Dog survives avi that killed skier

[legalskier]

Dog Found Alive 4 Days After Montana Avalanche
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A dog that was feared dead after it was swept away in a weekend avalanche that killed its owner showed up four days later at the Montana motel where its owners had stayed the night before going backcountry skiing...."When I first saw the dog, it was sitting in front of their room staring at the door," Cooke City Alpine Motel owner Robert Weinstein said.... ***
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2103816,00.html#ixzz1igLZOYe1

What was a dog doing out there at all?

 

[2sons]

Amazing. The dog probably spent those four days digging and looking for it's owner. Man's best friend.

 

[BenedictGomez]

I'm a little skeptical that the Corgi was "buried". Dont see how the little critter could dig itself out if he was buried to the same depths as a human. Especially with it's lower boy mass, etc....

 

[lolkl]

The avalanche investigators from the Gallatin National Forest Service went back out to the site to find out what happened to the dog. It was buried three feet deep for four days before digging itself out. There is a picture of the dog and victim's daughter on the front page of the Bozeman Chronicle.

 

[RENO]

Video of the daughters and the dog...
http://news.yahoo.com/dog-found-alive-4-days-montana-avalanche-185108507.html

 

[BenedictGomez]

The avalanche investigators from the Gallatin National Forest Service went back out to the site to find out what happened to the dog. It was buried three feet deep for four days before digging itself out. There is a picture of the dog and victim's daughter on the front page of the Bozeman Chronicle.

That absolutely amazes me. Score one for fur I guess.

 

[JimG.]

A Lab? sure.

A Shepherd? sure.

A Corgi? Odd choice to bring BC.

 

[Talisman]

A Lab? sure.

A Shepherd? sure.

A Corgi? Odd choice to bring BC.

Strange but true, corgis are a herding breed even though I think of them as being lap dogs for Queen Elizabeth.

 

[JimG.]

Strange but true, corgis are a herding breed even though I think of them as being lap dogs for Queen Elizabeth.

They don't strike me as "snow" dogs, but this story might change my mind.

Impressive that the dog could survive, dig himself out, navigate back to the hotel, and then wait in front of the correct room.

 

[ski stef]

Amazing animals. Anyone seen Hachi? Based on a true story. Kind of boring movie but moving. It's true; man's best friend.

Sad story nonetheless