Lauren | Conway + Mishka + Lana

And a moment for my trusty little hiking buddy, Mishka! 🧡

Mishka is the lucky duck of the house and comes on the most hikes, but that wasn’t always the case.

I initially got into hiking with Conway and we went on tons of hikes together. Unfortunately, his reactivity got to a point that I would spend the entire hike looking around the corner, looking over my shoulder. I was in a constant state of fight or flight and he was, too. Hiking felt like the thing I was supposed to do with him and I wasn’t enjoying it.

Fast forward to now, Mishka is my main hiking buddy. She is very neutral to other people and dogs. She’s easy to pick up if we are rushed by off-leash dogs. She’s easy. I mean, aside from her whining on the drive because she’s so excited to be included, but that’s a minor complaint.

Conway might not hike much anymore, but he is living his best and most chill life in our super cool backyard. I’m grateful to have a space where he feels safe 99% of the time and his nervous system isn’t constantly being ramped up to a zillion.

Lana had a great hike last week, so I’ll have to bring her out again soon and get her into the regular hiking rotation before it gets too cold for her tiny chihuahua feet.

Thanks for reading my rambles about hiking and dogs. ☺️🥾🧡