You can help send a border collie to avalanche rescue training
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Ripp has been invited to the Colorado Rapid Avalanche Deployment Winter Canine Camp at Arapahoe Basin.
A 2-year-old border collie in Fort Collins, Colorado, needs the public's help to get avalanche rescue training.
“He's a very independent, very motivated, high-drive dog,” said Jeanine Neskey, Ripp’s owner.
As soon as Ripp was born, Neskey knew he was the right dog for the job.
“He was born the day after Christmas. So, his first winter, he was too little to do a whole lot. But we were able to get started and introduce him to snow and introduce him to skis,” Neskey said.
Ever since Ripp's first ride through Colorado’s snow-covered mountains, he’s been training two-to-three hours per day to become Diamond Peaks Ski Patrol's first avalanche rescue dog.
