A dog found with his head stuck in a cement wall in Phoenix, Arizona, has been freed and returned to his owners after the quick thinking of a good Samaritan and the efforts of a local rescue organization.
Gracie Watts and Rob Grabowski, Emergency Animal Medical Technicians with the Arizona Humane Society (AHS), assumed that 2-year-old American pit bull terrier Buddy was a stray when they approached him in January, according to a press release.
The dog had unfortunately got himself into a potentially life-threatening situation, with his head stuck between cinderblocks at a building site near Phoenix’s 39th and Wier Avenues.
The call to AHS emergency dispatch had come in from a concerned passerby.
“Once on scene, the EAMTs immediately got to work to slowly chisel at the wall around Buddy’s head to create a hole large enough to free him,” AHS explained. “After he was finally freed, Buddy was found with a bit of swelling and a few minor wounds on his head and neck.”
After being rescued, Buddy was transferred to AHS' trauma hospital and treated for his minor injuries. Shelter staffers attempted to track his owners. As it turned out, Buddy had a family.
Days later, Buddy was “happily reunited with his family,” who live in nearby Glendale. The puppy was full of tail wags at the reunion with his owner.
