I summited on 9/7.
In looking through the ATC 2011 Harpers Ferry Thru-hiker pictures (359 total including section and thru-hikers) at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/atconse...7625887686293/ I see 9 pictures showing 11 thru-hikerss with 12 dogs total. Some pictures show two hikers with one dog, and one, "Girl w/4 dogs" obviously had 4 dogs.
Comparing this list to the folks who registered for the 2,000 Miler Award in 2011 I can find only two names from the HF pictures, "Girl w/4 dogs" and "Duck".
Of course we don't know if the dogs finished since they are not listed in the record.
It's also possible that not all hikers with dogs had their pictures taken in HF or applied for the 2,000 Miler Award.
It's also possible that the dogs "stonedflea" describes as being "from the south" were not thru-hikers.
And as we know getting to Abol Bridge is finishing for a dog since they are not allowed in Baxter S.P.
It would be interesting to find out if "Duck" and "Girl w/4 dogs" finished with their dogs and if there are any others out there we don't know about for 2011. We might be able to determine if hiking with a dog increases or decreases your chances of finishing a thru-hike.