Mitus, a 1-year-old husky, means everything to Jason Garcia and his family, especially after they almost lost him while hiking in Griffith Park.
'We reached the top and the dog got a heat stroke at the top,' Garcia said. 'He started having a seizure at the top.'Garcia said the family ran out of water and he picked up his dog to help it but tripped along the hillside.'I started panicking because after he stopped breathing for a few seconds I grabbed him and went down,' Garcia said. Park rangers quickly arrived to help the family, who were a mile up the Wonderview Trail.
They have responded to 190 hiker incidents ranging from heat exhaustion, lost hikers and cliff rescues. 'A lot of the hikes here are a lot longer than people expect,' Hills said. 'It is hot out, so be safe.'Dr. Samuel Park, a veterinarian, reminded owners that pets react to the heat in the same way as humans. 'If it's hot for us, it's definitely hot for pets,' Park said. 'Anything really over 85 degrees,, we have to be careful with pets.
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