Rescuers save dog with his head trapped in a wall

[Laur]

Animal rescue workers have saved an inquisitive dog who got his head stuck in a hole in a wall and ended up looking like a hunting trophy.

Rebel the German shepherd had become curious about a hole in a 18-inch block wall in California and stuck his head though to take a look.

But the eight-month-old was instantly unable to get back out and when a friend of the owner heard him whimpering the sent for help.

Officers from Riverside County Animal Services say it took 30 minutes to gently pull him back through the wall. He's now feeling a hole lot better.

Speaking of the rescue Animal Services Sgt. James Huffman said: "My initial reaction was, ‘Wow, how’d he get in there?’

"Somehow he got in through there, so we knew we could get him out. But our main concern was not hurting him in doing so.

"He let us know if we were pushing too hard – but he kept working right along with us.

"He helped a lot. You could see his hind legs stiffen to assist in the direction we were going. He knew we were there to save him."