A stray poodle that had been living in fear for five months was finally saved from beneath a home during a two-hour rescue effort.

Residents in the California neighborhood had attempted to feed Scotty, the young poodle, but he would not let anyone come close to him. The white pooch instead cowered beneath the home.

But after a neighbor, Chynna Arias, saw videos by animal rescue group Hope For Paws online, she called the organization to help the poodle.