Following her ancient instincts to chase rodents underground, Emma a 2-year-old wiener dog chased a creature under a 20-foot embankment of rock and gravel at a park near Lake Michigan.
But then she got stuck.
What might have been a simple rescue of coaxing Emma from beneath the underground rock gaps turned into a community rescue party involving a backhoe, Rollie’s Rotor Rooter, chisels, underground camera cables, a jackhammer and plenty of persuasive dog treats.
“You could see her nose and even touch her, but she was wedged in a hole with a rock preventing us from getting her out from the angle we were digging,’’ said [owner] Debbie Skubal, who also tried her luck grabbing the dog. “She was so scared, she pulled back whenever I got near her.’’
You could hear the dog occasionally whimper during the 2½-day ordeal. Also saving Emma was the mild daytime temperatures in the mid-40s and only dipping slightly at night under a persistent shoreline fog. Source
Finally she was freed when a jackhammer broke up the rock that was imprisoning her. A rescuer, Dave Rohr, kneeling in a cave-like entrance six feet below ground was able to get his finger around her collar and pull her out of the hole.
A quick lateral to owner Tom Skubal kneeling behind him and cheers rang out as she was finally brought to safety.
People coming together out of the goodness of their hearts to rescue an errant little dog--this is a good story to start out a new year.
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bet she was one happy pup to get home.
Posted by: jackie | January 01, 2011 at 05:01 PM
Yes, a happy story to start a new year. Happy 2011.
Posted by: jansfunnyfarm | January 01, 2011 at 05:20 PM
What a story!
Thanks fur sharing it!
Happy 2011!
Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra
Posted by: Khyra | January 01, 2011 at 06:46 PM
YAY!! Love to hear it when an animal is rescued like this!
Thanks for posting the story!
Don
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Posted by: Don | January 02, 2011 at 03:25 AM
Oh my goodness ... what an ordeal that little dog went through. There's no denying those natural instincts are strong.
I'm so happy it was a nice outcome! :)
Posted by: Tracey | January 02, 2011 at 05:14 AM
Thank DOG Emma is home, safe and sound!
Posted by: Stumpy and cyndi | January 02, 2011 at 06:22 AM
Oh, I love your happy dog stories!
Posted by: Anne Gibert | January 02, 2011 at 09:46 AM
A great story to begin the New Year with ....
Posted by: Clive | January 02, 2011 at 04:07 PM
Love this story! Yay for little Emma. Proves once more that most people are indeed good.
Posted by: Col | January 03, 2011 at 07:46 AM
This is very interesting. I'm glad to know that a lot of people are still concerned with animals.
Posted by: dachshund | January 16, 2011 at 06:53 AM
Wow what a story is that! Thanks for sharing these story. I hope that Emma is o.k now.
Posted by: dachshund | January 24, 2011 at 06:51 PM