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Dog Recovers after Skiing Accident, $2k Surgery Needed

March 23, 2009, Columbus, OH: Dare devil dog or irresponsible owners?  You be the judge.rossi

Sunday afternoon, a thirteen year old Pekingese canine was found dazed and hurt shortly after launching off a jump.  Rumor has it that the incident happened in Ohio after all ski resorts had closed for the winter.

According to inside sources the dog’s name is Rossi and he suffered ruptured tendons in his left rear foot.  At his age surgery may be his only option if he ever wants to walk again.  Jumping for this canine may also become a thing of the past.

Shortly after this story went public, debate started whether or not the owners whose names have not been released yet were irresponsible for letting the dog do something he enjoyed no matter the risk.  Surgery is scheduled for sometime at the end of March.  In the meanwhile, Rossi is walking in a splint and getting plenty of bed rest.

A SavethePeke.com website was created to help share the story and sell t-shirts to help raise money for the surgery.  Proceeds from product sales at http://www.zazzle.com/crossi10 will go towards the surgery and recovery.  Any additional funds received will be set aside for other dogs in need.

How a ski area manager blogs

Ski Snowstar Winter Sports Park in Andalusia, IL. He’s a regular fixture at the ski area and has a great sense of humor. Yes, he’s a natural to blog. At first Ed was concerned he’d have nothing to blog about. I recommended that he discuss the trials and tribulations of the “inside workings” at the area. That’s just what he did. I think it almost became therapeutic for him. He’d write about his frustration with the weather, especially at 3am when it wouldn’t cooperate. He wrote about his joy of being able to open the area the earliest ever. Then the heartache of having to close most of January due to unseasonably warm temps. Readers and guests loved it! There’s tons of supportive comments all over Ed’s blog. He even said he’s heard from people all over the country that he hadn’t talked to in years! Talk about a win-win for both sides. So what made Ed’s blog successful? A large part of it is Ed. He was consistent in writing and able to not take the blog or himself too seriously. Want to check out this blog? Click here…]]>

Today I want to take a few minutes to highlight one ski area manager that took up blogging at the start of the 2005/06 ski season.

Ed Meyer is the General Manager of Ski Snowstar Winter Sports Park in Andalusia, IL. He’s a regular fixture at the ski area and has a great sense of humor. Yes, he’s a natural to blog.

At first Ed was concerned he’d have nothing to blog about. I recommended that he discuss the trials and tribulations of the “inside workings” at the area. That’s just what he did. I think it almost became therapeutic for him. He’d write about his frustration with the weather, especially at 3am when it wouldn’t cooperate. He wrote about his joy of being able to open the area the earliest ever. Then the heartache of having to close most of January due to unseasonably warm temps.

Readers and guests loved it! There’s tons of supportive comments all over Ed’s blog. He even said he’s heard from people all over the country that he hadn’t talked to in years! Talk about a win-win for both sides.

So what made Ed’s blog successful?

A large part of it is Ed. He was consistent in writing and able to not take the blog or himself too seriously.

Want to check out this blog? Click here…