Dog Rescues Other Dog Stuck In Drainpipe In California (VIDEO)

It was the ultimate dog rescue last week in Sacramento, California. When Rowdy, a rat terrier went on a walk with his owner last Wednesday, he began barking like crazy. It turns out he was barking at another dog, Casper, stuck in an 8-inch drain pipe.

According to ABC News 10, it's possible that Casper, a 15-year old miniature schnauzer, was stuck in the pipe for up to three days before Rowdy discovered the exhausted dog.

Upon learning about their stuck pet, Casper's owners, the Herdandez family, ran to the local fire station. The firefighters immediately devised a unique plan involving a hose and a teddy bear.

The dog was successfully rescued and returned to his appreciative owners, and the firefighters were happy to have helped. As Sacramento Metro spokesman Christian Pebbles proudly explained, "That's what we do. We always save lives, whether they're human or they're animals."

While rat terriers are known for their skill at finding vermin, it seems that rat terrier Rowdy is also skilled at finding dogs.

WATCH this creative dog rescue:

Comments

[PatA]

01:00 AM on 01/24/2011

Good for Rowdy!!

[SweetJudith]

06:56 PM on 01/23/2011

I love you guys, after so much animal sadness this felt good!! We have some of the finest firemen In Calif. During the fire's they do everything they can to rescue humans and animals...

[BluesHen]

08:16 AM on 01/23/2011

i was afraid to click on this story after just reading about the 10.000 dead cattle and suffering folks in vietnam (from the frigid cold). very touching..... i hope this little 15 yr old schnauzer lives out his last days with sweetness!

[xanxia]

12:33 AM on 01/23/2011

Finally some happy news!

[ashabot]

12:09 AM on 01/23/2011

Yay!

[Morgenstern]

10:05 PM on 01/22/2011

Rat terriers are great dogs, my family has several of them.

[Souldrifter]

05:53 PM on 01/22/2011

Am I a total mush because my eyes are damp right now?

[MagicalPossibilities]

08:23 PM on 01/22/2011

Wahhhh me too... I really teared up at the end when they said he was 15 and couldn't see or walk very well. My little Taz is 16 and has the same problems. I couldn't imagine him in that situation. Poor little guy.

[Soliel]

04:06 PM on 01/22/2011

Sweet Casper. God Bless those beautiful humans who know what our role is...to be a friend to animals and be their stewards. That is the proper role of a human being. Not to use them, eat them, or profit from them but to befriend them, be kind to them, help them.

[Punkynsnow]

02:32 PM on 01/22/2011

After all the depressing and crappy stories I've been reading all day, this is very heartwarming.

[Mr Crabs]

01:02 PM on 01/22/2011

Why is this in the "green" section. HuffPo should have a "fluff" section.

[Punkynsnow]

02:34 PM on 01/22/2011

Boy, is your name ever well-suited. Mr. Crabs indeed!

[MagicalPossibilities]

08:24 PM on 01/22/2011

Or a Grinch section for folks like you...

[lohu]

08:45 AM on 01/22/2011

Thank goodness Casper had a loyal friend, the rat terrier.

[mistlesuede]

11:14 AM on 01/22/2011

Yes. He and the rat terrier's owner who seems like a lovely woman and more concerned about Casper than it's owners.

[Punkynsnow]

02:34 PM on 01/22/2011

I sort of thought the same thing myself.

[londonexpat]

08:28 AM on 01/22/2011

The blind, deaf, crippled dog was missing for up to 3 days? They don't know?

[IvyShoots]

08:43 AM on 01/22/2011

Who said they didn't know he was missing? They just didn't know where he WAS. The other dog sniffed him out. Plus, where did you get "deaf?" No one said he was deaf, or "crippled" for that matter.

[frieda406]

02:53 PM on 01/22/2011

they never mentioned whether they knew their dog was missing. i felt the owner was somewhat cavalier, saying they took casper for granted since he'd been around for so long. hope no older relatives live in the house.

[ProudMilVet]

06:38 AM on 01/22/2011

No wonder all Dogs go to Heaven. All Cats too !

[Shelby596]

01:11 AM on 01/22/2011

This is such a nice story, I really needed some good news today!

[mistlesuede]

11:15 AM on 01/22/2011

Met too.

[mistlesuede]

11:20 AM on 01/22/2011

Oops. I meant Me too.

[SweetJudith]

07:06 PM on 01/23/2011

We need more news like this...We see so much horror that animals are going through...

[hogtown]

09:54 PM on 01/21/2011

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated”
Mahatma Gandhi

[Olethea]

10:24 PM on 01/21/2011

AMEN!