Thanks to the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office’s search and rescue team, the 190-pound dog made it home by being carried back down the trail.
The rescue team was called around 6:30 p.m. after other hikers passed Floyd on the trail and saw his owner needed help. The 3-year-old dog wouldn’t budge, and temperatures in the area were quickly dropping, according to police.
“The team is completely volunteer,” Sgt. Melody Gray of the Unified Police Department, which works with the sheriff’s search and rescue team, told CNN. “They had no hesitation whatsoever, even when they heard it was a dog.”
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Hope the owner received a bill in the mail for the cost of rescue.
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ReplyDeleteI guess you missed the part that says they are volunteers. There are people that don't expect to be paid for doing a good thing. Try it sometime.
“The team is completely volunteer,” Sgt. Melody Gray of the Unified Police Department, which works with the sheriff’s search and rescue team, told CNN. “They had no hesitation whatsoever, even when they heard it was a dog.”
ReplyDeleteThey helped a dog. I think that's cool of them.
@2:00 are you really that stupid? I think you missed the point of @1:37. Today's bull Mastiff is bred for nothing more than intimidation and being a family dog. This dog had no business hiking mountains especially so late in the day. He probably Kay's around the house all week and this idiot owner decided to take a 200 pound dog up a mountain. Like the saying goes you just can't fix stupid
ReplyDeleteHe probably .... stfu 3:51
DeleteYou're the stupid one, probably
I have a 210lb English mastiff that hikes miles and miles of wooded trails and terrain all around our cabin, never an issue. But if he doesn't want to do something he can be extremely stubborn, lay down and nothing I can do about it until he's ready to go. You obviously have ZERO experience with the breed.
DeleteWhatever, I'm just glad Floyd is ok.
ReplyDelete3:51 adding to what you said about this breed it also is not a good idea to take a brachycephalic breed in high altitudes. For those unaware this means a breed with a short snout. The thin are IS going to cause breathing issues.
ReplyDeleteLol they don't have short snouts. Our English Mastiffs have huge snouts and nose holes, I could stick a finger up in there :)
DeleteGot lost on the trail and she almost tied. Called 911 bc she was more worried about the dog the herself. Glad they are both safe.
DeleteKNOW YOUR animal before u subject them
ReplyDeleteto situations they aren't capable of doing.
Poor boy.
ReplyDeleteThe volunteer rescuers said that the dog was injured. I tend to believe them over the media trying to report it.
ReplyDeleteAs silly as this may be, pets are family too and good work guys on the rescue, that is what it means to protect and serve, unlike what the cops define protect and serve...
ReplyDelete2pm and 201pm, let me slow it down for you. They can volunteer time all they want. Do you really think they did not use equipment, transportation, fuel, etc. that wasn't tax payer paid???
ReplyDeleteFor those of you saying this cost taxpayers, really? These were volunteers. And for the person who said it cost equipment, transportation and fuel that was taxpayer funded, seriously!?
ReplyDeleteDo you think they went out and bought flashlight helmets and a stretcher for just this dog and only this dog. They used equipment that is reusable. If the equipment WAS taxpayer funded, it's not a one-use only equipment. They reuse those helmets, flashlights, and stretcher. They drive in their personal vehicles with gas purchased by themselves.
Compassion. The world needs more of it.
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ReplyDeleteTheir services are free to everyone. While the state of Utah may fund them they are a non profit and their crew is all volunteers. They also help to other counties. No one gets a bill. This still happens in a lot of place. Just not Maryland.