Toto the Lhasa Apso didn't disappear in Oz, but had somehow gotten stuck in a storm drain right down the street from Anna Marie Miller's home.
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After a passerby heard Toto barking on Friday morning, Haverstraw police and DPW workers removed the drain cover to rescue him.
Miller said the dog ran out a door that was open after a smoke alarm went off while her niece was cooking.
She is grateful he was found alive.
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"I prayed at night to please make him be OK," Miller said. "You know, you get attached to them, they're just like part of the family. And he is a good dog."
Toto was checked out by a vet but was refusing to eat. She hopes he will return to his normal habits when he gets back home.