Mt Washington St Bernard Rescue

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The recent St Bernard rescue in Great Britain must have started something

https://www.conwaydailysun.com/news...cle_a9bd3f1c-d1ca-11ea-8bd4-5f9b76d56907.html

Fish and Game does not do official dog rescues. Long ago I was mobilized to do a rescue of an inured hiker in the Great Gulf. It turned out to be a Newfoundland in a similar situation that the owners had reported as human in hopes that someone would rescue it. We were on the summit and the dog was down at Spaulding lake. We did not rescue the dog but some volunteers went the next day. One of them sprained her back and was out of work an in need of therapy for her injury since it was not an official rescue the workmans comp coverage for official rescues did not apply.
 
It happens more than we know, I think. I'm not a dog owner who's dog is my loyal hiking companion. So I can't truthfully say if I'd leave my dog home with this heat, humidity, and just plain poor air quality we've been having. I'd like to think I would. I have however been hiking on very hot days and seen people with dogs that don't appear well at all. Panting to beat the band and trying their best to get the owners to let them crawl under a tree an lay down. I'm sure everyone here is a responsible owner.

https://people.com/pets/120-pound-d...mpus-by-rescuers-after-suffering-dehydration/
 
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