yesterday 2-3 -08 my dog and i hiked to Jacks river falls via beech bottom!! on the way out during the rain we encountered a guy going in at 430 on a trip to the falls which in and out is about 11 miles it was beginnning to rain and he had three chiawahiwas!! with him only a day pack!! and it was raining he was already about 4 miles in!!! THIS IS NOT A PLACE FOR HOUSE DOGS!!!Use alittle common sense!!!
I am avide hiker in north ga almost every week somewhere and i hardly ever go without my dog!! esp in the areas of bears, but i believe dogs that are house dogs like chiuahuas and pikansee and shitzus need to be left at home and off the trails!!