Firefighters rescue dog from barbed wire

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Firefighters had to walk two miles through countryside and woods this morning to reach a dog that had become entangled in barbed wire.

Wilmslow Watch Manager Tim Welch explains, "We turned out to reports of a dog stuck in barbed wire and managed to make contact with the dog owner on her mobile phone. We found her and her dog, a one year old cocker spaniel who had his ears and fur stuck in some old barbed wire fencing. He had been trapped like that with his owner holding him for over an hour.

"We released the dog by cutting the wire with tin snips, having to leave some still attached for the vet to remove. "

The crew then escorted the owner and dog back up over the Edge to the car park for him to be taken to the vet.

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Sarah Lane
Thursday 17th October 2013 at 3:08 pm
How distressing. This has happened to my dog (also a Cocker) and I thought he was going to die. The more stressed he got in trying to get to me the more he tried to push himself in the wire. Every time I moved away he would panic and it made it worse. Luckily another dog walker came along and between us we managed to get him free, not before I had cut open my arms and got myself severely stung by nettles. All ended well, although we were both a bit stressed for a while afterwards. Glad it was a good ending in this story as well.
Drew McArdle
Thursday 17th October 2013 at 7:56 pm
I've got a young springer whos been badly injured by old barbed wire on the edge. I always carry a first aid kit in my game bag. Those blue self adhesive bandage rolls are fantastic. Its a shame that it's used in such a routine manner. Its a horrid feeling, i hope he makes a quick recovery.
Pete Taylor
Thursday 17th October 2013 at 9:14 pm
Presumably the dogs in question were not on leads?

How much did this "rescue" cost?
Derek Stevens
Friday 18th October 2013 at 10:28 am
Peter
Probably just the cost of the diesel to get the crew to the scene.
A very good training exercise.better than sitting in the fire station.
Good job!
Sarah Lane
Friday 18th October 2013 at 3:18 pm
Pete, No lead for my dog. Have I missed a law that says every dog should ge kept on a lead at all times?
Catherine Booth
Saturday 19th October 2013 at 12:00 pm
Is that not one of the many benefits of having somewhere lovely like the Edge on our doorstep? For people and animals to enjoy freely. Well behaved dogs off the lead, maybe coming for a friendly sniff, are always a welcome sight to me. Hope he recovers quickly.
John Hewitt
Tuesday 22nd October 2013 at 1:24 pm
Glad the dog is safe