In reference to the little puppy who had his head stuck in a hole in a concrete wall, I heard the owner state he almost cried himself to sleep the night before. I understood that to indicate the poor dog was stuck in that hole overnight. All it took was a chisel and hammer to free the little guy. Why didn't the dog owner call someone the night before? I could not have slept knowing that my pet was suffering like that. May God bless all pet lovers, and grace the poor dog with good health, and the owner with better sense.
According to the AHS web site, the EAMT service is available from 6 am to 2 am. Perhaps, and this is only a guess, the incident happened during the 4 hours EAMTs are not available? It seemed that the EAMT was arriving quite early in the morning as it seemed barely light outside, and she mentioned it was quite cold out. Perhaps it was the first call of the day? Again, just guessing.
I just love all of these conspiracy theories. Do you even live in Phoenix? If you did you'd notice that in the wintertime 6am it's actually still dark out.
There are only 17 EAMTs that actually serve the Phoenix area which means their chances of reaching the scene before anyone such as the fire department is rather low. Often times, firefighters will respond to these types of calls although it isn't widely known.
As for the hammer and chisel it isn't always so easy. Some block and masonry walls can't always be picked apart with those two tools. If you take the right precautions you can use a hammer drill or a rotary hammer to bust up the fence and break apart the mortar thus freeing the animal. It can be a bit loud and dusty though and possibly frighten the animal but it gets the job done a lot faster than a regular hammer and chisel.
I know about this call ... The guy actually lost the dog a few days beforehand and never thought to look in that corner of his yard ... the dog wasn't barking for attention. There were LOST signs around the neighborhood. It was about 2 days that the dog was stuck there - that is why the neck was so swollen and not easy to pull out. The EAMTS answer a LOT of these calls and usually are successful at getting the dogs out without breaking the bricks. The hammer and chisel the EAMTs use is a perfectly good tool and works for them every time they've had to use it
Thanks for clarifying lorla. Poor doggie, he must have been quite scared all that time.
catprotector - not sure what your conspiracy theory comment means, but if it was in response to my earlier post, I believe you have misconstrued my meaning. I was merely pointing out the small window of time that EAMTs are not available, and that time frame might have accounted for the delay in the dog's rescue. As we are all aware now, this was incorrect.
Originally posted by tiamatsargon: Thanks for clarifying lorla. Poor doggie, he must have been quite scared all that time.
catprotector - not sure what your conspiracy theory comment means, but if it was in response to my earlier post, I believe you have misconstrued my meaning. I was merely pointing out the small window of time that EAMTs are not available, and that time frame might have accounted for the delay in the dog's rescue. As we are all aware now, this was incorrect.
It means that this episode happens and now the theorists come up with a how did it happen scenario? It was more pointed towards compubearscornercom's comment but I thought it important to mention your comment about the time it occured. At 6am during the wintertime months it's still pretty dark out. That is also the time the EAMT service starts being available every day.
My first thought if this type of scenario were to happen would be to call the fire department. They often will come to the aide of animals that need rescuing although it isn't widely known. When they are able to do a rescue firefighters often respond much faster than the EAMTs do. Remember there are only 17 EAMTs for the entire Phoenix area and it's next to impossible for them to get to every rescue.
