BlsdMama Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 We have an animal hole under huge cement steps. Huge. She's gone. It's been a few hours. We can see nothing. We can hear nothing. She is not responding. DH has been digging for almost an hour... nothing. Soon the steps will cave if we keep digging and there willl be no way for her to get out and I won't even discuss what kind of danger we're creating in our backyard. wwyd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann in TX Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Shore up the cement steps and keep digging... that and pray. I'm sorry-- this has to be a hard thing to go through-- perhaps it is your dogs way to help you go into labor? Does your house have a crawl space-- could the hole lead under the house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Oh, that's crazy. I've never seen an animal hole big enough for a dog to disappear in... Is there a chance that there's another exit and she went out that one and is exploring the neighborhood? Hope you find her soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emzhengjiu Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Praying you find her soon. Maybe put out her favorite food or treat to entice her to come out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 We live on an acreage so if it leads out into the field or something we'd never know it. It looks like it goes right under the house. We have a full basement. DH is pulling down the arbor, the sorts, and we're going to pull the steps. There are trees on each side and we fear she's caught her collar on a root or something. But it's so weird that we can't hear her bark or whine??? We visited it was a raccoon but maybe it was a badger? I'd that is still in there that would explain why we hear nothing. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 How horrifying! Praying she's out soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsidian Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 We live on an acreage so if it leads out into the field or something we'd never know it. It looks like it goes right under the house. We have a full basement. DH is pulling down the arbor, the sorts, and we're going to pull the steps. There are trees on each side and we fear she's caught her collar on a root or something. But it's so weird that we can't hear her bark or whine??? We visited it was a raccoon but maybe it was a badger? I'd that is still in there that would explain why we hear nothing. :( Hoping it's not a badger and you find her soon. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourcatmom Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 :grouphug: Praying she is safe and you find her soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Oh no! :( :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 We gave up for the night. Assuming we can't hear anything she is either too far or too deep for us to be any help. So nowwe wait? We're hopefully she'll come out on another end and come home. She's chipped if she's lost. DH wondered if they can track a chip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 That is terrible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 :( :( :( :( I hope she's OK. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 We gave up for the night. Assuming we can't hear anything she is either too far or too deep for us to be any help. So nowwe wait? We're hopefully she'll come out on another end and come home. She's chipped if she's lost. DH wondered if they can track a chip. So sorry. Hope you wake up in The morning with her home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsidian Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 We gave up for the night. Assuming we can't hear anything she is either too far or too deep for us to be any help. So nowwe wait? We're hopefully she'll come out on another end and come home. She's chipped if she's lost. DH wondered if they can track a chip. Looks like it's not possible to track the microchip. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 :grouphug: Here in Australia dogs sometimes go into wombat holes. They can get lost down there. I have heard of dogs being found OK after a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I'm so sorry, how scary. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 :grouphug: I hope she's alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 :grouphug: I hope she's alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticmomma Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BlsdMama Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 She's back! We heard barking outside and there she was. She was crawling on her tummy and shaking so she was definitely upset. I'd love to know the story, but I'm just glad she's back and safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I hope she's OK. :grouphug: ETA: Just read your update after I posted. That's great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann in TX Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 YEA!!! So glad to hear she is back and OK. (I still think she was trying to scare you into labor!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 So glad to hear she's back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I'm so glad she's back and that she's OK! Sounds like she was really scared ,though. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourcatmom Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 :hurray: What a relief! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 I'm so glad she's back and that she's OK! Sounds like she was really scared ,though. :( We woke her boy. They are asleep together now. Life is good again. If you had asked me yesterday if I was at all attached to get I would have told you no, lol.... Turns out I might actually like her. It didn't induce labor though, lol. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I'm so glad she's okay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 So glad she's back. I was almost afraid to open the thread again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Well, that's a happy ending! Thanks for updating! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Great news! So weird though....I would love to know what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I'm happy she came home. I was really worried she was stuck under there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 So relieved!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Glad she's back! Too bad dogs can't talk, I'd love to hear about her adventure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 This really is one of those moments that you wish your dog could talk. So glad she is home!!! Did she have any bites or other injuries? I'd be tempted to take her to the vet just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 She's back! We heard barking outside and there she was. She was crawling on her tummy and shaking so she was definitely upset. I'd love to know the story, but I'm just glad she's back and safe. SO glad! They actually used to have dogs wear bells on them, to help them track dogs underground. Also, that's why terriers are usually very barky/yappy dogs. Because it made it easier to track them underground. If she isn't too traumatized you could look at doing earthdog trials with her, she seems to be a natural! https://www.apps.akc.org/classic/events/earthdog/index.cfm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 SO glad! They actually used to have dogts wear bells on them, to help them track dogs underground. Also, that's why terriers are usually very barky/yappy dogs. Because it made it easier to track them underground. If she isn't too traumatized you could look at doing earthdog trials with her, she seems to be a natural! https://www.apps.akc.org/classic/events/earthdog/index.cfm I loved this link! How fun would that be? I wonder if it's just for AKC registered dogs? Lace is a rat terrier bought for $15 out at the Amish one day. :) Actually her instincts got her banished to Grandpa's house for a long while when she found her way into our colony and destroyed baby buns. The boys went out to fill in the hole this morning. The nine year old, clearly not thinking, to her with him and down she went again. She came back in about ten minutes though and right back up the hole she went down. Sigh. She's really something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 This really is one of those moments that you wish your dog could talk. So glad she is home!!! Did she have any bites or other injuries? I'd be tempted to take her to the vet just in case. Nope, not a scratch or a mark, just really dirty paws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Wow, how wonderful that she's okay! :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I loved this link! How fun would that be? I wonder if it's just for AKC registered dogs? Lace is a rat terrier bought for $15 out at the Amish one day. :) Actually her instincts got her banished to Grandpa's house for a long while when she found her way into our colony and destroyed baby buns. The boys went out to fill in the hole this morning. The nine year old, clearly not thinking, to her with him and down she went again. She came back in about ten minutes though and right back up the hole she went down. Sigh. She's really something. Looks like this group doesn't require paperwork. http://awta.org/index.html And you can get a dog provisionally registered with the AKC, i think, without proof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 You can get your dog a registration here, with the AKC, without proof of parentage, etc. It's done via photograph, and is only good for obedience/agility/earthdog, etc,http://www.akc.org/reg/ilpex.cfm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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