This past Saturday in Secaucus, New Jersey, Kristie Ann Ramos found herself in a terrifying quandary. Her small Dachshund, Khaleesi, was stuck in one of the city’s drain pipes.
To show first responders that Khaleesi was trapped, Ramos and her husband, Emilio, lowered a PVE pipe with an iPhone attached to it into the six-inch-wide pipe they suspected she was in.
As the couple had predicted, the phone captured footage of Khaleesi. She had first entered a horizontal pipe, then got stuck as she tried climbing into a vertical one.
Rescue efforts ensued, with volunteers working alongside members of the Secaucus Fire Department. Even the city’s mayor, Michael Gonnelli, made an appearance, staying at the site for hours to assist the rescue workers. When it got too dark to work, they reluctantly decided to call it quits until morning.
It was undoubtedly a long night – not just for Khaleesi’s guardians, but for those invested in saving her life. Secaucus Battalion Chief Joseph Shoendorf, who is also a dog lover, later said: “I basically could not sleep. I was tossing and turning last night thinking about the situation.”
The search resumed on Sunday. Firefighters used hydraulic tools to dig and cut several feet of pipe to get to Khaleesi; then, they used the “jaws of life” to free her. Finally, after a 20-hour ordeal, the pup was reunited with her owners.
Khaleesi appeared to be unharmed, but was immediately taken to the vet to make sure. Through tears, Ramos left some parting words in an interview with CBS2, stating: “Those men are incredible… I was so grateful that’s she’s not hurt… she’s been in there nearly 24 hours.”
Ramos also thanked everyone involved in Khaleesi’s rescue, including Mayor Gonnelli, the Secaucus Fire Department, and volunteer firefighter Walter Francis.
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Thank you to all who helped Khaleesi.
What hunting skills are they doing or making the dog do ? hunting skills in a park ?
whats up with that… She is just a little puppy dog .. what is with the hunting they were making
the do in the park ?? that concerns me a great deal….. these two people husband and wife there
Thank for for resuing khaleesi and reunites with her family.
IT IS GREAT TO HEAR GOOD STORIES GOD BLESS WHO HELPED SAVE THIS PUP
Those men who saved this pup are truly remarkable souls! May God Bless them all!
Stuff like this tends to happen because people walk their dogs off – leash. Whether you live in a big city or the countryside, there are distractions all around to capture a dog’s attention. And no matter how well trained you believe your dog is to voice command there is no guarantee it will respond. Too many cities & towns across the country are lax with leash laws & too many dog walkers don’t train their dogs to walk properly on a leash, so they let them loose. Thousands of dogs every year get trapped, eat poison, bite other dogs & people, are hit by vehicles & get lost because they are not physically restrained. I don’t know the particulars of this case, but there would be a lot less harm & tragedy if dog leashing was taken seriously. Thank God for the rescuers. I’m glad the dog is ok.
You’re absolutely right! Dogs, no matter their level of intelligence, must be watched and cared for like one would care for a 3 year old human child.
Glad the dog is okay, but did I hear they were teaching it to hunt!?!? Why?
To hurt some other creatures? Why love one and hurt another?
I just don’t understand humans and their cruel ways!
Totally agree, Jan.
Thank you God is pleased
Congrats to every one of those big-hearted people who rescued Khaleesi. God bless ’em.
Thank you so much.
These firefighters are heros!
What a wonderful heartwarming story. Thanks so much for everyone involved in this wonderful rescue. Thanksgiving wishes to all and there family’s. So glad Khaleesi is home safe and sound. Thanks again to all.
I know two fire fighters and they love animals. In the past they have saved animals lives. Without them a hell of a lot of creatures would die. Also thanks to all the helpers. Just being there must have made mum and dad feel as though someone cared.
These guys are heros. I love fireman. They have such big hearts. Where I work some ducklings fell down a drainage hole in our parking lot the mom was frantic running back and forth. We called the fire department and they got them all out. This makes me happy
These guys are heros. If it was my pet I’d be a basket case and I’d want these people on my side. Humanity at its finest.
THANK YOU TO ALL THEE FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALL THEE HARD WORK THAT EVERYBODY THAT WAS INVOLVED IN, GOD BLESS YOY ALL.
I am so glad they were able to rescue the dog!!! ❤️