BOUNTIFUL, Utah — A Bountiful household spent Christmas with out their lacking canine, pondering all hope was misplaced that she’d return.
Almost two weeks later, a hiker made an inspiring discovery.
Emma Hicks’ hike of the Elephant Rock Trail changed into a rescue mission Friday when she got here throughout the canine proper close to the highest.
“I was like, ‘Oh, just another off-leash dog,” mentioned Hicks. “I didn’t think anything of it, but it kept getting closer and closer and there was no owner anywhere.”
She knew one thing was improper. The canine was too skinny. Hicks may see her ribs and her paws had been bleeding.
The German wirehaired pointer had no tags on its collar, however Hicks was in a position to make use of her fanny pack to make a leash.
The duo made it two miles till the pup couldn’t go on anymore. Hicks needed to sling it throughout her again for the rest of the way in which down.
“We did probably the last mile down on my shoulders,” she mentioned. “You could tell she was just so exhausted.”
During the descent, Hicks known as her household for assist. Her sister was capable of finding the homeowners on social media.
“Before I was even able to get down the mountain with the dog, he was calling me,” she mentioned. “I was like, ‘Hi, this is Emma.’ He was like, ‘I can’t believe you found my dog.’”
Turns out the canine named Jane had survived the snowy mountains for twelve days. Her household thought she was useless and killed by coyotes.
It was an emotional second reuniting her together with her homeowners.
“She definitely had grit and you could tell she wanted to make it back to her family,” mentioned Hicks.
