Penny Kingma
Never Stop Trying !
- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2016
I’m wondering if any of you on the forum traveled with your dog. I know I saw a few. Would you do it again? Does it pose a problem for train travel....hostels etc.
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We thought of it but decided against it. As we walked we saw all sorts of reasons why we made the right decision.I’m wondering if any of you on the forum traveled with your dog.
In August 2018 we walked on the Camino Podiensis (Le Puy to SJPdP) for a couple of days with two East European walkers who were walking with their dog. They had some difficulty finding accommodation but also had to find alternative paths where the camino goes through hunting areas. Might take more planning if you want to walk with your dog.I’m wondering if any of you on the forum traveled with your dog. I know I saw a few. Would you do it again? Does it pose a problem for train travel....hostels etc.
If you love your dog leave it home!!! There is no dog In the world who would love this walk. Most paths are made of of pointy, sharp rocks. A dog would quickly be in agony.I’m wondering if any of you on the forum traveled with your dog. I know I saw a few. Would you do it again? Does it pose a problem for train travel....hostels etc.
At a public park I go run and walk in I occasionally see people "walking" their dogs with it in a baby stroller. I am not kidding. I have gotten to the point where I actually do not stifle laughter and just laugh out loud as I run past them. It is so comically absurd. The dog, Canis. Originally evolution developed over millions of years to be superior to us bipeds in long distance travel (reference wolves, jackals, coyotes, wild African dogs). We humans have de-evolved the beasts to these absurd abominations incapable of moving long distance or keeping up with us walking. Short legs. Flat snouts. etc...now subjected to the humiliation of being wheeled around by their human owners.There was a German girl walking the Frances with a dog last June. She ended up pushing it much of the way in a buggy, had difficulty finding places to stay and eventually flew home halfway through the camino to take it home. (She then flew back again to complete the journey to Santiago).
At a public park I go run and walk in I occasionally see people "walking" their dogs with it in a baby stroller. I am not kidding. I have gotten to the point where I actually do not stifle laughter and just laugh out loud as I run past them. It is so comically absurd.
Leave Fido at home. Everyone will be happier.I’m wondering if any of you on the forum traveled with your dog. I know I saw a few. Would you do it again? Does it pose a problem for train travel....hostels etc.
If you love your dog leave it home!!! There is no dog In the world who would love this walk. Most paths are made of of pointy, sharp rocks. A dog would quickly be in agony.
I always feel sorry for all the chained and caged Spanish dogs that get treated like sh*t. They really have a miserable life.I would not Penny. Over the years I’ve seen many pilgrims with their dogs. There are always problems, for the owners and the dogs. I’ve personally been with two people with their dogs, both had to terminate the experience early - one called her mother to drive down from Belgium to collect her dog, and the other had to fly home early (at vast expense) because of her dog. Dogs are often not allowed on public transport (the “vast expense” was partly the 200€ taxi ride), or in most Camino accommodation.
It breaks my heart to see dogs tied up outside in unfamiliar places, tense and unable to sleep. And I’ve heard so many times from volunteers in the pilgrims office about dogs arriving with matted hair, bleeding paws, and ribs showing.
I’d say if you are only walking 100km and have booked dog friendly accommodation - go for it. Otherwise don’t.