Dog Saves The Day

After spending the night on Mount Hood and helping to keep three stranded climbers warm, Velvet, a 4-year-old Black Labrador-German Shepherd mix, is tended to Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, at DoveLewis Animal Hospital in Portland, Ore. X-rays show she has no internal injuries but does have some minor cuts and abrasions on her back feet and legs caused by prolonged exposure to the snow.

Matty Bryant, 34, of the Portland suburb of Milwaukie, Ore., one of the three climbers stranded on Mount Hood since Sunday, runs to a waiting ambulance at White River snow park with Velvet, a black Labrador, near Government Camp, Ore., Monday, Feb. 19, 2007. Velvet helped keep the three warm when they became stranded after running into bad weather Sunday and were forced to spend the night on the mountain.

Matty Bryant of the Portland suburb of Milwaukie, Ore., one of three climbers who were stranded on Mount Hood since Sunday arrives at White River snow park with his black Labrador, Velvet, near Government Camp, Ore., Monday, Feb. 19, 2007. Velvet helped keep the climbers warm until they were rescued Monday.

A snowcat carries three climbers stranded on Mount Hood since Sunday off the mountain at White River snow park area near Government Camp, Ore., Monday, Feb. 19, 2007. The three were part of a group of eight climbers rescued from the mountain.

One of three climbers who were stranded on Mount Hood since Sunday, left, is helped to a waiting ambulance at White River snow park near Government Camp, Ore., Monday, Feb. 19, 2007. The three were in a party of eight that set out for the summit on Saturday, camped on the mountain that night, and then began to come back down on Sunday when they ran into bad weather.

Two of three climbers stranded on Mount Hood since Sunday arrive at White River snow park area near Government Camp, Ore., Monday, Feb. 19, 2007. The three were part of a group of eight climbers rescued from the mountain.

Lt. Nick Watt, with Clackamas County Sheriff's office, left, announces at Timberline Lodge near Government Camp, Ore., Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, that three climbers stranded on Mount Hood have been located. The three climbers were reported to be in good condition and walked to a snowcat and were driven off the mountain Monday. At right is Mike Ochsner, with Portland Mountain Rescue.

Search and rescue team members conduct an early morning planning session at Timberline Lodge in Government Camp, Ore., as the search for three stranded climbers on Mount Hood continues Monday, Feb. 19, 2007. Eight climbers became stranded Sunday after three of the climbers fell over a ledge. Five were rescued Sunday and the last three were rescued Monday.

Mountain rescue crews come off Mount Hood in driving snow at Timberline Lodge near Government Camp, Ore., early Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, after searching for three climbers stranded on the mountain. Eight climbers became stranded after three of the climbers fell over a ledge - five were rescued Sunday and the last three were retrieved Monday.

Mountain rescue crews come off Mount Hood at Timberline Lodge near Government Camp, Ore., early Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, after searching for three climbers still stranded on the mountain. Eight climbers became stranded after three of the climbers fell over a ledge - five were rescued Sunday and the last three were retrieved Monday.

Mountain rescue crew prepares to snowcat up Mount Hood in the driving snow at Timberline Lodge near Government Camp, Ore., Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007, to retrieve stranded climbers. Eight climbers became stranded after three of the climbers fell over a ledge.