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Be thorough in your canine preparations. It's annoying to learn you've forgotten your toothbrush when at your campsite, far from civilization. It's completely ruinous to realize you've forgotten your dog's food!
First on your list of to-do's should be making sure that your dog's vaccinations are current, licenses are in order and identification is intact.
"If you pet runs away from the campsite, he or she may become disoriented," said Dr. William Fortney, assistant professor of clinical sciences at Kansas State University. "It is helpful to have adequate identification, such as tags on your pet's collar, and an identification microchip implanted under the skin, so that you can recover your animal." Or use a tattoo for permanent identification.
It's important that the identification method you use enables a finder to access phone numbers of family members, friends and your veterinarian. If you're in the woods looking for your dog, it'll be little help to have a finder calling your home phone number.
Fortney says other factors pet owners should be aware of in the great outdoors are exposure to wild animals and insects carrying diseases. "A big concern would be distemper from raccoons, or rabies and other diseases from live and dead animals that your pet might come in contact with," Fortney said. "There is also increased exposure to ticks and fleas."
Fortney also suggests bringing your pet's food along for the trip. "Make sure your pet sticks to a reasonable diet," said Fortney. Don't let your animal forage, or roam alone, he advises. "The animal might develop diarrhea and start throwing up if it eats dead fish or other animals."
For an out-of-state trip, Fortney advises owners to bring a record of their pet's health and vaccinations.
"Speaking to your vet before the trip is a good idea," said Fortney. "Certain diseases, such as lyme disease, are more common in some states and your vet may recommend giving your pet a special vaccine before going."
When traveling with your pet you might consider a pet carrier, depending on the size of the animal, said Fortney.
"While driving it would be good idea to have a carrier so your pet is not a distraction," said Fortney. "The carrier is also good to use if you leave your pet for a short period of time."
Before heading off to camp in a national park, it's a good idea to write ahead and find out if pets are permitted in the park. Dogs are prohibited on some hiking trails and in the back country of many parks.
Roger Abrantes, member of the UK Association of Pet Behavior Counselors, says that it is contagious behavior, behavior which influences another to do the same.
It is often advantageous for social animals, such as dogs, to display this sort of behavior, according to Abrantes. In prey animals like deer, zebra or wildebeest, one individual has the ability to trigger the whole herd to flee.
This trait is so important for self-preservation that farm animals like sheep, cows and horses still retain it. Social predators show these traits for hunting purposes.
If one member of the pack suddenly runs after possible prey, it is likely to trigger the same response in the whole pack. The wolf's howl may also be considered allelomimetic. When one wolf begins howling, the whole pack joins in, in chorus, especially if a high-ranking wolf has initiated it.
And dogs clearly show allelomimetic behaviour when they bark because the neighbour's dog is barking, or when they run after playing children.
Understanding the origin of your dog's behavior is helpful, particularly when you are of the mind that it is nothing more than disobedience that is triggering the annoying behavior.
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The few numbers left are constantly in danger of poachers, people who illegally capture the animals to sell to zoos. We could witness the extinction of the orangutan in the wild in as few as 10 years.