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 B次元官网网址 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.

B次元官网网址淏ut I couldnB次元官网网址檛 see where they put the kennel,B次元官网网址� Deisman said.

Saturday morning came, and Deisman could still hear the dog barking.

B次元官网网址淚 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.B次元官网网址�

Deisman went outside to investigate again, but wasnB次元官网网址檛 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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B次元官网网址淚 decided to be a little bit bolder in terms of looking at my neighbours yard. I couldnB次元官网网址檛 see a puppy anywhere, and I really thought it was a puppy at this point,B次元官网网址� Deisman said.

However, while he was outside, this time, the dog barked.

B次元官网网址淚 was like hey, thatB次元官网网址檚 not coming from the neighboursB次元官网网址� that sounded like it was actually coming from my house,B次元官网网址� Deisman said. B次元官网网址淭hatB次元官网网址檚 really weird.B次元官网网址�

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.

B次元官网网址淭his is a different situation than I thought it was. Suddenly, I thought this may not be a case of a puppy next door, this may be a case of a dog trapped.B次元官网网址�

Deisman crawled underneath his deck to look for the dog.

B次元官网网址淚 couldnB次元官网网址檛 see anything. ThereB次元官网网址檚 no dog trapped here or anything.B次元官网网址�

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.

B次元官网网址淚 was on my belly, literally dragging myself up to see.B次元官网网址�

In a panic, Deisman got a shovel and dug his way to the enclosure.

B次元官网网址淚 spent like 15 minutes making enough of a pathway,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淎nd then I tried to climb up there again and I almost got stuck. So I backed off and told myself to calm down.B次元官网网址�

He eventually grabbed a crowbar.

B次元官网网址淚 pried off one long deck piece and I could see that there was an enclosure there and it was quite deep. And itB次元官网网址檚 a well.B次元官网网址�

But still, Deisman couldnB次元官网网址檛 see a dog.

B次元官网网址淪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 thereB次元官网网址檚 the dog.B次元官网网址�

Deisman said the dog was inside a well that was about four-feet deep. The deck joists prevented Deisman from accessing the animal.

B次元官网网址淎t this point, honestly, I was feeling so worried and scared for the dog,B次元官网网址� 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 wasnB次元官网网址檛 a puppy, rather a senior cairn terrier, into his house.

The dogB次元官网网址檚 tag had a City of White Rock identification number, but no other details that might help him locate the owner.

He checked Craigslist.

B次元官网网址淭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.B次元官网网址�

Deisman called the owners, Tim and Yvonne Everson, and told him he located their dog.

B次元官网网址淭hey both just broke into tears. IB次元官网网址檝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,B次元官网网址� Deisman said

Diesman brought Tim and Yvonne to his backyard to show them where the dog was stuck.

B次元官网网址淭hey were just shocked.B次元官网网址�

Tim, who contacted Peace Arch B次元官网网址 to share the story of the rescue, said itB次元官网网址檚 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 EversonB次元官网网址檚 live in the same neighbourhood as Deisman.

B次元官网网址淗e phoned us yesterday afternoon around 2 and said I think I have your dog. And we just went nuts. It was great,B次元官网网址� Tim said.

The EversonB次元官网网址檚 offered Deisman reward, but he declined.

B次元官网网址淚 told them IB次元官网网址檝e been so happy to be living in White Rock and I met so many nice people. IB次元官网网址檓 just honoured to be part of the neighbourhood. So, just a Good Samaritan act by a neighbour,B次元官网网址� Deisman said.

aaron.hinks@peacearchnews.com
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