One Colorado fire department was asked to do a very different type of rescue last week when they got a call about a tired dog.
The poor pup, named Kato, had become exhausted while hiking the Maxwell Falls trail in Evergreen on Sunday.
His worried owners called the Evergreen Fire Rescue, which swiftly set out to help when they heard about the ‘dog in distress’.
This pup named Kato had become exhausted while hiking the Maxwell Falls trail in Evergreen, Colorado on Sunday and had to call on some help from his human friends
His worried owners called the Evergreen Fire Rescue, which swiftly set out to help when they heard about the ‘dog in distress’
Kato, a five-year-old Great Pyrenees who weighs 120lb, was alert but exhausted and ‘most likely dehydrated’, according to the rescue team.
And despite his four legs, Kato was treated just like any human would be during the rescue and was carried out on a stretcher.
‘He was alert, but he needed some help,’ Evergreen Fire Rescue spokesman Stacee Martin told 9News. ‘He couldn’t get up.’
‘When we got him down, he gave us the same look that any other patient would’ve: “Thank goodness you’re here!”‘.
‘And so we loaded him in, just like we would any other patient.’
Kato, a five-year-old fluffy Great Pyrenees who weighs 120lb, was alert but exhausted and ‘most likely dehydrated’, according to the rescue team
And despite his four legs, Kato was treated just like any human would be during the rescue and was carried out on a stretcher
The fire department said it was good that Kato’s owners had called for help, as they were still a mile away from the trail head.
Maxwell Falls is a 4.2-mile trail that features a waterfall and is classified as moderately difficult. Dogs are permitted on the trail but must be kept on a leash.
Martin said that the department often gets calls for help from Maxwell Falls and rescues animals year-round, although they’re rarely asked to help dogs on hikes.
But she added that the family will not have to pay for the rescue because the department is made up of volunteers.
‘We choose to help animals,’ Martin said.
‘Doesn’t matter if it’s a horse stuck in the mud, owls that fall out of the nest…this is something that the community supports.’