Animal lovers, this story is for you.
A tiny four-week-old puppy managed to crawl through a basement grate of his owner's house in west Detroit. The dachshund-pug mix was separated from its mother, and got stuck in the underground drain pipe where he remained overnight.
"It was crying, and I was crying all night, I felt so bad," the dog's owner, who asked not to be identified, told WXYZ News.
The next morning, the Humane Society's emergency rescue department came to the puppy's rescue. Unable to see the dog, rescuers used a stethoscope to track the pup's location.
What happened next was an elaborate rescue, caught on camera, which included an excavator:
"They dug a 7-foot-deep trench to free the canine, which traveled about 15 feet from the drain opening and became wedged within the pipe that connects to a storm drain line beneath the house," UPI reported.
Watch the heartwarming rescue below.
The "cold and dehydrated" dog was brought to a Detroit animal shelter for care, but was soon reunited with its mother. ABC News reports that the dog is doing well.
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