When it comes to the search for the perfect dog bootie for my Alaska poodles, one could say I’m a bit of a connoisseur. The keyword here being; search.

But! At long last! I think I’ve found the best bootie for my wonderful, active, happy-to-run-through-the-muck poodles!

August in Alaska means berry season! A big trek to the mountain peaks in the backyard of Galavanting Poodles leads to blueberries, bears and the honoring of family traditions.

First, the heat! Alaska has experienced record breaking heat all summer long. And if the records were only barely broken. If the heat index had registered only a smidgen above what is normal for Alaska summers… maybe I wouldn’t be so worried. But the records that were broken were not gently tapped with the butt of a butter knife until cracks could be seen. Nope. Instead, these records were smashed. Demolished with a massive hammer that left nothing intact. What old heat index records? There are no old records here!

Take a look at a day-in-the-life of hiking poodles and their catahoula sister. Life is good for this dog pack in the mountains of Alaska!

Jupiter, Catahoula, Bryce and Wallace, Standard Poodles, spend the day learning how to jump off a dock and into the lake! Read about their adventure and find out who made it into the lake, and who decided to just watch from a safe distance!

Hiking with any dog is fun. But hiking with Poodles brings just a little bit more adventure to the table! In this blog post, I explain exactly how I prep my Poodles for backcountry hiking as puppies! Check out the cuteness of puppy packing!