The misadventure apparently happened a day after someone ran over a drain pipe in the yard with a lawn mower, leaving a gaping hole big enough for the puppy to fall through, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Crews used a series of ropes to pull the puppy out. While the fire department worked to free the puppy, a concerned little boy watched form his porch. He was the puppy's owner, terrified for his beloved pet.
When firefighters finally got the puppy out of the pipe, he was unharmed and they were able to immediately turn him over to his owner. "We got him out and got him some water and he started running around again.
The little boy was thrilled that we got his dog out," Ferguson Assistant Fire Chief Randy Skaggs said.
