The dog trapped in a well abandoned for several days in an abandoned well under a Texas home was rescued last week after a man renting a house heard a faint bark through his floorboards, officials said.
The stray basset hound mix could wander under the Longview House as he plunged 12 feet into an empty hole, leading to a series of hopeless crying sounds that the tenant initially thought were coming from a nearby dog.
“He realized it wasn't coming from outside. Jenna George, executive director of Longview Animal Care and Adoption Center, was actually coming from underneath. He spoke to the Washington Post this week.
Longview Animal Care and Adoption Center
The man was called animal control and arrived quickly on February 24th to figure out where the dog was.
Animal Control Officer Bobby Jumper found an opening next to the house and began raw under the double layer above the ground.
When he followed the sound of an worried woof, he finally found a poor puppy who had quickly become welled up, the newspaper reported.
“He was so happy to see me,” Jumper told the paper.
Eight rescuers from the animal shelter and local fire station also stuffed bodies under the house and used “make-up slings” to retrieve the dog, James Parker from Longview Fire Station told Wapo.
The pouch was eventually pulled safely about three hours later, and appointed Timmy in connection with the classic television show “Lassie.”
It is believed that the dog has been in the well for several days or perhaps for a long time.
“The dog came straight and came unharmed from the lift,” Jumper told the newspaper. “It was amazing to drive the dog out.”
The wells were filled after rescue to avoid similar fates of other former animals.
Timmy, who is estimated to be two years old, was adopted three days later by a Dallas woman.
