By Sarah Skidmore
Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. — For three climbers stranded on Mount Hood, survival came down to a live transmitter and a warm dog.
Covering up with two sleeping bags, a tarp and a black Labrador named Velvet as winds howled around them at up to 70 mph, two women and a man beamed signals to rescuers who were able to fix their precise location.
“The dog probably saved their lives,” said Erik Brom, a member of the Portland Mountain Rescue team, who described the wind in the canyon where the climbers were holed up as “hellacious.”
You know I love this kind of story. Not only are the hikers rescued, but much credit is given to Velvet, the lab (OK, it helped they had a signal transmitter, too…..). I believe it about the dog, though. If she is anything like our dog, having her lay against you is like have a blob of hot molten lava pressing into the back of your knees.
And, yet again, we have an example of why you SHOULD be permitted to HIKE WITH YOUR DOG!!!! Here’s a big bone for Velvet! Good girl!
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