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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRescue dog believed to be first canine to reach Mount Everest base camp
Rupee, a stray dog that was rescued from a dumpsite in Ladakh, Northern India, and was said to be less than an hour away from death, has become what is believed to be the first dog to reach Mount Everest base camp, located at an elevation of 17,598 feet.
The dog was just 8 months oldstarving, dehydrated, and extremely weakwhen Joanne Lefson adopted the pup, according to the U.K. Daily Mail. She nursed him back to health on a diet of boiled eggs and rice.
Once the dog was healthy, Lefson decided to take Rupee on her trek to Mount Everest. She originally planned to make the trip with her first dog, Oscar, a canine that became an Internet sensation after traveling to 36 countries on five continents as Lefson promoted efforts to find homes for stray dogs.
Tragically, Oscar was killed in a car accident on January 11 in California.
Before the Everest trek with Rupee, Lefson, who is from Cape Town, South Africa, and is half-British, first checked with a veterinarian to make sure the dog would not suffer from altitude sickness at the base camps high elevation. Since the dog was born in the Himalayas, however, the vet assured her it would be fine.
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/excursions/post/rescue-dog-mount-everest/
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Rescue dog believed to be first canine to reach Mount Everest base camp (Original Post)
joeybee12
Nov 2013
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She first checked with a veterinarian to make sure the dog would not suffer from altitude sickness
Brother Buzz
Nov 2013
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gopiscrap
(23,725 posts)1. cool
Brother Buzz
(36,364 posts)2. She first checked with a veterinarian to make sure the dog would not suffer from altitude sickness
Good. Go for it.
JI7
(89,239 posts)3. he looks happy