Palomar Mountain News

From: Elizabeth LaPlant

We were so thrilled to get a call from Mark Merrill.  He found Roxie in Mendenhall Valley.  She was dehydrated, extremely skinny, moderately weak, but with no injuries and seemingly in great condition.

When we picked her up on Saturday from Mother’s Market, Roxy she was still a little disoriented.  To be expected since she spent 4 nights in the snow while temperatures were in the teens, and without food nor water.

Mark said, with all of the stray dogs running around Palomar mountain he usually chases off anything that comes on the property.  He stated “There was something different about her disposition”.  Mark brought her into his cabin, fed her some cat food, and she curled up on his couch for a long deserved rest. She is now back to her old self, making an exceptionally speedy recovery.

Thank you to everyone on the mountain for all your prayers and support.  What a great community we have!

From: Teri Simas

You have no idea just how happy this makes me!  I’ve been praying that Roxy would find her way home, and woke up at 2am last night thinking about her.  Having lost dogs on the mountain and then finding them with the help of the Palomar community, I know all too well the anxiety and terror involved looking for them.  I’m SO glad this story has a happy ending 🙂