stephi and Nala love to travel, hike, paddle board, ski, camp, and adventure together. Discover how these two best buds build trust through all their outdoor pursuits.
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A Tri-Paw Tackles the New Hampshire Peaks
Meet Zoey, a sweet-faced 35-pound rescue mutt who loves to traverse the trails with her human companions. Despite being a tri-paw, Zoey confidently conquers the mountains and even works as a therapy dog in her spare time.
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An Arctic Adventure
Join Raya and her 12-year-old bull terrier, Grimlock, as they take on one of their all-time adventure checklist destinations: sea kayaking down the Dempster Highway in Canada.
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Solo Hiking Mount Mansfield With Dobby and Max
When Jillian Joan set out to solo hike Mt Mansfield with dogs Dobby and Max, she was a mix of excitement, nerves and apprehension. But, like dogs often do, they helped Jillian conquer new heights, and bag another peak.
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We’ll Be Home For Christmas
Every year in December, Jessica and dog, Luna, pack up their black Volkswagen Atlas ready for a 2,200-mile road trip from California to Ohio. Here's what she packs, where she stops, and what she does to keep Luna comfortable and energized for a their 32-hour-long journey.
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How To Skijore With Your Dog This Winter
Learn the dos and don'ts of Skijoring from Ruffwear's own Kadee and Sturgill, and Kelly and Juniper. It's a fun winter activity for the whole pack where your pup gets a chance to be in the lead.
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How To Plan A Dog-Friendly Honeymoon
If you’re anything like us here at Ruffwear who include our dogs in just about everything we do, why not include them in a honeymoon, too? Here's how Ruffwear Marketing & PR Manager, Dani, planned hers so dog, Vilas, could join in on the vacation fun.
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Discovering Bikejoring Together
When Meg adopted Leo, a husky and malamute mix, she realized he was a natural fit for the bike. He could run long miles over varying terrain and enjoyed the thrill of high-speed endurance sports. So, she began training him and teaching him new skills. This is how the pair started bikejoring together.
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Bailing Off Our First Thru Hike
Follow along with Julianne and dog Indy, three year old Pyrenees mix, as they attempt to hike 567 miles on the Colorado Trail (CT). After years of backpacking together and training all winter, Julianne was confident they could walk from Denver to Durango, but Colorado's weather had other plans.
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How it Started & How it’s Going: Canine Explorer Edition
The Ruffwear Pack shares how some of their favorite outdoor activities with their dogs got started, and how they’re going.
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Waypoints: Noël Russell, Sue & Fin
Waypoints celebrate the places our dogs take us and the joy of returning to them together, time and time again. Read on to follow Noël Russell's journey of creating, re-visiting, and learning from the Waypoints she's discovered with her dogs over the years.
