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 feet. We just got a tiny Yorkie about 5.5 pounds and we are wondering if such high elevations would create too much pressure on him. Any advice or personal experiences would be so much appreciated.

Higher the altitude the LESS pressureAlso less O2 contentBut really shouldn't be an issue with your little dog

exportman wrote: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 feet. We just got a tiny Yorkie about 5.5 pounds and we are wondering if such high elevations would create too much pressure on him. Any advice or personal experiences would be so much appreciated.Wife and I live at about 7000’. We have flown rescued dogs for PilotsNPaws. The FAA mandates supplemental oxygen above 12,500’, so we kept those dogs, and ours, lower. Never a problem.Our adopted mini Aussie girl and Border Collie mix boy are happy campers hiking in the mountains up to 10,000’.

I grew up with little dogs. Folks took them caping with us all the time, often at high altitude (above 9,000', sometimes above 10,000'). Never had an issue.

hi Richcloverthanks for the response. Great info. Anytime we might be at such a really high elevation we would be climbing over a high road to get to an elevation a lot lower than 10,000 feet and at that including finding an rv park or campground at a more comfortable and workable elevation with a generator.Nice response and thanks for what you have done for rescue dogs.The most beautiful dogs we ever had were rescue buddys

If you can breathe, they can. If not, all of you are in trouble.

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Bionic_Man
Explorer
Mar 11, 2019
I grew up with little dogs. Folks took them caping with us all the time, often at high altitude (above 9,000', sometimes above 10,000'). Never had an issue.
richclover
Explorer
Mar 10, 2019
exportman wrote:
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 feet. We just got a tiny Yorkie about 5.5 pounds and we are wondering if such high elevations would create too much pressure on him. Any advice or personal experiences would be so much appreciated.

Wife and I live at about 7000’. We have flown rescued dogs for PilotsNPaws. The FAA mandates supplemental oxygen above 12,500’, so we kept those dogs, and ours, lower. Never a problem.

Our adopted mini Aussie girl and Border Collie mix boy are happy campers hiking in the mountains up to 10,000’.
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Mar 10, 2019
Higher the altitude the LESS pressure

Also less O2 content

But really shouldn't be an issue with your little dog

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