'100% good girl': Great dane gets stretcher ride down Revelstoke mountain after injuring paws | CBC News

Revelstoke SAR says owners couldn't carry pooch down themselves and wouldn't leave her behind

A rough excursion for a very large dog and her two owners ended on a positive note last weekend, with a full-service stretcher ride down a mountain near Revelstoke, B.C.

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Typically, Bassette said, the provincial government won't reimburse search and rescue teams for non-human rescues, but she said temperatures on the mountain were dropping rapidly and the owners needed urgent help too.

Revelstoke Search and Rescue said the dog's owners needed a little extra horsepower to get their injured pup down the mountain. (Revelstoke Search and Rescue)

Thankfully, another hiker stopped and lit a small fire for the owners and dog to keep warm as they waited for assistance, said Bassette.

Basette said their team bandaged the dog's paws and loaded her into a wheeled basket stretcher.

The owners walked out behind their chariot-riding dog, wearing extra clothes the search team had brought in.

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