Question about high altitudes for little dogs
We have always had small dogs, the last 2 who, sadly for us, aged out after 17 years. Neither of these little pals at 9 and 10 pounds ever had a problem at really high elevations such as over 9,000 fe...
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We took our dogs up to the top of Mt Evans (12k ft) one trip - as Michigan "Flatlanders", we all suffered from the lack of oxygen; and all of us were moving pretty slow. I doubt you would be able to exceed your dog's aerobic capabilities. And if you hang around high mountain passes long enough, Altitude Sickness will catch up to you and you'll WANT to get to a lower altitude. I don't know if dogs can get splitting headaches - but humans sure do. As someone who would spend a week skiing at Copper Mountain (base 9k ft) - the first 5 days were torture (but bliss from a skiing standpoint!) and just about the time my body finally was getting used to the altitude, it was time to leave... I would assume a dog acclimatizes to the lack of oxygen in about the same time frame?
