dogs & other creatures

A few days ago my fiancé and I chose the Ruta de los Hospitales in order to bypass Pola de Allande and catch some beautiful views. We read several guides and posts as well as talked to locals in order to prepare for the day. I’m an experienced backpacker with 5+ years guiding at Outward Bound...

I wanted to respond to the person who asked about doing the Camino in a wheelchair a couple days ago, but it took me awhile to find this information & now I can't find his post. There is a French organization that has trained three donkeys to pull chariots (escargoline) along the Camino. It...

Hey Did you know you can get a certificate for dogs from Santiago? I have been suprised as to how many hostel and albergue owners have never seen one before. The wonderful charity APACA which is the Asociación Protectora de Animáis do Camiño creates these stunning little dog passports for 3€...

Sara and Annie are going to be walking part of the Camino de Santiago and are wondering if Annie 'the pilgrim dog' will be welcome in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela?

www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/santiago/2018/04/16/peregrinacion-prioridad-burra-marina/00031523861886971184150.htm#form_send Enjoy.

I’ve seen threads on this topic buried in miscellaneous threads, but I think it’s worth having a stand alone thread in Personal Safety. Lots of people run into dogs on the Camino who are fiercely protecting territory or livestock and some even bitten. The best way to deal with them can be a...

I have walked the whole Cornish coast with them and they were ace. They are welsh sheep dogs, pure working stock. Good endurance, tolerance and really happy peopledogs too. I have seen alot of negative feedback regarding dogs on here and the last thing I want to do is annoy someone or dusturb...

I would not advice anyone to take a dog along, but that is besides the point. On our Finnish Camino group (FB) there is a discussion about walking with dogs. What kind of resources are there along the camino? Do we, e.g., have a list of places where dogs can stay overnight? Addresses of vets?

Hi to all real pilgrims. After walking with my girlfriend from Andorra through the Spanish Pyrenees to Cantabria last winter and spring, I am now preparing to continue possibly alone. I will be heading towards Burgos which is roughly 130 km south of me. Then possibly south on the ruta de la...

So many threads on Mean and Scary Dogs: I want one on Nice Dogs please. Please post your photos of Nice Dogs of the Caminos here, and say where they live, and their names if you know them. These are all Via de la Plata hounds...where else have you seen Nice Dogs? This gorgeous big fella...

Hello fellow pelligrinos, My fiance and I are in Spain on an extended trip and have fallen in love with a dog while staying on a farm. We have a few questions about this Camino with a puppy. She will certainly be carried often and not overworked, but how accomadating is the Norte? I have...

More than once I have been warned about the dogs and the usefulness of a walking pole / stick - particularly on the Camino Portugues, but I guess the situation is similar on other routes as well. (I heard that it is, or at least used to be, a known issue on the Le Puy route.) But what exactly do...

A Galician newspaper has reported on work being carried out to improve accessibility for pilgrims to Santiago by horse along the Camino Mozarabe. This would make the route the first to be given formal approval by the Royal Spanish Equestrian Federation as suitable for equestrian use...

I'm looking at walking from le puy en velay to santiago de compostela next year with my jack Russell. Im looking for any info or advice from people who have already completed the walk with their canine pal. Im not looking for dog advice as such, im an ex dog handler in the army and fully...

Hi, one and all in this forum :) I do hope that "no question is a stupid one" also applies in here. My name is Kai, I`m 48, and live up north on Spitsbergen with my two Huskys. We plan on walking to Santiago, starting in January 17, and use everything between 4- 6 weeks on the trail. Now.. I...

Hi. We have just joined the page so hi! Seeing that there are lots of helpful first hand informants we hope you can help us. We will walk from Seville in mid February camping along the way as we did the camino Frances and other routes. We have picked up that the bulls/cows/cattle are...

Hello, Just curious has anyone ever done a Pilgrimage with their best friend, their dog? If so was it welcomed by others, and is it difficult to find places to sleep for small dog. Thanks, Carol T

All, I have a legitimate service dog who travels with me. Anyone know about the implications of taking a dog on this route?

Dear all, Here is a message I got from a pilgrim just now. This happened today. --------- Hello everyone. What started out as a wonderful day took a turn fore the worse today. I would like to warn peregrinos walking through Biduedo (about 6.5 K before Triacastela) to be very careful. We were...

As some may know, I am just about to get to know Salomé and Lolita, two 5-year old donkeys, that will travel with our little family on the Le Puy route to SJPP and eventually, maybe, Santiago. To my considerable surprise this has been met with a great deal of scepticism if not outright...