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A canine friend on the trail from Lyon to Le Puy. France, 2009.
One topic that comes sniffing around every once in a while concerns dogs, and meeting them on the trail.
You can read about encounters with packs of snarling dogs, and I’m sure they do occur from time to time. So far, after thousands of miles walking solo in France and Spain, it has never happened to me and I’ve never met anyone with such a story. I’m definitely not minimizing the concern – dog attacks can happen anywhere, and let’s face it, gnashing teeth are scary.