Flushed Puppy Survives-Happy Ending

**Daisy and Delilah** · 06-15-2009, 07:54 PM

This story is so hard to believe. The little fella survived the accidental flushing. There is a video but it didn't come with this article.

Yappy ending for puppy flushed down toiletJune 15, 2009 - 11:59PM .
A London puppy had a lucky escape after a four-year-old boy accidentally flushed it down the toilet when he was trying to wash it, the Daily Mirror newspaper reported on Monday.

The week-old cocker spaniel's young owner, Daniel Blair, thought the puppy needed a wash after it got muddy playing in the garden, so he put it in the toilet and flushed it.

But his plan went disastrously wrong when the animal was swept away and became trapped in a waste pipe for nearly four hours.

Firefighters and animal welfare officers could not reach it, so Daniel's mother eventually called a plumber, who found the dog lying upside down in a pipe about 20 metres away from their house in Northolt, west London.

The dog -- which has been named Dyno after the plumbing firm which rescued it -- is now safe and well and back with the family.

Daniel has apologised, blaming his twin brother for getting the dog dirty and saying: "I had to give him a wash. I'm so, so sorry. I won't do it again."

© 2009 AFP
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Here's the video:

http://video.aol.co.uk/video-detail/...let/2132531854

**Karen** · 06-15-2009, 08:10 PM

Miracle puppy!

**RICHARD** · 06-15-2009, 08:31 PM

No-so-smart-owner?

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Those are the brainiacs who close up the garage and use gasoline to clean tools, next to the gas heater.

**Alysser** · 06-15-2009, 08:34 PM

The kid must have had a heart attack! Poor pup, I'm glad he survived.

I hope this is a lesson to the parents to watch him more closely.

**Karen** · 06-15-2009, 08:39 PM

A one-week-old pup should not even be away from its mom, poor little thing! I am sure both boys have been given stern lectures, and the pup won't be allowed to be with the boys unsupervised from now on!

**kitten645** · 06-15-2009, 10:58 PM

I'm sorry but I wouldn't leave a four year old unsupervised..AT ALL.. much less with puppies. From the video I saw, the boy didn't even understand what he did. I'm glad the pup survived. Must have some cat in his bloodline..nine lives and all. LOL!

**Daisy and Delilah** · 06-15-2009, 11:14 PM

I was really surprised that the puppy is only a week old and the family is handling him so much. In the video I saw, there's another dog there. I think it's the puppy's Mom. She seemed so concerned. I hope they give the little guy back to his Mom. A week old is a tiny baby that doesn't even have his eyes opened.

I still can't believe that little pup went into the pipes and he isn't injured!! Hopefully, that boy has been told not to ever do that again. It just gives me goose bumps.

**pomtzu** · 06-16-2009, 06:51 AM

I can't believe the parents were so irresponsible, that they let the kids play with a week old puppy. Thank goodness little pup survived the ordeal, and hopefully the parents will get with the program now.

**Medusa** · 06-16-2009, 06:51 AM

This story is disturbing. The 4 year old should not be unsupervised, the week old puppy should not be away from its mother, something just isn't right here.

**Daisy and Delilah** · 06-16-2009, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by Medusa

This story is disturbing. The 4 year old should not be unsupervised, the week old puppy should not be away from its mother, something just isn't right here.

I totally agree, Mary. Why would the adults be handling this little pup? Not to mention, a 4 year old that wasn't being watched for so long, he had time to flush the puppy? It is really weird. Maybe the whole family needs to be reprimanded.

Now that it's made the news all over, maybe someone will speak up about the nonsense.

**gini** · 06-16-2009, 11:52 AM

I saw this story online and I just couldn't bring myself to read it. I thought the worst!!

Only because you wrote HAPPY ENDING on your post could I read it.

Kids move FAST! You cannot let them out of your sight for even a few seconds.

That puppy should be with its Mom and not being handled by the
younger children - or taken outside to get muddy and need a bath.

Parenting Class #101 is badly needed.