Photo by Brandon Ciullo / Summit Lost Pet Rescue
Jade, a yellow Labrador retriever, was found in Fairplay on Tuesday, Jan. 19, after surviving 35 days in the windy winter elements.
Lesley Hall, director of Summit County Animal Control and Shelter, called the rescue a “huge team effort” between the shelter, local pet-finding nonprofit Summit Lost Pet Rescue and Dwight Winter, who had recently adopted Jade.
Jade had been transferred to the Summit County shelter from New Mexico before she was adopted by Winter, who had recently lost his 14-year-old dog. He said he planned to foster a dog before getting a puppy in the summer, but he fell in love with Jade after stopping by the shelter.