Lucy The Dachshund Rescued From Badger Hole
Lucy the Dachshund most certainly did get lucky when she was rescued after being trapped in a badger hole for six days.
It started when the five-year-old dog escaped from her owners during a walk and became wedged eight feet down. It wasn’t realized Lucy had gone down a hole until they searched for hours in the New Hampshire woods and couldn’t find her anywhere.
Here are the details from The Sun.
The worried couple alerted the RSPCA, the fire service and the Forestry Commission to obtain special licenses from Natural England to check the sett at Heavens Gate, Shoot Wood.
The fire service set up specialist listening equipment and a “snake eye camera” was sent underground to examine the network of tunnels but could find no sign of Lucy.
The Wests visited the sett every day and then on the fifth day Mr West detected a faint whimper using a listening probe made with a plastic funnel and pipe.
Mr West, 58, said: “The whimper kept repeating itself. At first I thought I was imagining it but then I realized it was for real. It was such a relief.”
She eventually emerged with a very big whimper following the painstaking three hour rescue operation.
The Wests will be making a much deserved donation to the Hampshire Fire and Rescue’s Animal Rescue Team in recognition of Watch Manager Phillips’ actions. A big thanks goes out to the fire rescue for their outstanding job, without them Lucky wouldn’t have been able to be reunited with her family.
* I couldn’t use the picture of Lucy from the story, due to license restrictions, so this is Lucy from Dogster’s Dog Adoption & Rescue Center.
It is good the story had a happy ending. Poor little pup was probably scared to death down there.
We Dachshunds are so tenacious and determined. Lucy we are so glad you are home safe. We are sure that Badger is far away and will never return. Good job girl!!! Doxie hugs!
We are so glad that you are okay! And glad the badger wasn’t home. Our Sasha thinks she is the world’s toughest dog. A spat with a coyote is enough excitement for us, but I am sure, knowing her breeding that she would go down a badger hole if she thought she would come out with a trophy! Take care Lucy and family.
Thanks for angels out there…..
Oh sweet baby. I’m glad she is ok.
Poor thing . Good thing she was rescued .
Is it Lucy or Lucky? Either way, she’s one lucky pup…
one time when crossing the lawn to my brother’s house, i heard the muffled whimpers of his pooch, pickles the miniature russell terrier coming from underground.
a shovel was fetched and after delicate digging, pickles emerged from a groundhog tunnel where he was wedged!
thank goodness lucy was alright after so many days! what a valiant rescue.
Did you know that is why breeders added a sturdy tail to jack Russell Terriers? So they could be pulled out of rodent holes when stuck. At least that’s what mom read in a breed book. Another arguement in favor of NOT docking tails (and ears for that matter) on dogs. Thank dogness Lucy was all right. Good people & rescuers for hanging in there until they found the little grrrrl!
Ellie and Helga, nina….. yes, these guys are so annoyingly determined ;o)
Mine was too and ended up in a rabbit hole for 2 days. When we found him, we got him out. The first thing he did was to do the whole thing again. *geez*. He never got the rabbit, though ;o)
Thank God she was rescued. Im also an owner of 6 mini dachshunds and I love them so much. I know how awful they must’ve felt. I’m glad she’s ok now.
Knowing dachsunds, this is just what they would do.