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Some sheep hunters use dogs to haul gear, especially in bear country because the dogs double as camp guard type critters. I remember seeing an article on it 10 or 12 years ago in Outdoor Life.
dogs are used in this way a lot for hikers , for same reason, they can alert you to a bear
but this has also been going on for a LOT of yrs
most folks that live in very r emote places have dogs and have had dogs for same reasons, there ability to alert to things, due to them having better noses and eye's and ears than most humans!