Dia gets a backpack, bully stick

Dia got a backpack! We understand that German Shepherds are happiest when they have a job to do. We like to go hiking and camping and thought that it would be worth a shot to see if she'd carry her own gear. She was weird about it when I strapped it on her the first time, but after she figured it out, I think she really likes it! She seems so proud to follow us around with it on. She does seem happiest on a mission... we've started taking her to the dog park and she's pretty ambivalent about other dogs. She seems to get bored even when all the other dogs are going nuts and playing. But we take off on a trail off the dog park and she's all about it. There's a trail we want to take her on that's about 3 miles long. We're training her right now to get used to carrying the backpack by putting it on her with a water bottle on each side and walking around the property.



And lastly, she's really into these things called Bully Sticks.