Backpacker.com recently published a piece in their "Ask the Expert" section regarding the need to acclimatize your dog for high altitude hiking.
Unfortunately, the answer is that no ones knows if it's needed due to a lack of research. Like us, dogs' heart and respiration rates increase but we don't know for sure if they get mountain sickness.
The piece reminds us of one thing we know for sure - dogs can dehydrate just like us, so give plenty of water on those hikes.
The Backpacker piece is a quick read.
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