dogs & other creatures

Hello, I need advice on my plan, I am planning to do the Camino with my dog, at this time she will be 18 months old. I am planning to take the ferry from Portsmouth to Santander, walk Camino del Norte until Ribadeo and link with Camino Primitivo. I am taking my tent with me, as I love camping...

Ok, so I'm in trouble now... I paid FindPenguins to make a book out of my "proof of life" posts to my husband during my Camino Primitivo, and was showing it to my brother-in-law, his wife, and their teenage daughter before Thanksgiving dinner. (BTW, shameless plug for FindPenguins - great...

I'm planning to cross into Spain next year via the Podiensis. Would be very grateful for some initial advice please for Spain. I've done quite a bit of long distance riding (and mountaineering and walking) but this time am walking with my mule. I really like the look of the Olvidado for the...

I've heard of people walking with donkeys, and I've heard of people walking with dogs. But this is the first time I've ever heard of anyone undertaking a Camino with... a chicken?! Has anyone come across any other unusual animal companions?

If you got to see on the way or in your albergue dorm room a huge mosquito with very long legs, Don't Kill it! It´s called TIBULA! , They don't bite and neither take blood from you, like regular mosquitoes! Let them live, nature need them alive to keep life balance!

I begin Camino Primitivo with variant Oct 13. I understand dogs, and most seem to warm up to me, even shy. Also I understand that some dogs through training, breed, or just evil, are aggressive. 1. some owners train dogs to guard and attack 2. some breeds of herding dogs bite first...

A new public albergue is to open soon in Piñor. An unusual feature is that it will have a stable block to accommodate five horses. A lot of work has been done recently to make the Sanabres accessible for those wishing to make a pilgrimage by horse...

Was walking a local park trail and there were many cats...many cats that i needed to pet. If there are Cats on the Camino then it may take a while to complete... One cannot simply pass by a cat and not pssp pssp and pet it. Carry on!

Hi there, I started my camino in Santarém last week and was planning on walking the central route. I did not take into account though, that on this part you walk all by yourself and that the watch dogs can get quite aggressive when you pass by. This started to get a bit too much for me...

As our family is approaching another camino, I'd like to ask if anyone is aware of the name of the black dog that hangs out in the monastery in Oseira along the camino Sanabres. My brother surmised that it may be a Spanish mastiff as it is quite large. This dog did us a great service by guiding...

Friends along the way.

This halfcrazed dog was attacking my good side in Manjarin, aggressively using his puppy dog eyes to try to get me to give him a piece of my hard won, home made, Lemon and Yoghurt cake that I purchased from the lovely lady in the Manjarin café, along with a hand squeezed orange juice. I was...

Just a heads up for those about to walk their first Camino. There are lots and lots of flies. Definitely not in all places, but in many. And not noticeable while walking, just when you stop somewhere. Not a big deal of course, more of a minor nuisance. Perhaps I’m just spoiled, living in a...

On my recent Camino Portuguese a pilgrim I met had some nasty bites, mostly on her legs. I suggested they were bed bugs but the hospitalero (in a private albergue in Pontevedra) said they were spider bites. They did not have the little blisters nor did they itch. However they were in the the...

Hi pilgrims. I'm in Ponferrada, starting tomorrow. I heard some pilgrims bad encountered unleashed dogs on the way. Just wondering if anyone here bad similar experience and if it's gonna be a problem. Thanks.

I understand that if you ride the Camino on horseback you can get the Compostela if you complete the last 100km, just like walking. I recently learned that a stable offers one day rides from Sarria to Portomarin, which I would like to do. Does anyone know whether I would still qualify for the...

I know... I know.... Everyone says do the pick-up-a-stone trick or wave your poles at them.... ...or yell "NO" in Spanish (umm??...) But I want the bestest high-tech dog repellent that there is. Flexible on weight. Much appreciation.

A local tv station in Galicia has a report on the continuing problem of dogs following pilgrims on the Caminos and becoming separated from their owners. A major problem for some local authorities like Fisterra. The report notes that an animal rescue centre which works for the local authorities...

I just stumbled upon this article in a local newspaper. In between Villanueva de Campeán and El Perdigón a Spanish pilgrim was bitten by a dog and had to be treated in the hospital of Zamora. According to the article the owner of the dog was tracked down and all papers were up to date. No...

Hey, today I walked from Poio to Vilaxoan. I tried to use Komoot for orientation, but it sometimes leads me to paths that are not active anymore. So today I walked on gravel in the mountains, but mostly in the woods. And then I saw poop infront of me. I checked it , and I was quite sure it...