Dog who survived 72 days in mountains after owner’s death is regaining weight and back on hiking trails
Associated PressA faithful dog who survived after spending more than 10 weeks by her owner who died of hypothermia while hiking in the Colorado mountains has regained most of the weight she lost during her ordeal and is back on the trails, the family said Thursday. Rich Moore, 71, of Pagosa Springs, Colorado, set out with his Jack Russell terrier named Finney to climb Blackhead Peak on Aug. 19, but didn’t return home. Less than three weeks later, “Finney is doing well,” Moore’s wife, Dana Holby, told The Associated Press on Thursday. “Her ravenous appetite has calmed down, but at first she could not get enough to eat and wanted food at all times of the day and night.” Finney’s survival story has made her famous on the hiking trails around Pagosa Springs, Holby said. “People say, ‘Is that Finney?’” to which Holby responds with an enthusiastic,“Yes!” “She is such a comfort to me and a great companion on hikes,” covering 4 to 5 miles a day, Holby said.
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