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Anthony Ortalani, Colorado, dog, german shepard, hikers, hiking, inspiring, Lucky, Missy, Mount Beirstadt, nature, rescue, Rockies, Scott Amanda Washburn, travel
I was watching The Ellen Show today and saw this story featured. I couldn’t resist to share!
On August 11, 2012, hikers Scott and Amanda Washburn discovered an injured and abandoned dog on the steep 14,000 foot Mount Beirstadt in Colorado’s Rockies. The german shepard they named Lucky had bloody paws, was dehydrated, and unable to walk. The two couldn’t carry 112 lbs Lucky down the mountain so they wrapped up her paws to help her walk but she couldn’t. Determined to save Lucky, the Washburns went on a local hiker’s social media website 14ers.com and posted the dog’s picture along with a map to where she was found. Within a day, a group of 8 hikers lined up to help save this dog. They trecked Continue reading