Wade Deisman thought his neighbour got a new puppy.
Little did he know, at the time, that he would soon be involved in a rescue mission.
Deisman, who recently moved to White Rock from Abbotsford where he owned a hobby farm, was accustomed to the sound animals nearby.
But even still, the constant bark was starting to get on his nerves.
In an interview with Peace Arch News on Sunday, Deisman said he went outside of his house on Friday to figure out where the bark was coming from. He checked his neighbours yard.
香蕉视频直播淏ut I couldn香蕉视频直播檛 see where they put the kennel,香蕉视频直播 Deisman said.
Saturday morning came, and Deisman could still hear the dog barking.
香蕉视频直播淚 remember thinking to myself, jeez, the neighbours, even if they have a puppy, they need to take better care of the puppy. The puppy sounds miserable.香蕉视频直播
Deisman went outside to investigate again, but wasn香蕉视频直播檛 able to locate the puppy. While he was outside, the barking went silent. Deisman went back into his house, and later that day, the barking returned.
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香蕉视频直播淚 decided to be a little bit bolder in terms of looking at my neighbours yard. I couldn香蕉视频直播檛 see a puppy anywhere, and I really thought it was a puppy at this point,香蕉视频直播 Deisman said.
However, while he was outside, this time, the dog barked.
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Deisman went to his backyard deck and the dog barked a second time.
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Almost immediately, Deisman said he felt a wave of adrenaline.
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Deisman crawled underneath his deck to look for the dog.
香蕉视频直播淚 couldn香蕉视频直播檛 see anything. There香蕉视频直播檚 no dog trapped here or anything.香蕉视频直播
Underneath his deck, there was a little enclosure at the top of a muddy climb. Deisman tried to get to the enclosure, but it was a tight fit.
香蕉视频直播淚 was on my belly, literally dragging myself up to see.香蕉视频直播
In a panic, Deisman got a shovel and dug his way to the enclosure.
香蕉视频直播淚 spent like 15 minutes making enough of a pathway,香蕉视频直播 he said. 香蕉视频直播淎nd then I tried to climb up there again and I almost got stuck. So I backed off and told myself to calm down.香蕉视频直播
He eventually grabbed a crowbar.
香蕉视频直播淚 pried off one long deck piece and I could see that there was an enclosure there and it was quite deep. And it香蕉视频直播檚 a well.香蕉视频直播
But still, Deisman couldn香蕉视频直播檛 see a dog.
香蕉视频直播淪o I took off three or four more. And finally I can see just some fur of the dog, but it was pretty dark. I just turned on my flashlight on my iPhone and looked down there and there香蕉视频直播檚 the dog.香蕉视频直播
Deisman said the dog was inside a well that was about four-feet deep. The deck joists prevented Deisman from accessing the animal.
香蕉视频直播淎t this point, honestly, I was feeling so worried and scared for the dog,香蕉视频直播 he said, adding that he threw some chicken to the animal.
Deisman grabbed a saw and cut through the joists. He brought the animal, which wasn香蕉视频直播檛 a puppy, rather a senior cairn terrier, into his house.
The dog香蕉视频直播檚 tag had a City of White Rock identification number, but no other details that might help him locate the owner.
He checked Craigslist.
香蕉视频直播淭he second entry on Craigslist, White Rock Dog Missing. I pulled it up, and sure enough, that was the dog. There was a picture right there.香蕉视频直播
Deisman called the owners, Tim and Yvonne Everson, and told him he located their dog.
香蕉视频直播淭hey both just broke into tears. I香蕉视频直播檝e got a couple pictures of Tim with his head against the dog. Just snuggling right at that moment when they first saw each other,香蕉视频直播 Deisman said
Diesman brought Tim and Yvonne to his backyard to show them where the dog was stuck.
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Tim, who contacted Peace Arch News to share the story of the rescue, said it香蕉视频直播檚 likely his 10-year-old cairn terrier, Callie, was either chased into the well by a raccoon or tried to catch a pest. Cairn terriers, he explained, are known to hunt rats.
Tim said Callie escaped their backyard on Thursday night at about 6 p.m. The dog was discovered 43 hours after she went missing. The Everson香蕉视频直播檚 live in the same neighbourhood as Deisman.
香蕉视频直播淗e phoned us yesterday afternoon around 2 and said I think I have your dog. And we just went nuts. It was great,香蕉视频直播 Tim said.
The Everson香蕉视频直播檚 offered Deisman reward, but he declined.
香蕉视频直播淚 told them I香蕉视频直播檝e been so happy to be living in White Rock and I met so many nice people. I香蕉视频直播檓 just honoured to be part of the neighbourhood. So, just a Good Samaritan act by a neighbour,香蕉视频直播 Deisman said.
aaron.hinks@peacearchnews.com
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