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KY_EnviroGuy

(14,483 posts)
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 03:58 PM Jul 2020

St Bernard dog rescued after collapsing on England's highest peak

St Bernard dog rescued after collapsing on England's highest peak

Team of 16 volunteers carried Daisy off Scafell Pike on a stretcher during five-hour operation

Link to story: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jul/26/st-bernard-dog-rescued-after-collapsing-on-scafell-pike

Excerpts:
A mountain rescue team has said its members “didn’t need to think twice” when they were called to help a 121lb (55kg) St Bernard dog that had collapsed while descending England’s highest peak.

Sixteen volunteers from Wasdale mountain rescue team spent nearly five hours rescuing Daisy from Scafell Pike after receiving a call from Cumbria police. The team said the dog was displaying signs of pain in her rear legs and was refusing to move as she came down from the summit of the mountain with her owners on Friday evening.

They sought advice from vets before beginning the rescue operation and were able to assess Daisy’s condition and administer pain relief before lifting her off the mountain on a stretcher.

The team said: “After a little persuasion and a bit of arranging the stretcher to become dog-friendly, and of course plenty more treats, the 55kg Daisy very quickly settled down with her chin resting on the head guard, having realised that we were trying to help her.


Photograph: Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team/PA

Scafell Pike is located in the Lake District National Park in England, United Kingdom.


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St Bernard dog rescued after collapsing on England's highest peak (Original Post) KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2020 OP
Good people, good people. nt NCjack Jul 2020 #1
Sweet!! Thekaspervote Jul 2020 #2
K&R! ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #3
"She apparently feels a bit guilty and slightly embarrassed about letting down the image elleng Jul 2020 #4
At 72, I can relate! KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2020 #6
Okay, I think my heart actually melted while reading this. Dem2theMax Jul 2020 #5
How tall is the peak? brush Jul 2020 #7
3209 ft. Chellee Jul 2020 #8
Over 3200 ft TexasBushwhacker Jul 2020 #9
Found another source that says she's only 4 years old. KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2020 #12
Was it this guy? central scrutinizer Jul 2020 #10
That picture is incredibly heartwarming nuxvomica Jul 2020 #11
England's highest peak... 3,209ft. LudwigPastorius Jul 2020 #13
There are over 50 peaks in CO that are over 14,000 ft. Of course, it all depends on what one niyad Jul 2020 #14
But when bicycling around England one really appreciates MissB Jul 2020 #15
It's pretty rough terrain, though. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #16
Cheers to the rescue team! smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #17
What a heartwarming story! Duppers Jul 2020 #18

elleng

(130,156 posts)
4. "She apparently feels a bit guilty and slightly embarrassed about letting down the image
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 04:33 PM
Jul 2020

of her cousins bouncing across the Alpine snows with barrels of brandy around their necks.”


KY_EnviroGuy

(14,483 posts)
6. At 72, I can relate!
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 05:03 PM
Jul 2020

Occasionally like the St. Bernard, I want to work like I'm still 39 but just can't quite climb the mountain.


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Dem2theMax

(9,595 posts)
5. Okay, I think my heart actually melted while reading this.
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 05:01 PM
Jul 2020


No words, other than my heart is full of love for everybody in this story! Especially Daisy!

Chellee

(2,087 posts)
8. 3209 ft.
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 05:14 PM
Jul 2020

The highest mountain in England.

On edit: It says it's the highest right in the title. I somehow missed that. So I'm just here to repeat stuff.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,044 posts)
9. Over 3200 ft
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 05:18 PM
Jul 2020

I wonder about the age and condition of the dog. A lot of big dogs have hip dysplasia and mountain climbing, and descending, would be hard on them.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,483 posts)
12. Found another source that says she's only 4 years old.
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 06:05 PM
Jul 2020
The four-year-old canine, weighing 55kg (8.66 stone), was fed and kept hydrated by her owners as they waited for members of Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team to arrive.

The group rescues canine casualties about a dozen times a year, but this was the first time they had been asked to retrieve a St Bernard.


From: https://news.sky.com/story/st-bernard-rescue-dog-saved-from-englands-highest-mountain-in-the-lake-district-12036426

Could be the result of a previous injury, perhaps combined with being overweight or in otherwise poor shape.

nuxvomica

(12,366 posts)
11. That picture is incredibly heartwarming
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 05:56 PM
Jul 2020

It nicely illustrates my general philosophy about life: our singular duty as humans, from which all our other duties arise, is the protection of innocence.

niyad

(112,445 posts)
14. There are over 50 peaks in CO that are over 14,000 ft. Of course, it all depends on what one
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 06:26 PM
Jul 2020

is accustomed to. Here, I think we would call 3,200 ft. Kansas.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
17. Cheers to the rescue team!
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 08:19 PM
Jul 2020

So glad they were able to get the sweet girl back down from the peak. Bravo to all!

Duppers

(28,094 posts)
18. What a heartwarming story!
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 07:17 AM
Jul 2020

Bet she tore her ACL & perhaps even her meniscus.

Coincidentally, my big 120lb baby girl is just now recovering from her double surgery to repair her ACL/meniscus tears. Her injuries were so bad doc had to installed a metal plate in her thigh. Yes, it was an expensive operation but we adore her & had no choice & luckily we afforded it...Discover Card!

And last Friday night she chewed a couple of her staples out, leaving a gaping hole, so Saturday we had to make a quick trip to the Vet's to get that fixed.

Ah, but Gotta ❤ Doggos!

Wishing Daisy girl a speedy recovery.

Woof. 🐕

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