I have a backpack carrier, not sure who made it but I bought it off amazon. It works out great when Rizzo gets tired out, which happens where there is lots of steep climbing to do. I barely had to carry him on my latest hike but it was more level, but towards the end he kept bumping into my leg and looking up at me with his beg face on, so I put him in his bag and he was a happy camper after that. Take plenty of water and some kibble and have a great time. Its so much fun watching these guys running around sniffing and playing with everything