Family had already lost too much there
When their 10-month old Rottweiler fell 50 feet off a cliff on the Mogollon Rim near Payson, Ariz., the Zabeks were terrified that she would not survive. They had plenty of reasons to fear the worst, as they had already lost one family member to a fall at that spot.
Stephen Zabek was 16 years when he died falling off a cliff in 2003, and his younger brother Zach was 13 years old when it happened. Every year, the family visits the area to remember their son and brother, and this year, they brought Zach’s 10-month old dog Hannah with them. Hannah jumped out of the car the moment the door was opened, ran to the edge and fell off. For the family, this brought back all of the feelings from the time of Stephen’s death.
via Whisker Therapy