That's not a hike, that's mush team training.
/bingo
And, with that many dogs, these women could probably use an extra bag anyway.
Or sight hound training. I did enjoy my time babysitting Salukis when the owners were taking the champs to competitions. 8 of them.
Make sure the chickens are penned up.
But we never found a human head, or if they did, they didn't let me know.
/johnny