‘Tough day for Lulu’: Crews rescue dog who overheated on Southern California trail

‘Tough day for Lulu’: Crews rescue dog who overheated on Southern California trail

Search and rescue crews normally have to deal with human rescues, but our four-legged friends sometimes need help too.  That was exactly the case on Sunday, when Montrose Search and Rescue responded to a call of a dog in distress near Strawberry Peak, located in the San Gabriel Mountains about two-and-a-half miles from Redbox Canyon.   “Lulu, a medium-sized dog, had become overheated and was unable to continue on her own,” the rescue agency said…

Dog's rescue from California trail emphasizes danger of warm-weather hikes for dogs

LA CRESCENTA-MONTROSE, Calif. – A California search and rescue team is reminding pet owners to think twice before bringing their dogs on hikes in warm weather. On Sunday, the Montrose Search & Rescue Team received a call about a dog in distress on the Strawberry Peak trail. Lulu, a medium-sized brown dog, had overheated on a hike and wasn't able to move on her own. Montrose SAR was dispatched to help the canine and hiked to her location, about 2…

'Tough day for Lulu': Overheated and exhausted pup rescued from California mountain trail - Pet Rescue Report

Sunday afternoon had been a “tough day on the trail for Lulu.” The dog had been on a California mountain hike with her humans when the heat got to her; she stopped moving as a result of the heat and needed help getting down the mountain. Lulu and her family had been hiking on the […] The post ‘Tough day for Lulu’: Overheated and exhausted pup rescued from California mountain trail appeared first on Pet Rescue Report.