Convertible pet-carrying and backpacking backpack

A convertible pet-carrying and backpacking backpack comprising:

• a backpack body defining one or more internal compartments and an open top operable to allow
• a head of a pet to extend therethrough;
• a collar adjustment strap operable to adjust and cinch the open top of the backpack body;
• shoulder straps extending from a front of the backpack body;
• paw holes disposed on the front of the backpack body above the shoulder straps, the paw holes operable to allow paws of the pet to extend therethrough;
• a contouring strap extending over a side panel of the backpack body, the
• contouring strap configured to shape the backpack body;
• receiving clips disposed on the backpack body;
• and
• an accessory bag configured to detachably connect to the receiving clips in a first position where the accessory bag is attached to a lower portion of the backpack body on a middle to lower half of the backpack body so that the backpack is in a pet-carrying configuration, and to attach to the receiving clips in a second position where the accessory bag covers the open top of the backpack body so that the backpack is in a backpacking configuration.