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This Is the Biggest Danger to Your Dog on U.S. Hiking Trails

Abby Parks By Abby Parks
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An official park ranger reveals the most common and overlooked threats facing dogs on American hiking trails. From hidden wildlife risks to terrain hazards that can turn dangerous fast, these expert tips could prevent a fun outing from becoming an emergency. Before your next adventure, learn how to protect your dog from the trail dangers most owners never see coming.

Abby Parks

About the Author

Abby Parks

Abby Parks has authored a fiction novel, theatrical plays, short stories, poems, and song lyrics. She's recorded two albums of her original songs, and is a multi-instrumentalist. She has managed a website for folk music and written articles on singer-songwriters, folk bands, and other things music-oriented. She's also a radio DJ for a folk music show. As well as having been a pet parent to rabbits, birds, dogs, and cats, Abby loves seeking sightings of animals in the wild and has witnessed some more exotic ones such as Puffins in the Farne Islands, Southern Pudu on the island of Chiloe (Chile), Penguins in the wild, and countless wild animals in the Rocky Mountains (Big Horn Sheep, Mountain Goats, Moose, Elk, Marmots, Beavers).
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