ShivamFar From Home
The exact opposite of what the family had thought of happened, as, the sad, terrified dog timidly hid away from them and went back towards the pool instead of attacking them. When it turned away, they saw she was a female who had been neutered. Jessica and family knew this could only mean one thing: the dog had once been domesticated and she was a long way from home…
Nowhere To Go
They realized that leaving the dog there would mean pushing it towards death. “She was in a completely inhospitable section of a bush, in a gully with cliff face and hectares of a national park on one side, and a scrubby, rocky, unscaleable bank up to a busy road on the other. There were also no houses within at least a 5KM radius, and no obvious way for her to make her own way out of the gully ”, Jessica said while explaining the critical situation.
Don’t Run!
The next major problem was that of finding the dog, as being terrified it had sought to hide just after being rescued. Fortunately, the family found it hiding underneath a thick undergrowth, shortly after some sincere efforts. Surprisingly, the little dog had dug out an area for herself.
Miss Piggy
The trio was pleased to witness that their efforts hadn’t been in vain, when the pooch responded with a lick on Jessica’s hand, on giving it a gentle scratch on the head. The trio decided to name their new friend Miss Piggy, a funny name since the poor dog seemed to have gained some weight on her mountain adventure.
What Goes Up
The only task left now was to safely escort it off the mountain. Luckily, they had carried rope with themselves, which came in handy for tying the puppy up, so that it couldn’t run away. This was the only possible option left, for them to rescue back the puppy safely.
Must Come Down
It took meticulous planning on the family’s part to advance ahead. Explaining their course of action at that time, Jessica wrote,“We created a makeshift harness with non-slip knots, and tried to coax Miss Piggy to slowly climb through the scrub and loose rocks with us. She (predictably) wasn’t overly keen on that, so we set about carrying/nudging her along – one person leading her and another pushing/carrying her from behind.”