I got to know Gabriel through a friend, and he told me about the pack hikes he does twice a week working as a dog walker. After chatting for a while, I asked him to bring Sass along on the hikes, since Sass had developed a fear of big dogs from being attacked.
Sass loves hiking and is great off leash. I thought it would be a really good way for him to join and be around several large dogs.
It’s great that Gabriel sticks all 12 dogs in his SUV!! It sure helped Sass with his big dog fear!
A few weeks later, Gabriel inquired about bringing Princess too. I was a little concerned about her prey drive; because of it, I have never had her off leash so far. On the other hand, I felt strongly like she would stay with the pack. He took her a couple of times on leash and, once he felt she was ready, he took her off leash, and I joined in for this wonderful experience!
What an amazing morning! Princess stayed right by my side the entire hike, and I could not have been more proud!
