I had everything planned: it would spend the day in nature and enjoy a long walk with stops in magnificent waterfalls in the Jones Gap state park of South Carolina. However, fate had other plans for the young woman who had just started her adventure.
The heat was overwhelming and did not give truce. On several occasions, he wanted to leave the path and return home to cool off and rest. However, Something attracted his attention by folding a curve: lying among the weed saw a beautiful German shepherd.
The dog did not emit any sound while Harris approached cautiously. It was then that he warned that Something was wrong. He discovered a wound in the dog’s leg that prevented him from moving by his own means.
The panorama seemed increasingly complicated. In that part of the path there was no cell phone signal. Harris could not load a 34 kilos dog 3 kilometers back to the start of the path. And, to aggravate the situation, he had already begun to obscure. The exhausted German shepherd looked at her with her big brown eyes. Harris He gave him food and water, stroked him and promised to return in the morning. Then, overwhelmed by his finding, he began to go back for the steep and rocky path.
Immediately, as soon as he managed to have some signal, Harris published the dog’s photo to see if someone had lost a German shepherd. Through social networks, he contacted Luci Daleya dog tracker volunteer, and with Marcy Dimmick and Holly Jones of Work of love transport rescuean animal rescue organization at risk.
The next morning, the four women toured the path with a stretcher, analgesics and food, hoping that the dog would remain alive, waiting for them. And fortunately, They found him earlier than expected.
Kyle Morgan and Dillon Tatum, Two hikers, they were sitting in a forest light next to the dog. The men had found him and refused to leave him alone. They were turning to go down to the mountain dog.
“We discovered that it was a female called Koco. He had a necklace with the name written by hand and an illegible phone. Other hikers helped us upload it to my shoulder, and it was something very emotional. I had never had a dog that would have let me do that, ever ”Morgan detailed to a local medium.
Koco’s rescue team made his leg carefully and gave him analgesics. Jones, president of Work of lovehe explained that The bitch must have an unbearable paingiven the state of his leg. “I don’t know how much more I would have endured,” Jones added. “I was exhausted.”
Despite his discomfort, Koco behaved like a soldier. Patiently, it allowed the team to place it on the stretcher. Finally, feeling safe, he drank some water and looked forward calmly.
“Everyone described her as very quiet, very grateful”Said Jones. “It seemed to know that everyone was there to help her.”
The 3 -kilometer walk outside the park was a challenge for the team, with rocks, roots and a pronounced slope. But everyone’s priority was Koco. “It was an incredible adrenaline discharge,” said Jones. “It seemed that time had stopped. We only had one goal: to save this dog.”
In the end, It took almost three hours to take the dog to the car of Jones and another hour to the Veterinary Hospital. Throughout the journey, Koco barely emitted a sound and seemed relieved to be safe.
After a complete check and several radiographs, doctors knew that Koco’s leg bones were shattered. “The X -rays confirmed a complete break of both bones in their right front. After a more detained exam, also We found a wound that coincided with the trauma at the bottom of its leg. We believe they shot him”They explained.
The veterinarians operated that same week. His journey had been incredible. Despite the pain, heat and bumps of the road, Koco’s sweet and quiet attitude never faltered.
During the next few weeks, Koco began his recovery in a transit home. “It is becoming more affectionate … and a little playful,” said his transitant. “Do not bark, do not complain, nor cry … Nothing. He loves peanut butter, sweets … Revolly on the floor and scratch the belly.”
They never knew anything about their past and nobody approached or communicated to claim it. Despite that, Koco moves forward with courage, leaving behind loneliness and dangerous hiking routes.