Thread: Dog found on 14'er.

Injured Dog Rescued From Mountain; Owner Who Left It There Wants It Back | ABC News Blogs - Yahoo!

Washburn got together a group of eight volunteers and the group headed back up the mountain that Monday morning. The group found the dog with all of its wounds Washburn had tried to bandage reopened. The rocks around the dog were covered in blood, and the dog was back cowering beneath the surrounding rocks.

The group of eight hikers traveled through a full-blown snowstorm that broke out during their hike. Eventually, after a nine-hour rescue mission, the group successfully managed to bring back the broken and bruised dog in a hiker's oversized backpack.

Upon their return, the hikers entrusted the dog to a local vet, who told Washburn that it was "the miracle dog of the century, and although she was severely dehydrated she has, miraculously, no long-term or permanent damage."

Soon, the rescuers learned the dog's name is Missy and her owner is 29-year-old Anthony Ortolani.

Ortolani told The Denver Channel that he was forced to leave his pet on the mountain Aug. 5, when a storm moved in and he became worried for the safety of a younger hiker who was with him. He said his dog's feet were cut up from walking on sharp rocks and it could no longer walk.

Leave no man behind, no man's best friend either. Sickening. He wants the dog back too! Asshole.

I can't imagine leaving my Roxy behind. Not a chance.

Fuck that prick......His ass should have been leading the rescue mission as soon as the storm passed. He's full of shit.

Originally Posted by dex71

I can't imagine leaving my Roxy behind. Not a chance.

Fuck that prick......His ass should have been leading the rescue mission as soon as the storm passed. He's full of shit.

This at the very least. My dogs aren't pets, they are family.