[pct-l] Trapped Dog in Bathroom at Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead

[aslive at charter.net]

Oh man, what a shame!  as a dog lover, I am so glad that she was found. 
Why would someone do a thing like that?

Shepherd



On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 11:01 AM, Ned Tibbits wrote:

> The fine and PCT-helpful folks at the DeLaCour Ranch (at the foot of 
> the road to Cottonwood Pass TH/Horseshoe Meadows lost their dog a week 
> ago only to hear a week later that she (the dog, “Sweetie”) was found 
> by some hikers locked in a bathroom! The account is below.
>
>
> “Hey, since you have the ear of many hikers, maybe you could fine out 
> how our dog “Sweetie” got locked in the bathroom at the Cottonwood 
> Lakes trailhead this past week. She went missing a week ago Saturday, 
> and just this past Saturday was discovered locked in the bathroom up 
> there--the door blocked with a rock, locking her in. No one is up 
> there now [because the road is still closed] so it is a miracle that 
> she was found before she starved to death.  Two hikers who went up for 
> the day found her. Her collar and tags are gone. She was left a pile 
> of snow for water. We do not know how long she was in there. She 
> either ate her poop, or held it the whole time. It's all very 
> strange!!”
>
> Anybody know anything about this unfortunate confinement???
> http://www.delacour-ranch.com/
>
> Keep in mind that it is these folks who will drive up to Horseshoe 
> Meadows TH to get you, bring you resupply buckets, take you to town 
> (Lone Pine), rent you tent cabins to use while resupplying, and drive 
> you back to the TH, if you’d like. Julie and Coale have been helping 
> Mountain Education’s instructional courses for a few years, now. Good 
> people!
> Check their site out!
>
>
> Ned Tibbits, Director
> Mountain Education
> www.mountaineducation.org
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