This side here
A man told us there's something down in the drain
Bakegu~! Come out, have this!
Uh! I hear it
The sound of barking coming from the ditch
All he should do is to come out.. but he just doesn't..
So I only fed him food this far
There's a white dog, who's unable to come out from the ditch down the ground, for months
As we shed lights inside, it looks like a long, pitch-dark tunnel
That's the hole, and this is the ditch connected to it
100 meters-long ditch
Yet, the ditch has been neglected for over a decade, ever since the opposite side of the ditch had been clogged..
The man has been making sure the dog is fed every day.. but
Never seen him face to face, though I've been feeding him this long
For what reason wouldn't the dog come out?
Perhaps, he won't be able to come out though he wants to...
He finished 'em / Did he?
Crystal cleared bowl
As we checked the camera,
the dog stuck out his head from the hole when everyone has left the seat
He appears to be extremely wary of his surroundings
Half of his body stuck out, he hurriedly finishes his dish
And gives a stare up and gets back to where he came from..
Feel relieved though, at least he's alive~
Better than sank exhausted, he's at least lively and outgoing~
Running back inside with the meat and all~
For the past few months, the man has been taking good care of him as much as he takes care of his crops
We tried everything to scoop him up from there. But we really couldn't..
How on earth did the dog end up down there??
The house down there, they kept a dog there, and she gave birth to chubby one
Then one day, they set him loose or the leash got loose by itself, either way, he ended up in there, fallen down the ditch
On the day he turned 4 months old,
Baekgu(the white dog) who found fun out of being able to walk roamed about on his own
eventually fell under the ditch without noticing there was a hole..
The man found out that he's fallen deep down, and tried to take him out.. But
Baekgu~ Come out now! For food!
For some reason, Baekgu never steps out from the drainage channel..
If he had known how I felt, he'd have come out already. Since he doesn't know about it, that's why he doesn't even stick his head out
Nevertheless, it's too early to give up!
Just giving a shot. Since he might come out, when he smells the BBQ
A plan to lure the dog with the BBQ as bait, and to catch him by using the trap set by the man!
If he takes the bait and pulls it down, the lid goes down and closes (the hole)
(Planned by Grandpa / Produced by Grandpa) A rescue plan made by the grandpa! Will it succeed?
Like a fisherman waiting for a big fish, the man's fighting against the clock
Meanwhile, down the ditch, Baekgu slowly reacts to the smell of the BBQ
Seemingly satisfied by the taste of the BBQ he tasted for the first time, he's finishing up one by one
And only the last one's left..
He's only looking around, smacking his lips, and goes back inside the channel
'These people tryna lure me out or something~' He might have thought that way..
We've decided to watch his routine through the camera a bit longer
A whitish silhouette seen from the distance
However.. the way he walks towards the camera looks quite bizarre..
Can't stretch his forelegs properly..
Looking panic as he sees the camera, he takes the backsteps..
The channel appears to be relatively closetlike for him..
Crouching himself like a ball, he turns back on the camera and vanishes eventually..
On top of that..
Monsoon's coming now.. It's just begun
Although the drain is a decade old, and hence there's no possible danger of being waterlogged
grandpa still worries about the dog the most
I should cover the ditch with this, it's raining now
Just in case his food bowl might be flooded with the rainwater,
grandpa covered up the hole
Won't there be a way to bring him out from that dark, narrow space?
After a long talk with the professionals
Decide to set up a capturing tool inside the channel!
When Baekgu approaches the entrance, going to block the way out so he won't be able to run back inside the narrow pipe!
We've decided to wait after installing the capturing cage
But the time goes on, until the sun's gone down, he didn't even show a single strand of his hair
The next day
The endoscope's going in down the ditch!
Even though the camera's sent deeper down, we can't find the dog anywhere
Reached a point where the special endoscope can go furthest..
(Barking sound)
Oh! Can hear him!
The sound in which Baekgu's making down the drainpipe
That means, Baekgu's somewhere on the other end of the channel..
Well, if that's the case, let's dig a hole on the opposite side!
Doncha worry Imma dig properly so he can come out
Though he dug into the ground with all the neighbors' support, but it wasn't enough..
For the past ten years, the ground has been layered upon the layers, the hole's already been clogged tight..
One last shot to lift worries in the grandpa's heart!
By spraying high-pressured water that is to penetrate through the clogged drain,
we've succeeded in drilling the clogged channel, in way of utilizing the principle of pushing the alien substance backward
Public Water Leakage Discovery Cooperation staff: by shooting the jet pressure backward, the nozzle gradually goes forward
Step by step
The plan is to plug the hose on one side, and spraying water in there,
so we can drive the dog to the other end..!
So as to capture the dog outside the hole, as safely as possible,
when everything's set to go off,
slowly putting the hose into the hole!
A few moments later..
How long has it gone down there?
Cooperation staff: 60 meters
At that moment!
PD: Dog, dog! He's coming out!
The dog's finally sticking his head out!
But immediately he springs right back inside the hole..
Takes the challenge once again!
Let's plug the hose a little deeper and take time to wait
That moment.. he slowly shows himself once again
Bit by bit, he's stepping outside..
Succeeds in putting the rope around his body..
It's okay, okay, it's fine, everything's fine
The grandpa who must have been waiting this very moment more than anyone
Nice to meet you finally
The neighbors began to gather around one by one
Heard he's excited to finally catch him~
Man~ That was fast~
Could hear 'YAY!' from over there
The dog still looks puzzled about what he's seeing from the outside
In order to find out if there's anything wrong caused by his life inside the drain, we've visited the hospital
Since he's been living crouched down for months, he's having trouble even standing up
Vet: He doesn't have anything wrong with the bone structure, and it's only because the muscles shrunk
He'll get better if he's practiced to workout
This isn't a huge problem for sure
Thanks to the grandpa's devoted care,
Baekgu has no problem with his health
Recovering the muscles is only a matter of time!
A few days later
Food, have food Chil-Gu~ Come on, have it
Even though everything feels odd and unfamiliar, he's finally got back the ordinary life
You named him?
Yup, since I rescued him when he was 7 months old, therefore Chil(seven in Korean)-Gu
Chil-Gu got back a life and a new name
He'll grow well, if I bring him around, do a workout in the morning, feed him well
Time has to go by~ That'll heal
Hope there's only a bright future ahead of Chil-Gu, filled with lights and dreams!