Frozen Mastiff! Dog Rescued After Falling Through Alaska Lake Ice
Alaska’s Mat-Su Valley is a haven for outdoor adventurers. This big boy got a bit more than he bargained for.
Alaska’s Mat-Su Valley is a haven for outdoor adventurers. This big boy got a bit more than he bargained for.
“The weather here is the most brutal in the nation. We often have -40 for weeks at a time and wind of 30+ mph. How she survived, I don’t know.”
Gail does not want to give the dogs to a shelter in Alaska because the dogs will be scooped up immediately and used for breeding other sled dogs or for racing themselves.
“My best hope was to find a frozen dog,” Ed Davis revealed.
Reports of a dog wandering about on the glacier had come in late last week. It had been spotted along the Resurrection River, close to Seward. No one was able to actually locate a dog in the area, and it wasn’t for lack of trying.
“They’re just sleeping and eating,” Jill Myer said. “They’re doing normal puppy things.”
“My dog kinda just lay across my belly on my right side. I just kept my mind occupied watching the stars and stuff,” Otis Orth said.
Vivian Mayo, 57, was discovered around 1 am on Wednesday sheltered beneath the shell of her snowmobile, which she burned to keep Elvis and herself warm.
Oscar Fabela Villa II ran for about a half mile, jumping over fences, but in the end was no match for Aerie, who quickly caught up and latched onto his arm and dragged him to the ground.
Good Samaritans Rick Berning and Kean Buttall rescued the stranded passengers and took them to shore.
“When he got down there, he was standing in water that was waist-deep. So the poor dog had been standing in water for 24 hours in that well, trying to keep herself alive.”
Thor’s jaw was locked, and likely survived by pushing food into his mouth with his paw.