Cable pipe & Leak Detection

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THANK YOU! We are so grateful for the tremendous response we received about our dog rescue story. It was our pleasure to help rescue "Stormy" and we appreciate all the kind comments from local dog lovers. In case you missed it, you can view the CBS8 news story here: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/zevely-zone/dog-rescued-from-logan-heights-storm-drain-with-robotic-camera/509-3ae2f2e8-c934-4b45-ad1c-1bbcf08395d8 CBS8.COM Dog rescued from Logan Heights storm drain with robotic camera

Thanks for the shout out Steele Plumbing! We were all very happy that our technicians Morgan and Chris were able to help rescue Stormy. Babs Fry is with Kristen McLeod and 6 others. May 19 at 4:26 AM · STORMIE!!!!!! Warning…….. LONG POST. There is no way to summarize such a challenging, high risk, yet incredible rescue. It so clearly outlines how dogs behave when in survival or flight mode and why experience with field application and a solid understanding of dogs in that setting (one with uncontrollable variables) are so vital to the recovery process. The biggest factor is thinking through scenarios based on what a dog might or might not and thinks it can or cannot do. No matter how urgent it may seem, careful planning, small details and information gathering are key. Before I tell her story, this is the most important thing I want anyone reading this to take away………I cannot emphasize enough that reading about a rescue or recovery effort then passing ideas or suggestions you read to someone else dealing with a loose pet is dangerous and could kill the pet unless they are an experienced field pet recovery specialist. There is sooooo much more than what I or others could write or show that leads to the end result. PLEASE always suggest people call me or another expert directly! DO NOT race out with a camera or robot to secure a pet. It all started on May 1st with calls to Animal Control for the area, San Diego Humane Society. People reported hearing what sounded like a dog or dogs under their street and in the drains. SD Humane Law Enforcement investigated and confirmed the reports. There were also calls of potential puppy sounds so a mom with litter was a possibility. They engaged the Fire Department, removed manholes and the dog popped it’s head out of a pipe immediately. However, this was a scared dog and while seeing help at the sign of light it was too afraid to come near anyone. Due to size no one could access the pipes, no trap would fit down the manhole and they knew more than their resources were needed to recover the dog and potential puppies. I was dropping off another stray and they asked if I could help. I went right to the area to start gathering information. While sooner is always better, I knew I needed to take this slow, get information, then plan accordingly. It was late so I started by dropping in and leaving food with a camera in the pit. At a minimum I could start to assess what we had to catch and start training the dog to a single location. At that point the dog had already been heard for seven days and when seen by HLE did not appear injured or in imminent danger. We had no rain coming and by leaving food and water we could take the time needed to formulate the best plan. Thank God it chose the storm-water drains and not the sewer drains! I could hear the dog howling after I climbed up. I then interviewed the reporting parties and tracked which pipes it may be using based on where they heard it and when. Just like a dog above ground it likely had a routine, pattern and traveled specific routes repeatedly. Based on what was heard it traveled the pipe to the street at night and spent its days under a private complex. Next was lining up potential resources for recovery and information gathering of what we had below. My first call was to my partner in crime, friend, mentor and HERO Mike Noon. For those that don’t know, he is the real hero to many of us in the field throughout California that sometimes need an extra expert, another brain and sometimes a way of getting it done outside of the norm. He is the humblest man, who rarely says no, has traveled countless hours because myself or others have asked him to and like me, he never quits on a dog. I knew if we worked together on this the dog had the best chance we could offer. I then asked HLE to see if we could get schematics of the pipes for the area underground. While not available online or by phone Public Works agreed to have their tech for the area meet us first thing the next morning. I then called my plumber, Steele Plumbing Inc. (https://www.facebook.com/SteelePlumbing/), and explained what I had going on and how I needed help. While very willing to help, they were gracious enough to suggest CPL (https://www.facebook.com/CPL-Cable-Pipe-Leak-Detection-191083235926/) who would have more appropriate resources and called them after hours on my behalf. Thank You Joe and Lori Steele! Now, after hours on a Friday night, I did not expect CPL to respond but they did. This was just the first of so many incredible things this company did to save a dog. They said they’d put me on a stand by for Monday and be there if I needed them. Why Wait?! Why Monday you wonder? Under no circumstances was anyone going to invade the pipes and “safe place” of this dog without exhausting all less invasive options. We needed to secure solid information with a plan to make sure we had the dog contained before anything went into any pipe. A rush attempt would send it running the underground highway of the storm-water drains to who knows where. We already knew we had a skittish dog AND a dog with ways out that felt underground was safer than out in the world since it had yet to take the pipe into the canal which was an easy out. I started going through the best to worst case scenarios for recovery. As with any dog I started with food and observation. When I arrived the next morning to meet HLE and Public Works, I first went down to swap my camera card and leave breakfast. Reviewing the card left us all breathing a sigh of relief. We had a girl dog but absolutely no way there were puppies. This girl looked like she had never even had a heat, let alone nursed a litter……. It also showed she came to eat the night prior just five minutes after I had left so had stayed close and didn’t leave when I descended into her space. Since she came so quick one of the HLE officers walked quietly over and sure enough the dog was eating breakfast but made an immediate retreat when spotted. Public Works arrived and to our dismay had the schematics which showed only two of the three pipes she could travel. One went to the street, where it branched off to the underground city system and the other went to the canal. Unfortunately, the third was private, installed by the developer for the complex rain water drainage. That left us with an unknown maze and potential exit plan for the dog that we could not control. Fortunately, we were able to gather enough information to believe with some confidence that system was self-contained because Public Works only had it joining the public system at the one pipe which went to the street and canal. However, this was a complex of condos a city-block long so while there was no exit to the city there were still plenty of places for her to “disappear”. Now time to gain trust. Mike and I brainstormed how to gain trust in a different setting, be prepared for the “I have the dog, now what” since I’m 20’ down in a 4’x4’ concrete vault with no way out. I called one of my go to gals, Kristen McLeod and asked how she felt about sitting on stand by in the complex in case I needed help. She never says no😊 I went down armed with a leash, a towel to create a sling, rope, smelly food, deep breath and a lot of prayer. Knowing this girl had come within minutes of feeding twice I was hopeful if I waited still and quiet, she’d pop out. After half an hour she was not there and I made the decision to climb out. Normally I would sit for hours but knowing she could be near in such a confined space I wasn't going to risk pushing her out. Sure enough she was there within minutes of me leaving. I climbed back in, left a little more and could hear her breathing in the pipe behind me. However, this time she waited longer to arrive. Tough call at that point of what to do. She was clearly starting to suspect rather than trust. Frightened dogs are instinct on over drive with an amazing awareness of the smallest things. We decided the risk of pushing her out of the space was not worth it. Time to plan her capture options. I spent the rest of that day and the next sitting, watching and listening. You got to see my post of agony listening to her cry for hours underground. She clearly had a preferred route of travel and could be heard for hours crying under the complex during the day. I fed her breakfast and dinner for two days with a quick exit while changing camera angles so we could see how she came and went most often and observe her behavior. The small space meant the camera was too close to capture all the holes so we had to rotate. According to the footage, she spent most of her time under the complex with an occasional trip to the street and toward the canal. I followed the manholes in the complex and was able to define the most likely routes for possible travel within the private pipes. The first private vault appeared to have no exits between it and the city, offering a containment option. We talked about ways to make sure we knew where she was and when to formulate a plan for containment then capture. She was clearly very sensitive, as are many fearful dogs, to each sound, new introduced human item and keen to different smells. I wore the same clothes, we limited entry to only me. We planned and waited. Kristen came up with the genius idea of exercise balls which we could deflate and inflate to fit each pipe hole. Who knew I’d have several dozen people answer my cry for those balls? 😊. Thank you to San Diego and Rita Rodriguez, who drove all over the county for an entire day collecting balls to the point of burying her dog in the backseat. We also used the balls to cover any open manhole to make sure there was no variance in light and sound would be blocked during the rescue effort. We put together members of my “A” team --Teresa Allen, Rita Rodrigez, Sylvia Lpz, Kristen McLeod - and scheduled to execute our plan on Monday. The Plan……… Set up surveillance of the city vault and 1st private vault by way of FaceTime (another Kristen idea) and a bluetooth camera (courtesy of Teresa). By setting the cameras on the edge of the lid we could video inside from up top and see everything. The small size of the vault made a full camera angle from within impossible. We lined the city vault floor, where I'd been feeding her, with a soccer net rigged to a pull rope and positioned people for signaling ques. I went in and pretended to feed so we could know with absolute certainty which pipe she used to leave (likely into the complex per camera intel). If she left into the complex, I would descend quickly and block off the other two holes. That would have her contained in the complex drain system. We did not feed her breakfast so she’d be hungry and likely come right back. She did not disappoint. Once she returned to eat through a series of ques and communication with Kristen, Rita, Sylvia and Teresa on cameras, I would descend into the second vault and block off her exit. The goal would then be to work her between the vaults in the smaller contained area by lure to food so we could net or use a push pole of pvc working her into the other vault so we could leash or snare her. Unfortunately, as is often the case with “Plan A”, it did not go that way……. So after regrouping we commenced formulating Plan B. Mike and I walked the complex and removed every manhole cover to assess the pipe flow and confirm no other exits or ways to travel that we could not see. Now that we knew she was contained we called the true Heroes of the day. CPL had said they would help but I had not asked how much or why. To be honest, based on the ball response I was prepared to beg, steal and borrow whatever it would cost to get this girl. What I had not expected was a company that exemplified professionalism, compassion and commitment in response to a dog rescue (very out of their normal scope). CPL had a crew on site within an hour. As it turns out this is an animal loving company. One of the owners showed up personally and turned out to be a friend and neighbor I’ve known for years through rescue. The minute the general manager told his wife about the odd after hours Friday night call she said "you can’t say no". They all told stories of their dogs and could not have been more thrilled to be involved. Despite late in the day and going off the clock they were there until we got the dog. The big question…… how did we get her? We had a suspicion of where we thought she was. If that was true, she was between the next to the last vault and the end. We started there since that would be ideal and prepared to run the robotic camera through the pipes all the way back to the city vault if we had to. We staged Mike at the end then I dropped in the hole where the robotic camera entered. The guys could monitor the camera in the van and relayed what they saw down to me. When I heard we have eyes I almost cried then immediately blocked the hole behind me. We had her blocked between the vaults so just needed to work her out or use one of Mike’s many pvc tools made on the spot to get her to us. To her dismay, but our elation, she chose a pipe too small for her to turn around. The CPL crew continued their approach slow and steady so she crawled along. Eventually she stopped because she saw light and knew we were waiting. CPL came and used their signal detector to determine she was just beyond our reach. Sorry girl but time to go home. We had them use the robot to give her slight bumps in the butt until she emerged. The last vault was only a few feet deep so she could jump out, might fight and the space offered minimal room to maneuver. We had not seen her up close and did not know size so were not taking any chances. We chose to loop her with a catch pole for maximum control and security. She crawled out of the hole and laid on the ground so it went smoothly and zero trauma for her other than a rude exit to the world with light and people she could not avoid. While we all wanted to jump for joy, everyone that has ever worked with me knows this is the most stressful time because until the dog is in a trap or secure box/car the rescue if not over. We slowly lifted her to the street, let her settle and transferred her into a trap. After only moments she was sniffing those that came to say WE GOT YOU GIRL! So many people to thank and I could not be more grateful for every contribution made by those that answered my pleas, made the calls to the Humane Society, Lt Anderson and her beat who never hesitate to reach out versus having to leave a dog behind, my “A TEAM”, Mike and most of all CPL. She has no chip and no collar. She appears to be about a year old. We cannot find a lost post. There are no missing flyers or owner looking that we can find so far. Due to her ordeal of 11 days underground in, eating and drinking God knows what, we have decided it is in her best interest she do her stray hold for 90 days in foster rather than directly at the shelter. A found report has been filed. Jana Lynn will foster and Code Red K9 Crew (https://www.facebook.com/CodeRedK9Crew/) has agreed to take her into rescue to see she gets the best forever possible if no owner comes forward. An extra big thank you and shout out to Jeff Zevely for calling to tell Stormie's Story the way it should be. You can watch it and the underground video here if you missed it. https://www.cbs8.com/mobile/article/news/local/zevely-zone/dog-rescued-from-logan-heights-storm-drain-with-robotic-camera/509-3ae2f2e8-c934-4b45-ad1c-1bbcf08395d8 Ok..... people are asking so if you want to donate (not 501c3) you can paypal or venmo. AWayHomeforAnimals@gmail.com If check preferred pm for address

In case you missed it, here's the CBS8 news story featuring CPL: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/zevely-zone/dog-rescued-from-logan-heights-storm-drain-with-robotic-camera/509-3ae2f2e8-c934-4b45-ad1c-1bbcf08395d8 CBS8.COM Dog rescued from Logan Heights storm drain with robotic camera

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