Redditor ‘PresentBeverage’ wrote:

This is Yonah. When we first met him he limped up to us badly emaciated with bloody paws. We gave him water and some jerky, looked for any form of identification and when we found none decided to take him with us.

He couldn’t walk well so I tried carrying him for a bit.

We ended up just putting him in my jacket, it worked out better for both of us. He loved it in there and slept for most of the trail.

He was pretty starving. We wanted to only feed him a little at a time to keep him from getting sick. We were also told by a passing hiker that there were two wandering around so we wanted to have some for the second if we found her.

Found her, she’s in much better shape than her partner. Reddit, meet Helen.

When we got to the trail head we stopped for some more water (beef jerky is gone) and for a bathroom break. You can see how bad Yonah is with his spine and ribs showing through. Helen is of healthy weight but we’re starting to think that might be because she is currently pregnant. You can see a bit of her nipple in the picture, vet will confirm on Monday.

Leaving the trail and going home. They were found on Mount Yonah, which is located in Cleveland, Georgia. We thought Cleveland made a shitty girl’s name so we cheated and went with Helen, the next town over.

Car ride back. Helen was shaking terribly so we wrapped her in towels and she finally made it to sleep.

After a quick bath and some bandaging on Yonah’s paws. We got them some actual dog food since jerky probably isn’t the best, some bedding, and some toys. We got in contact with a vet that works with a Boston Terrier rescue group and have a pro bono visit set up for Monday. Here’s hoping for the best!

FINAL UPDATE –

Ok, I wasn’t going to update until after the vet but since this has gotten some love from Reddit, I’ll go head and tell ya’ll what I know.

#1: We asked everybody in the area if they were looking for them and called the local humane society and the vets/pounds to give them a heads up in case anybody called looking for them.

#2 We finished the hike and then some because we we were told by another hiker there was another one running around. By finishing the hike we found her. We were also worried there might be puppies because she looked like she recently had babies because of the teets. Turns out she’s just recently pregnant.

#3 We contacted Boston Terrier Rescue of South Carolina and sent them pictures. She said while they’re not in terrible condition they’re still malnourished and need to be watched closely until we can get them in their care Monday morning.

#4 We originally thought Yonah’s paw was broken but it looks like it’s just battered, he’s doing well and Helen is doing great, she’s very happy and loves burrowing in covers. Our best bet is that they were from a puppy mill who decided they were of no use to them anymore. Sadly it’s relatively common around here for shady breeders to dump their “imperfect” dogs. Thank you all for your kind words.