The 'Bak-Pak'
pannier, saddle-bag, training, back-pack

Saddle Bag Backpack for Dog Pet Camping Hiking

100% brand new without retail packaging.

Description:

This Pet Saddle Bag has a popular design and easily adjusts to provide a custom fit for your Dogs shape.
Two Large zippered side pockets and one mesh holder hold your pets supplies safely and securely.
Integrated "D" ring for leash attachment Safe & Comfortable for your beloved pet.
Light weight Dog Saddle Bag with soft inner surfaces provide comfort and stability for extended trips and hikes.
Ergonimic designed Dog Saddle Backpack can be used by dog and the dog's owner himself or herself.
Night reflective stripe provide more safety for dog in the evening.
Aadjustable buckle for medium and large dogs.

SIZE LARGE

(Suit Chest size: 29" 72CM - 48" 120CM)

(Suit Neck size: 19" 40CM - 33" 82CM)

MEASUREMENT: 12.3 x 9 x 5.2" (L*W*D)
Colour: red
Package included:

1 x Pet Saddle Backpack

The large storage pockets of the Bak-Pak - hold food, water, treats and other gear. The pockets feature internal mesh dividers and one pocket has an additional attachment clip.

So your more valuable items (car keys, mobile phone, etc) can be safely stored.

The three-point harness ensures a secure and comfortable fit; where the straps buckle together (using snap-click fastenings) the harness has comfort pads (they're the disc-shaped objects you can see in some of the photos) which ensure that dog's coat and body isn't rubbed by the buckles.

To establish the best size of Bak-Pak for your dog, measure around your dog's chest - if the back-pack doesn't fit around your dog, it's not going to fit!

As shown in the illustration alongside, from behind the front legs, measure all the way around the widest part of its rib cage and over its back. Remember to add an inch or two if you're planning to use a coat or harness under the back-pack; also, bear in mind if your dog has a heavy seasonal coat, or whether its size may increase. Whilst you've got your dog and a tape measure to hand, also measure around its neck and the length of its back - from the shoulder blades to the base of the tail.

With a note of these measurements to hand, now look at the table below. You'll see that your dog's chest measurement will have either determined a particular size of back-pack or reduced the range of suitable sizes to two or three. When you do have a selection to make, choose the size which you think is more suitable for the use you're planning to make of the'Bak-Pak' - and which one most suits your dog!

If your dog's chest is smaller than the range indicated in the table then you won't be able to secure the jacket firmly around your dog's body. In addition there may be excessive room at the front where the jacket fastens around the dog's neck. You should almost certainly be considering the next size down.

If your dog's chest size is bigger than the range indicated in the table then the back-pack just won't fit on the dog. You most definitely need to look at the next size up.

Training your dog to carry

Pent-up (nervous) energy can result in anxiety behaviours such as destructive chewing, barking, aggression toward animals or people, jumping or hurling themselves at doors or people, running in circles, and many other unwelcome behaviours. Such behaviours can be controlled.

Intertwined in the genes of each dog breed is a 'role' - or several 'roles': some herd; some guard; some retrieve; some pull; they all carry!

Many canine professionals are of the opinion that, used correctly, back-packs can be superb training aids, making dogs more attentive and willing to accept discipline. This improvement is often most marked in high-energy dogs.

For some dogs, the feeling of being 'enclosed' in the backpack will have an immediately calming effect and therefore don't require a period of familiarisation with the back-pack.

You, however, are probably not going to be that lucky!

To train your dog in wearing a back-pack, begin with short walks using an empty back-pack. Over time, gradually add weight to the back-pack. Ensure that the weight is evenly distributed on both sides - if the weight distribution isn't balanced, the pack will gradually slide to one side, as it does so making your dog increasingly uncomfortable - and increasingly agitated!

Make sure you're not overloading the backpack with weight - watch your dog for signs of discomfort or fatigue. If you're using the back-pack as part of a training programme for a puppy take particular care and use the lightest of weights. The backs of puppies are delicate things!

For many dogs, adding weight to the back-pack creates a sense of purpose which results in improved behaviour. As Cesar Millan, one of the most high-profile canine professionals, in his Sky TV series 'The Dog Whisperer' said, having loaded the back-pack with jars of pickles: "That dog is going to take those pickles somewhere!".

After a couple of days your dog will have grown familiar with wearing the Bak-Pak - many owners report a continuing improvement in behaviour as their dogs become increasingly comfortable with their back-packs.

The majority of dogs would benefit from being walked for several hours every day. Unfortunately, modern lifestyles rarely make available that amount of time. Cesar Millan goes on to say: "If you have a high-level-energy dog, it's not going to be happy with a one- hour walk. Those types of dogs are going to require more than one hour of physical challenge in the outside world. There is a way we can intensify one hour. A dog can carry a backpack, so this way the one-hour walk becomes the equivalent of two, or even three, hours".

That's the theory; now then, see how it goes in practice!

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