Rescue of Bouncer

For those interested in the antics and travails of our little doggie -

Bouncer has always taken an interest and knows that something lives below our shed, but never before has he gone beyond getting his head and front legs under the edge. Sunday evening sometime between 5:30 and 6 when he was hooked to a tree near the shed and I worked, he dug beneath and disappeared entirely. His bark could be heard several feet forward to where he had entered a 'groundhog' hole and there was no way I could grab his 'handle' (his tail). Checking every 1/2 hour or so while we grilled and ate out on the deck, he seemed alright, but by 9:30 we were getting worried, Evelyn especially. By 10 we no longer heard much of a bark, so at 10:30 I began to dig while Evelyn held flashlights. About 1 1/2 feet down and a foot beneath the shed I hit a tunnel, but no Bouncer. I continued to enlarge the opening and follow the tunnel when a pair of eyes appeared, but not Bouncer's. When I went to the garage to get another hand tool, a 'possum emerged and slinked away according to Evelyn. Working further back in the tunnel, I first saw a paw and then Bouncer's nose. After clearing out some more dirt I able to grab the paw and collar to pull him out. Was he ever filthy dirty and we ever happy. So at 11:30 pm he gets a double bath and then dinner at midnight.

We just love our little doggie to death. And, of course, that's just being a Jack Russell terrier and doing his job.

Examining the rescue hole the next morning. He was very interested!