[pct-l] Lost (and found) Dog on the PCT

[aslive at charter.net]

Wow! What a terrible and wonderful thing to have happened to that poor 
dog.  The original owner has some baaad Karma a coming while I hope that 
only good things come the way of the four heroes.  Thank you guys.

Shepherd


On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 5:18 PM, Nicole E. Phillips wrote:

> This breaks my heart. Thank goodness for the 4 folks who put aside 
> their
> own needs to help the poor pup. I don't see how it could possibly be 
> an
> accident to abandon your dog but I hope it was.
> On Jul 1, 2013 5:50 PM, "Meridith Rosendahl" 
> <meridith.rosendahl at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Last Wednesday a dog was reported abandoned or lost on the Pacific 
>> Crest
>> Trail north of Belden. He was covered with burrs and had very sore 
>> feet. On
>> Saturday, June 29, Henry, Bogie Fingers, Catch-Up and Grease came 
>> upon the
>> dog and found him in pretty bad shape. Very skinny under all that 
>> fur,
>> frightened, and sore. He didn't want to be caught and got into a 
>> creek
>> where the guys were able to get him out. They fed him what they could 
>> from
>> their packs and finally decided that they had to get him out of 
>> there. So
>> they loaded him on their shoulders and took turns carrying him back 
>> to
>> Belden. They took him to the Caribou Store and the owners there 
>> promised to
>> find him a new home, and possibly keep him. He's a very sweet dog, 
>> even
>> tempered and gentle, and if someone  abandoned him they should be 
>> boiled in
>> oil. These four guys are my heroes. I am so very proud of them for 
>> taking
>> the time, and effort to carry him (and lead him part of the way) the 
>> miles
>> back to safety.
>>
>> Here are some photos, one taken by the original person who found him 
>> and
>> posted a photo on PCT's facebook page, and two by the hikers who 
>> rescued
>> him, and one of the hikers.
>>
>>
>> 
>> https://picasaweb.google.com/Meridith59/LostAndFound?authuser=0&feat=directlink
>>
>> Piper's Mom
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