Tyke the terrier reunited with his owner
Published: June 29, 2007
TYKE the Lakeland terrier has been reunited with his owner after the dog spent six days buried in a badger sett.
The dog’s owner and a team of helpers moved in with a digger today and searched through a maze of tunnels for several hours to free the animal.
Owner Steve Walling, of Moorside, near Consett, County Durham, remained confident throughout the day that Tyke would be found.
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He said: “I’ve heard him barking and whining a number of times. He is down there, it’s just a matter of time before we get to him.”
Tyke’s ordeal began last Thursday when he ran off and disappeared while Mr Walling was taking him for a walk on a cycle path near Castleside, Consett.
He put up flyers on the footpath and on Sunday evening he was contacted by some youngsters who told him they had heard a dog barking near a badger sett.
Mr Walling called the Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service, which told him it was unable to dig without official permission.
On Tuesday, Mr Walling was given permission to start digging by a representative of Natural England, but the dog remained underground.
Mechplant North East, which provides equipment for contractors, today offered Mr Walling the free use of a digger, following his appeal for help.
The rescuers started digging again at 1.30pm and, during the course of the day, dug three deep trenches in an effort to find the dog.
Their efforts were rewarded when Mr Walling found Tyke as the light was beginning to fade.
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