My wife walks Kira the dog, in the attached photo, and sometimes walks her by the side of an unused canal near where we live. One day, as they were walking by the side of the canal, Kira was stubbornly not moving from the side of the canal. No amount of calling her would get her to come away.
Finally my wife returned to where Kira was stood watching, and there, about 6 inches below the ledge of the canal was a hedgehog, clinging for its life on the root of a tree. It was hanging by its front paws only and was in no position to be able to get itself out.
My wife lay down, leaned over the edge and pulled out the hedgehog. Afetr she released it was unharmed from the experience she then released it away from the canal.
Bolton, United Kingdom
