Bear Attacks on Dogs Are Spiking in Minnesota This Fall
A bear pinned a dog in Solway Township on Oct. 5. Learn why hyperphagia season turns bird feeders into bear magnets and how to protect dogs this fall.
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📚 GuidesEarly Rockies Snowstorm Catches Trail Dogs Off Guard
A fast-moving snowstorm buried Montana and closed Colorado high country days apart. Learn how to keep a summer-coated trail dog safe in sudden snow.
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📚 GuidesDeath Cap Mushrooms Are Booming This Fall. Dogs Die Fast.
Cool, wet fall weather is driving a nationwide death cap mushroom bloom. Learn the delayed symptoms timeline and exactly what to do if your dog eats one.
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📚 GuidesCougar Shuts Down East Sooke's Coast Trail
A cougar closed East Sooke Regional Park's Coast Trail near Victoria on Sept. 29, 2026. Find out what's shut, what's open, and how to hike safely this fall.
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📚 GuidesCoyote Bite Closes Trails in Cape Breton Highlands
A coyote that lost its fear of people bit a visitor at Cape Breton Highlands. See which trails closed, what's open, and what it means for dogs before you go.
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📚 GuidesThe Hidden Trail Hazard: Dogs and Abandoned Mine Shafts
A husky's 30-foot fall near Grantsville, Utah exposes a hazard hiding across old mining country. Learn to spot mine shafts and sinkholes before your dog does.
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📚 GuidesThe McCully Fire Just Gave Back Elkhorn Crest Trail
The McCully Fire's closure area near Baker City just shrank. See which Elkhorn trails reopened for dogs and what's still off-limits this fall.
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📚 GuidesThe Crooked Fire Near Idaho City Is Calming Down. Its Trail Closure Just Got Stricter
The Crooked Fire near Idaho City has burned close to 10,000 acres, and the Forest Service just expanded its trail closure order through Dec. 31, 2026.
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📚 GuidesBig Sur's Wildfires: Where Dogs Can Still Hike
Highway 1 reopened Sept. 14, but Pfeiffer Big Sur stays shut and dog trails are scarce. Find what's actually open for dogs on the Central Coast now.
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📚 GuidesWildfire Shuts Down Part of BC's Galloping Goose Trail
The Mount Jack wildfire has closed the Sooke end of BC's Galloping Goose Trail and all of Kapoor Regional Park. See what's still open for dog walks this week.
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📚 GuidesMount Hood's Dog Trails Are Back Open This Fall
Grasshopper Fire containment hit 97% and Mount Hood's Timberline Trail reopened for dogs. See which trails are back open before you plan a fall hike.
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📚 GuidesDome Fire Is Right Next to Yosemite's Only Dog Trail
See which Yosemite trails still allow dogs as the Dome Fire burns 2,391 acres right next to Wawona, home to the park's only legal dog-hiking routes today.