Category Archives: Winter Tips
Whitney “ALLGOOD” LaRuffa & Karluk – Winter Wanderings
With the spat of spring like weather in Februrary and the schizophrenic weather of March and April here in the cascades, Karluk and I have been varying our activities and making the most of what mother nature has dished out. We have been enjoying the snow, visited the gorge, and started our weekday hiking workouts […]
Ruffwear Attends WBR Avalanche Rescue Dog School
In January, three Ruffwear employees got the opportunity to head to Utah to attend the Wasatch Backcountry Rescue (WBR) International Avalanche Rescue Dog School. Started in 1982 and held once every other year since, this school is hosted by WBR – a professional organization incorporated in 1977 with the goal of providing life saving rescue […]
Gear Tips and Tricks: The Polar Trex™ Dog Boot
This week’s gear highlight is the Polar Trex Boots. The Polar Trex are our fully featured winter dog boots designed specifically for cold weather adventures like skiing, snowshoeing and other winter activities. We worked directly with our sole manufacturing partner Vibram® to develop an ice-specific sole for superb winter traction. These boots rise higher on […]
Sleeping System For Backpacking Dogs
Occasionally we get the question, “Why doesn’t Ruffwear make a sleeping bag for dogs?” It’s a great question! Our experience with dogs and their sleeping habits is that they’re often on the move. They tend to move around throughout the night, so a traditional zip-up sleeping bag, while warm, would impede on this ability to […]
How Do You Know When Your Dog is Cold?
This morning we woke up to single digit temperatures in Central Oregon. For those of us with dogs in our lives, winter means the enjoyment of cold weather adventures. When the temperatures really start to drop, winter also brings on many questions. Questions like, “How do I know when my dog is cold? At what […]
