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It has been so tough losing little Theseus in such an untimely and unexpected way last month, especially now as I go thr...
14/11/2024

It has been so tough losing little Theseus in such an untimely and unexpected way last month, especially now as I go through so many old photos our family took together 😢 But I am so grateful now to have those photos as a reminder of the bold but brief bond we built together during his short but brilliant life.

Remember to share your photos for our photo contest for a chance to win free gear like our ultralight, waterproof and some other useful tools for the trail! Follow and tag us in your photo, and use to enter. Check the photos for more info on how to enter.

Well, when it rains, it pours. Missing all our adventurers with little Theseus, and old Thunder is in the emergency hosp...
09/11/2024

Well, when it rains, it pours. Missing all our adventurers with little Theseus, and old Thunder is in the emergency hospital after we rushed him there in critical condition. The prognosis is not certain, but we’re doing everything we can and he’s hanging in there. I know this ain’t the end of old Thunder—he’s as tough as they come. If any dog can get through this, it’s him. But he’s still critical and despite my best efforts to stave off the worry, it still creeps in.

I’ve been scrolling through some of our old adventure videos photos and found a few gems. But lamentably, I wasn’t much into photography nor documenting our many travels all over the world together at the time. Now I wish I had. So take it from me: bring the camera, snap away, remember those wild journeys together that helped build the incredible bond you share with your pups. And enter your photos into our Explorer Series 2024 contest to win free gear. Follow us and use to enter.

Long cowboy days and lazy cabin nights 13 years ago with old Thunder the Wonder Dog who is still going strong at 15!    ...
07/11/2024

Long cowboy days and lazy cabin nights 13 years ago with old Thunder the Wonder Dog who is still going strong at 15!

We’re sounding the battle cry to all fellow trail hounds and mountain mutts AROOOOOO! DOGPAK is throwing down the gauntl...
02/11/2024

We’re sounding the battle cry to all fellow trail hounds and mountain mutts AROOOOOO! DOGPAK is throwing down the gauntlet with our Explorer Series 2024 — a photo contest and giveaway for free DOGPAK gear.

We’re showcasing and celebrating all the crazy s**t you’ve done with your pups this year. We want to see your wildest photos, read your swashbuckling tales, vicariously share in your trials, tribulations, and triumphs alike. 

Here’s how to join the pack:
1️⃣ Follow 
2️⃣ Post your best dog adventure photos from this year 
3️⃣ Use hashtag: 
4️⃣ Tag in your post

👥 Boost your chances! Share this post to your stories for additional entries

👥 Tag your adventure buddies in the comments on this post—each tag = 1 extra entry (up to 5 max)

👥 DOUBLE YOUR CHANCES immediately by registering and signing up for our newsletter at DOGPAK.com

🏆 Prizes: 
🥇 Complete Moab Package—see post for more details 
🥈 Moab Lite dog backpack 
🥉 Leash and Collar combo 
+ t-shirts and consolation prizes for quality submissions!

Contest ends Dec 1, 2024. Winners announced Dec 5.
Multiple posts allowed!

Remember, your profile needs to be public for this one. We can’t judge what we can’t see.

Look, we know your dog is cute. But this contest isn’t about cute. We’re not here for your backyard fetch sessions or listless park strolls. 

We want to see those moments of questionable uncertainty when your heart began to quicken and your mouth suddenly tasted like chalk as you began to worry slightly that this might not be the right trail back, and now you’re stuck on a volcano in a thick jungle on some island in the middle of Nicaragua while the sun is setting. 

It’s not about the photo, but it’s nice to have. It’s not about the story either, though it’s cool—fun to tell your friends around a campfire. But ultimately, those experiences are about the indescribable bond that grows between you and your dog, wrought in some shared adversity overcome side-by-side.

Good luck!


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Going through old photo drives looking for gems like this one of Theseus.
31/10/2024

Going through old photo drives looking for gems like this one of Theseus.

Remembering little Theseus 😢🌈It’s been three weeks since we lost our Theseus—that little ball of energy and unadulterate...
25/10/2024

Remembering little Theseus 😢🌈

It’s been three weeks since we lost our Theseus—that little ball of energy and unadulterated joy who found his fated way into our hearts and home from an abandoned pig stall somewhere in southern Italy only some 20 months before.

Gone too soon, as is too often the tendency of those whom we love deepest.

He left his indelible paw prints traced across our hearts like footsteps in the sand of a solitary beach before sunset—a soundless apparition of a memory that once held the warm weight of a being so pure and perfect.

In my efforts to deal with and learn from my grief, I have been writing a bit more. Much of it is personal, therapeutic, emotionally charged. But parts of it have been helpful pieces of advice to help me remember how to deal with loss, embrace my grief, and still find some path toward healing.

I wrote a new article about that topic which is now published on the blog at dogpak.com


New shipment of our Moab Lite   is on its way! Be sure to upgrade your gear kit before   •••
14/03/2024

New shipment of our Moab Lite is on its way! Be sure to upgrade your gear kit before



Autumn colors with little Theseus just before the first snowfall of the year. We had some great snow for the last week a...
12/12/2023

Autumn colors with little Theseus just before the first snowfall of the year. We had some great snow for the last week and then came a bunch of rain 😕 Hopefully more snow is on its way to the soon!

While the capricious weather prevented us from summiting the Eiger, it did make for a breathtakingly moody setting lower...
28/10/2023

While the capricious weather prevented us from summiting the Eiger, it did make for a breathtakingly moody setting lower in the valley near and

captured so many amazing shots of Theseus while they waited for me to descend and join them on their hike.

Last weekend we started up the   in an attempt to make a summit bid hoping for a weather window despite the dreary forec...
21/10/2023

Last weekend we started up the in an attempt to make a summit bid hoping for a weather window despite the dreary forecast. But the conditions remained suspect and we decided to turn back. The mountain will still be there for a future attempt.

Meanwhile, took for a Sunday stroll near the base of the Eiger in and due to serendipitous timing, we were able to link up following our descent. So even though we were not able to reach the of the notorious menace of the we still got to enjoy a wonderfully moody family day hiking together in the ceaselessly beautiful surroundings of the near home and headquarters in

Theseus was all geared up with his Moab Lite and I was clanking away down the trail with my rack.

As a lifelong adventurer with a predilection for mountains and the myriad activities they open to us, I am grateful to have spent the last 14 years traveling the world with Thunder hiking, climbing, camping, BASE jumping, paragliding, skiing, wingsuiting, kayaking, and exploring some of the richest and humbling landscapes our world has to offer.

Our passion for adventuring together with our pups remains fresh, and I believe these many shared adventures build the backbone of the inseparable bond I have with old Thunder.

In hopes of helping other dog lovers develop such bonds with their pups, I began designing and building improved adventure gear for dogs, using my extensive knowledge of and experience with rock climbing equipment, camping gear, and parachute systems. Hence, DOGPAK was born, and we are excited to see where this journey takes us next!

Now Theseus has joined our pack, and we can’t wait to tackle all the outdoor adventures we have planned for the upcoming years together.

For more info about our story, our inspiration, and the we make, check out dogpak.com 😀🐕🐾🏕

Theseus is wearing his Moab Dog Collar whilst enjoying the autumn evening sun.Sizing: Medium: 35-51 cm (14-20"), Large: ...
19/10/2023

Theseus is wearing his Moab Dog Collar whilst enjoying the autumn evening sun.

Sizing: Medium: 35-51 cm (14-20"), Large: 46-66 cm (18-26") In stock shop at Dogpak.com

The inspiration: Moab, Utah—it is truly a place like no other. It can be a menacing place. A place incapable of sympathy, unforgiving of error, but welcoming to courage. The Earth towers in jagged sandstone cliffs shifted over millennia, eons, into a barren oasis of slick-rock and slot canyons with shelved walls extending hundreds of vertical feet like the unfurling fingerprint of a god.

If you have ever been there—to those places deep in the desert, far off the trail, that blaze by day and blanket you under the milky way at night—then you know some stretches are so rugged and wild that they will never be conquered, can never be conquered.

So instead, we seek not to conquer; rather, we celebrate and embrace the wild ruggedness of this glorious landscape. Our Moab themed collars and leashes are an homage to this extraordinary place, designed for extraordinary dogs and their human counterparts to whom adventure is a way of life.

Theseus looking regal in our little mountain town   in the heart of the swiss alps. Here is is wearing our size S   Moab...
14/10/2023

Theseus looking regal in our little mountain town in the heart of the swiss alps. Here is is wearing our size S Moab Lite

Check out dogpak.com for more info about our and K9 daypack and hiking harness!

9 month old pup Theseus  is wearing his Moab Lite Daypak in size S proudly 🧡🇨🇭🦮🎒💙 Get yours now www.Dogpak.com
26/09/2023

9 month old pup Theseus is wearing his Moab Lite Daypak in size S proudly 🧡🇨🇭🦮🎒💙 Get yours now www.Dogpak.com

When you take your 14 year ol‘mutt ontoan unknown trail on vacation you always gotta be prepared for „some“ additional w...
13/09/2023

When you take your 14 year ol‘mutt ontoan unknown trail on vacation you always gotta be prepared for „some“ additional weight to be put on your shoulders 🤣 Thankfully Thunder & Dogpak owner Devin were part of an avalanche rescue team in their past and are therefore used to this type of getting down or up a mountain. Thunder might have just put on a little more weight in the meantime. 🦮💙

Theseus is getting acclimated in his new hiking environment!
22/08/2023

Theseus is getting acclimated in his new hiking environment!

Back when old Thunder still had hops! Old pup turned 14 last week and he’s still going strong, but he can’t quite hop li...
07/08/2023

Back when old Thunder still had hops! Old pup turned 14 last week and he’s still going strong, but he can’t quite hop like this anymore 😢 Still, after two knee surgeries and being like 100 years old, he’s still got some of that puppy spirit in him!

Thunder the Wonder Dog rocking a new   prototype beneath his Moab Lite   Check out the link in our bio for more info!•••...
19/07/2023

Thunder the Wonder Dog rocking a new prototype beneath his Moab Lite

Check out the link in our bio for more info!



Old Thunder mutt teaching young Theseus the ways of the trail ❤️🐕🐾🏔🇨🇭•••
10/07/2023

Old Thunder mutt teaching young Theseus the ways of the trail ❤️🐕🐾🏔🇨🇭



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