NEWSTIPS Posted October 12, 2003 Posted October 12, 2003 Thoguht you guys might be interested to know this...from the Associated Press. BC-WA--Turbo Dies,196< Turbo, tireless rescue dog, dies of cancer< wenpaevb1-oa< WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) -- Turbo, a golden retriever who spent his life helping lost humans, has died of cancer. The 9-year-old search-and-rescue dog died Oct. 5, about three weeks after being diagnosed, said his owner and handler, Scott Stroming. Turbo had participated in wilderness searches and rescues since 1996, said Stroming, an emergency room physician at Central Washington Hospital. "He was a tenacious searcher," Stroming said Friday. "Turbo would work as hard as he could to get the job done." The dog trained with Chelan County Mountain Rescue and the National Park Service at Stehekin. Turbo was a member of the Back Country Rescue K-9's and the Chelan County sheriff's office dog team. For the past four seasons, Turbo worked with the Mission Ridge Ski Patrol as an avalanche dog, Stroming said. He was also trained to be attached-- with Stroming -- by rope to a helicopter so they could reach rugged terrain where the chopper couldn't land. Before moving to Wenatchee with Stroming, Turbo trained with the Absaroka Search Dogs in Montana. (Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APTV 10-12-03 1607PDT< Quote
layton Posted October 13, 2003 Posted October 13, 2003 "I had a dog his name was Flash, I don't know why cuz he ain't very fast. Runs two steps and he runs outta gas, in a one dog race he comes in last, singin' 'Go Flash Go,' but he just sleeps on the lawn, singin 'Go Flash Go,' but he just lays there and yawns." -From, "The Dukes of Hazard Soundtrack" Flash died of anal bleeding BTW Quote
Freeman Posted October 13, 2003 Posted October 13, 2003 Turbo was one happy puppy flying on the long line with his handler (and friend) Scott. I'm looking for a photo but all I could find was our other SAR dog - Eddie - on a Kootney High Line at Bridge Creek. It is amazing to watch a trained avalanche dog at work - and they seem to totally enjoy it. Turbo will be missed by the mountain folks around Wenatchee. Quote
Formaldehead Posted October 13, 2003 Posted October 13, 2003 (edited) Can it, Formhead. Edited October 13, 2003 by Alex Quote
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