Nash, chocolate lab

Lost Dog Reunited With Owner After 45 Days
Cascade Couple Finds Chocolate Lab Missing Since July
By: Samantha Anderson
August 16, 2010

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A lost dog is reunited with his owner after 45 days in the wilderness.

"I first lost Nash July 1st. We were hiking up in Crags Campground area on the northwest face of Pikes Peak," said Nash’s owner Tyler Walker.

Something spooked Nash and he ran off into the woods. “We didn’t notice because he always roams around a little bit when we camp,” said Walker.

The next day a hiker spotted Nash above the tree line near Devils Playground. Walker searched for Nash the next couple days, but couldn’t find him.

“I started to lose hope a little. Nobody else saw him. I started to think the worst. He's up by himself in the forest," Walker said.

Walker posted signs around the area before returning back home.

A week later, a hiker called Walker and told him he spotted Nash in the same area. “He gave me the GPS coordinates and I immediately went back and went hiking,” he said.

Walker camped out for six days with a group of friends. “All of the sudden, I hear Tyler, Tyler, it's Nash,” said Walker. “I ran over and I could see him. He recognized me and perked up, he was maybe 20 feet away,” he said.

But when Walker called Nash, the chocolate lab tucked his tail between his legs and backed off.

“He was so timid he ran up the hill and farther into the forest,” said Walker.

Finally, after 45 days, Nash was found in Cascade. Stacey and Brandon Hendricks found Nash inside their house.

“He had actually been hanging out in the area for a couple of days, I thought he was a neighborhood dog,” said Stacey Hendricks. “He ended up coming into the house looking for food. We saw the tag on his collar and called Tyler,” she said.

On Sunday, Nash and Tyler were reunited.

On Monday, Nash was taken to the Polo Springs Veterinarian Hospital and checked out. “He was underweight and only had a few scrapes on his left leg,” said Walker.

Source: http://www.krdo.com/news/24651355/detail.html
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