Zach Hackett was up 3 650m hiking on a mountain in Colorado, US, when he thought he heard a faint yip from a dog.
As he walked through a clearing, he saw him: a black and white Shetland sheepdog shivering behind some fallen pine trees.
“I was a little startled, because dogs shouldn’t be up there so high,” said Hackett, 33, who had been hiking all day and was about 6km from his flat in Breckenridge.
“Hey buddy,” he called out, then whistled. “Hey, come here – do you want a treat? You want a cookie? Come here,