HOWELL – An innocent dog was enjoying his morning outside until he accidently became stuck underneath his owner’s shed.
On February 11 in the early morning, Shannon Marie took her dog Mack outside in her back yard and then the unthinkable happened.
“I had let my dog out in the backyard to use the bathroom like I do every morning around 6 a.m. Only this morning he did not come running back to the door like he usually does,” Shannon wrote in a Facebook post.
Since the area has been having an abundance of snow fall due to the winter weather, the dog was stuck under the shed in the freezing weather.
“We finally found him pinned under our shed in the far corner of our yard. He must have chased an animal under there and became very wedged and completely stuck in the very center part of the shed,” Shannon said.
After trying for over an hour to get her dog, Shannon called the Howell non-emergency police line.
The Southard Fire Department along with the Howell Police Department showed up to the home in minutes. The Southard Fire Department stated how they called Squankum Fire Company #1 to help assist with lifting the shed.
“At that point I was crying, freezing, embarrassed and apologizing to them. This group of men not only worked quickly and diligently to help ensure the safety of my dog, they treated the situation like it was their own pet in danger. The police officer stayed with me, gathered my info and comforted me, assuring they would get him out safely,” Shannon explained.
The first responders used various equipment to lift the shed and after about 30 minutes, the shed was successfully lifted and the pup was free without any injuries.
“Not only did their job effectively and safely, they did it with compassion,” Shannon said. “They all comforted me and assured my dog’s safety. They made sure to ask me his name and while they were working would repeatedly say ‘it’s okay Mack were going to get you out bud’ to my crying dog under the shed. The entire group would not accept my apologies of having to come out to help, and instead were happy to help.”
“I am proud to be a part of a community with such compassionate firemen and police officers that care about all of the needs of their community,” Shannon expressed online.
