"My son had asking us where Ralphy was. He was opening the front door and shouting for him – it was heartbreaking," she added. "We just had to tell him that Daddy was looking for him."

Miraculously, the terrified pooch was eventually sniffed out by his sister Edie while she was out on a walk with Mclellan's husband on Monday.

Ralph was trapped five feet underground in a maze of rabbit runs located just half a mile from his home. After two hours of careful digging, the pup was finally rescued.