>>In Denali National Park the Park Service uses dogs for transportation.
 They maintain a >>kennel of huskies for Winter trips into the Park.

Hi Mark
Ya, I went to Denali to work for the P/S,
when I was a young skinny little kid ....
JC....

On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Mark Tuovinen <mst@ak.net> wrote:

> Yes a dog can be a benefit in bear country, but it does depend upon the
> dog.  Some will alert you to bears but stay close, those are useful.  Others
> will chase after them, harass them and bring them back to you, not so good.
>  The Park Service does not allow dogs in many areas for a number of reasons,
> interaction with wildlife is only one of them.  Dog feces is another, X
> number of visitors per year with dogs would create a lot of mess, most of it
> would be concentrated in the heavily populated areas.  Not all dogs are well
> behaved which would create more issues.
>
> In Denali National Park the Park Service uses dogs for transportation.
>  They maintain a kennel of huskies for Winter trips into the Park.
>
> Mark in AK
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
> Date: Saturday, August 29, 2009 7:40 am
> Subject: Re: Ultimate Camping List;
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
> > One of the reasons given by the National Park Service for not allowing
> > dogs on trails is the interaction with wildlife, bears especially.
> > So,are you folks saying that dogs are a benefit when hiking in bear
> > country?  I can see how they would alert one to a bear, but I can also
> > see how the dog and the bear could take a powerful interest in one
> > another.  Most dogs being smaller than most bears ........... .  Of
> > course, the Park Service doesn't allow dogs on trails in parks where
> > there are no bears, as well.
> >
> > Dave MC
> >
> >
> >
>