But Kerry Blue terrier Betty – among the fastest dogs to dominate all 282 Scottish mountains over 3,000ft – chooses a tough boiled egg.
For owner and treking buddy Shona Marshall, 58, that has actually indicated offering a continuous supply of healthy deals with for her animal, after finishing an extraordinary 546 Scottish peaks in less than 2 years – approximately 24 a month – along with every mountain over 3,000ft in England and Wales.
Mrs Marshall, who resides in Kinloss, said it was “humbling” to witness the trust the canine put in her as they rushed up the rocky slopes.
A previous program dog, seven-year-old Betty, ended up being just the 15th dog to be participated in the Munro Society’s Canine Completers register, having actually scaled each in simply 12 months and 2 days.
Along with her owner, she finished her last Munro climb on Skye in 2015 and in doing so raised countless pounds for the Kerry Blue Terrier Rescue charity.
Now the mountaineering duo are well on their method to dominating all 226 Munro tops – peaks over 3,000ft that are classed as a subsidiary of a nearby Munro – by this April.
They have actually already climbed up 180 of them, along with 30 Corbetts, mountains over 2,500ft, and 30 Grahams and 24 Donalds, Scottish peaks over 2,000ft.
Mrs Marshall, a retired clay pigeon shooter and Commonwealth Games silver medalist, who got Betty to keep her active, said: “She’s simply the ideal size and offers me with terrific business on the hill. She copes extremely well when we need to scrabble up rocks. There’s few bits I have actually needed to offer her a hand with.
“Bla Bheinn was the first scrambly hill we climbed and it was humbling to witness the trust she put in me as I encouraged her up and down.”
Multiple climbs up in a day
When she initially offered Betty a home at 15 months old, the puppy hesitated to even action in a puddle.
But now the mountaineering canine is no complete stranger to scaling numerous peaks in a day and will venture out in all weather conditions, delighting in a well made reward at the top.
Mrs Marshall said: “She always gets two hard boiled eggs on the summit and every walking day she gets sardines on top of her normal meal for the extra calories. We’ve got our own chickens so there’s always plenty of eggs.”
But she remembered: “We had a bit of a disaster on top of Sgurr Alasdair. I got her two eggs and she nosed one of them and it set off down the hill, rolling. Luckily she didn’t try to chase after it. But now I always make sure I put them down where they won’t roll away from her.”
Climber, 82, completes all 282 Munros and raises more than £70,000 for charity
