GO LUCY
Posted on 08/21/2010 3:18:59 PM PDT by Doogle
Mountain or molehill? Using a specially designed wheelchair, one enthusiastic dog proved she can tackle either, turning the highest peak in the Northeast into just another day's climb.
Lucy, a 4-year old mixed breed, was paralyzed four years ago in a car accident in Puerto Rico. On Wednesday, August 18, she climbed to the top of Mt. Washington, becoming the first paralyzed dog ever to scale the 6,288-foot peak.
"I think many people underestimate handicapped pets and don't realize just how much they can do given proper care and training," explained owner Courtney Dunning of Peterborough, New Hampshire.
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GO LUCY
Good doggie!
She deserves a whole bag of Pup-Peroni for this one.
Don’t give her a whole bag of Pup Peroni unless you’d be willing to suffer the consequences of eating a gigantic bag of potato chips!
Wow. I once met a three-legged dog hiking around Mont Blanc, but Lucy takes the cake.
..we had a small dog in Colorado during military training named “Tripod”
We could all learn something from our critters. Even after a catastrophe, they continue on.
Good Puppy.
Goofy cart, I would climb a mountain to try to get that cart off my butt
Had she not suffered enough already?
I’m sure they walked up using the auto route - still an interesting feet but nothing like hiking up any of the paths.
His buttock (only had one) had been shaved for medical reasons.
The poor thing always reminded me of a milk stool.
l like the license plate.
Yeah, you try the Ammo ledges wet and icy!
Congratulation, Lucy! She has courage.
Been there, done that. No need to repeat right now. Thanks.
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