Dachshund rescued after three days in a 16-foot-deep hole.
Early today, I posted a tale of an Illinois puppy that survived repeated mashings of a trash compactor. Now here's a story from the Orlando Sentinel about another lucky dog.
Sophia and friend Holly Tweed
Sophia the dachshund had been missing from the Surgine family's farm outside Clermont for three days when one morning, Angela Surgine heard a moan. From underground.
It turns out her pooch had fallen 16 feet to the bottom of a gopher tortoise hole. Sophia had been lying there for days without food or water.
Click here to read today's story about Sophia's amazing rescue.
(Orlando Sentinel photo by Hilda M. Perez)
ANGIE BRENNAN, a Sun-Sentinel page designer,
lives with four dogs and one boyfriend. And has a lifetime of animal stories to share.
DIANE LADE, a reporter on the Sun-Sentinel's Help Team, has lived with cats, dogs, reptiles, fish, an iguana, and an armadillo.
CYNDI METZGER, editor of the Sun-Sentinel's Outlook section, is smitten with Bella, her poodle who regularly ignores requests to sit, stay and get off the ivory-colored sofa. 
JOHN TANASYCHUK, a Sun-Sentinel lifestyle writer, has lived with cats as long as he can remember. He and his partner currently share their home with three.
