This comprehensive hiking guide highlights the benefits of hiking with your dog while helping readers choose, train, condition, and care for their canine hiking companions. Author Linda Mullally is a freelance writer who divides her time at home between Carmel Valley and Mammoth, California. Dogs have always enhanced her life and enjoyment of the outdoors. She uses her writing to educate readers on the care and treatment of man's best friend, as well as to heighten awareness about humans' responsibility to the natural environment.