Screenshot of Jeremy Boss video.
If you’re claustrophobic, the latest Dowdy Ferry Animal Commission rescue video might not be for you.
Jeremy Boss, a lifelong Oak Cliff resident and one of DFAC’s founders, posted an almost four minute long video on his Facebook Thursday that shows volunteers crawling through a storm drain in pursuit of a crying, stuck dog.
DFAC was notified of the dog from a Facebook post reporting a pup crying in the drain, stating calls to the fire department and nearby apartment complex went unanswered.
Boss, along with several volunteers, lowered a ladder down a storm drain and crawled through at least “a good football field distance” to get to the crying dog.
“We couldn’t stand up straight,” Boss wrote in a Facebook comment. “It wasn’t fun at all but SO (worth) it.”
Screenshot of Jeremy Boss video.
After rescuers located the dog, they realized he was hiding behind a tight tunnel. Luckily, Boss and the volunteers were able to follow the storm drain system above ground to locate a more direct access point.
They coaxed the dog into a large net and were able to pull him out of the storm drain where they believe he’d been for over a week.
By the time Boss and crew had rescued the pup, Leo’s Friends Rescue, a Dallas based animal rescue, was on the scene and ready to take over. The rescue took the dog to the ER where doctors said he was dehydrated but otherwise fine.
The rescue is now handling any medical attention the dog, who has been aptly dubbed Georgie (any It fans out there?) may need, as well as handling additional vetting, neutering and adoption.
“Georgie has a testicle that did not descend somewhere in his abdomen. We will cross that bridge once he has gained some weight and has decompressed from this traumatic situation,” the rescue posted on Facebook.
The DFAC could not be immediately reached by phone to comment on the incident, or specify where Georgie was found.
“Ya can’t make this sh!t up!” Wrote Boss on Facebook.
Georgie one hour and 24 hours after rescue. Photo screenshot from Leo’s Friends Rescue.
