C.walking alongside your dog, in the midst of nature and admiring spectacular landscapes. For many this is the meaning of the ideal holiday, away from the more commercial tourism to live an adventure of personal and group sharing with their pets. This is the idea of the Company of the Pathsa non-profit association dedicated to responsible tourism, which offers the possibility to bring your dogs along on the road. Thanks to the careful guidance of dog instructors, such as Tomas Pirani, experts in animal behavior, during the walk you work on your relationship with the dog exulla his sociality as a group. The instructor will always be present and available to dispense advice and information that owners need to facilitate communication with their four-legged friend.
Walk the dog
A unique experience, for true nature and animal lovers. “In this way, people and dogs will travel in harmony, freeing themselves from the constraints of narrow spaces to discover together silent territories and breathe the beauty of unique scenarios. After a first meeting in which to understand the needs or difficulties of the dogs present, this experience of sedentary or itinerant sharing will begin, with attention to the dynamics of coexistence and socialization of the dogs present “, explain the creators of the initiative.
A holiday between nature and adventure
«The dog is the real protagonist of our dedicated walks – explains Tomas Pirani, dog educator and guide of the Compagnia dei Cammini -. The activities, spaces and times are strongly dictated by the animal group e we will always be in contact with a reference veterinarian in locor to support any injuries or other needs. The routes include thecrossing of fords and steep points, not dangerous but certainly adventurous. For dogs there are no particular difficulties except those dictated by the continuous coexistence with other people and other animals, a satisfying and demanding experience at the same time ».
In tents in the Marche
Among the four-legged travel proposals for the summer, the Compagnia dei Cammini proposes a I walk in a tent from 20 to 23 July in the uncontaminated nature of the Marche, in a wild area full of wide panoramas and immense prairies. From the immense Colfiorito Plateau, to the narrow and wild Scurosa Valley, shady and severe, this walking journey crosses naturalistic areas of rare beauty up to the Monte Lago Plateau in the magical environment of the Scurosa Valley, its beating heart, in the upper Macerata Apennines. L” easy itinerary on smooth forest roads, surrounded by mountain ranges among the silences interrupted at times by the bellowing of the grazing herds retraces a almost uninhabited territory, ideal for letting dog friends run free. You walk immersed in wide and silent landscapes, plateaus and dense woods in aSpartan experience of total immersion in nature: you sleep in a tent near a refuge or near water sources.
Walking in Tuscany in September
For those who prefer to leave in September, the appointment is from 6 to 10 September in Tuscany for five days in tents in the uncontaminated nature of the Tuscan-Romagna Apennines, a wild area full of wide panoramas and immense prairies to travel on an itinerant way with a light backpack. An almost uninhabited territory that is divided into forest roads, old transit routes and small paths, surrounded by mountain ranges. We will explore the Rovigo River valley, the Lozzole gullies and the “beaches” created by the pastures that descend to the river. The routes will be established based on the weather and the exploratory desire of the group. You sleep in free camping and you travel with a backpack loaded with the necessary for the day and for lunch, while the rest, tents and mattresses, material for the night and necessary for the dog, will be transported by a support vehicle. The base camp will be located near support structures and water sources and will always be eaten outdoors.
Together to get better
And again from 18 to 22 October always in Tuscany with a permanent path where you sleep in a self-managed refuge on Mugello in the Giogo Casaglia Park. Here, in autumn, the undergrowth is colored with leaves, it becomes humid and pleasant to discover together with the exploratory euphoria of the dogs, protagonists of our journey. Excited by the autumn smells – the chestnut smell of the chestnut woods, the mushroom and moss smell of the beech woods, the resin smell of the duglasia woods, the traces of wild boar and deer to be found in the oak and wild cherry woods – the dogs will show how to fully enjoy this immersion in nature.
“The journey will be led by experts in animal behavior and relationships. Lunch on the way and the days will be entirely dedicated to exploring the Park territory. A journey aimed at understanding the social structure of the participating dogs, to observe your dog and the relationship with your dog in a different way from everyday life. An experience of knowledge of the animal that accompanies us, and in some way advises us, every day. The natural environment, with woods, rivers and pastures, the shelters open to the true hospitality of dogs, will be the setting in which to experience a moment where feeling animals means growing as people.
In addition to trips specifically dedicated to four-legged friends, there are many other itineraries of the Compagnia dei Cammini where you can bring your dog in every season ”, conclude the creators of the initiative.
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