Hazen specifically LOVES to hike and explore. So one quick lesson was make sure he’s not trying to on his own. The main part of the gear we brought along to try and keep the boys contained, was an X-pen. We thought this might be the thing to do the trick from the get-go, as long as we also kept the leashes clipped to it since it’s not that tall and Mike has repeatedly shown he can jump from a stand still, to a person’s shoulder.
As great as a product X-pen is, it just wasn’t enough space to really let the boys move around, and without putting thin stakes into the very dense ground (nearly impossible), it would just fall over if they leaned on it too much. So, our next trip will be with nice tie-down stakes for the dogs. This should give them plenty of room to move around on a good sized leash, and still keep them very well secured to one small area. Oh, and another good lesson was that the boys want their OWN chair for the next trip!
