Found Puppy
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Joe Finney
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It was cold and snowy, so Roxy and I hiking for lunch. We heard the dog barking, and it seemed to be barking in a distressed sound, so we decided to investigate. We hiked along the bank of the Muscatatuck River and saw the dog clinging to a clump of logs almost to the center of the stream.How he got there I have no idea. At that point Roxy and I realized he had to be rescued.
I searched for a shallow spot in the river, no sucess. Looking at the dogs face, I saw the look of desperation on my soon to be new friend. I new then I was soon to be cold and wet as I entered the river to rescue the dog.
The river was colder than I thought. It seemed like an eternity and I considered how I would react if I fell into a deep hole.
But finally I reached the near frozen dog, he didn't react like I expected, instead he simply layed still as I put my arms around him and told him "it wasOk now".. thinking to myself, I hope this is going tobe ok .. before I really could believe that, I needed to return to the shore.. and try to get the three of us to the cabin and try to warm our selfs.
That night River ate a small amount,wrapped in blankets as Roxy and I comforted him.
Since that day River has turned out to be a healthy and beautiful dog full of excitement and energy. Iguess it was my Xmas present to River and inturn I was his. End of Story....
I searched for a shallow spot in the river, no sucess. Looking at the dogs face, I saw the look of desperation on my soon to be new friend. I new then I was soon to be cold and wet as I entered the river to rescue the dog.
The river was colder than I thought. It seemed like an eternity and I considered how I would react if I fell into a deep hole.
But finally I reached the near frozen dog, he didn't react like I expected, instead he simply layed still as I put my arms around him and told him "it wasOk now".. thinking to myself, I hope this is going tobe ok .. before I really could believe that, I needed to return to the shore.. and try to get the three of us to the cabin and try to warm our selfs.
That night River ate a small amount,wrapped in blankets as Roxy and I comforted him.
Since that day River has turned out to be a healthy and beautiful dog full of excitement and energy. Iguess it was my Xmas present to River and inturn I was his. End of Story....
Last edited by Joe Finney on Fri Dec 31, 2004 6:05 am, edited 1 time in total.
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longlegsrule
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Joe Finney
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Pretty awesome story. If you can't find anyone, I recommend talking to Circle Tail, they're a great no-kill shelter, we got our newest dog from them.
www.circletail.org
www.circletail.org
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captain static
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Circle tail is where we got Goldie: http://www.redriverclimbing.com/album_p ... pic_id=826
Sometimes her tail even wags in a circle!
Sometimes her tail even wags in a circle!
"Be responsible for your actions and sensitive to the concerns of other visitors and land managers. ... Your reward is the opportunity to climb in one of the most beautiful areas in this part of the country." John H. Bronaugh