Rescuing Roland

Happy pup gets ride off the mountain (Photo: El Paso County Search and Rescue)

Colorado’s 14,115-foot Pikes Peak is often hiked via the Barr Trail, a “mere” 24-mile round trip, and many hikers love to take their dogs along for the adventure. It’s often a bad idea. Yesterday, for reasons not reported, a dog named Roland was being carried down the latter part of the trail by his owner, who finally had to stop and call for help about 6.5 miles from the trailhead. El Paso County Search and Rescue, staffed by volunteers as are all Colorado rescue teams, responded and assisted the pup and his owner back to their car.

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Simply the best

Rather than continuing to struggle with what to say, I’m just going to post what I sent to Golden Retriever Freedom Rescue (the organization from which I adopted Annie) for their Memorial page: Annie  — 2021-09-20 Annie (GRFR Sunny 111-09) was brought to me at a GRFR adoption event during a snowstorm in April 2009 … Continue reading Simply the best

Doggo rescue: So Colorado!

I was browsing the internet this evening and somehow stumbled across this photo. What a picture. “Only in Colorado” was my first thought. Okay, so maybe not only in Colorado, but how often might you see this someplace else? Just as interesting was the accompanying article by Spencer McKee in OutThere Colorado: “Tips and tricks: … Continue reading Doggo rescue: So Colorado!