Submitted photoTwo firefighters rescue an Australian shepherd Wednesday from a crevasse in the Crooked River Canyon near Terrebonne. Photo by Steve Keever, of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

Armed with treats, firefighters climbed into the Crooked River Canyon this morning and rescued an Australian shepherd that had fallen into a crevasse near the Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Wayside.

An Oregon State Park ranger told firefighters the dog’s owner was attempting to adjust the animal’s leash around 10 a.m. when the dog got loose, ran toward the canyon and jumped over the wall, according to a news release from Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue. The wayside is along U.S. Highway 97 near the border of Deschutes and Jefferson counties.

People at the scene could hear the dog barking, but they could not see it, the news release stated.

Fire personnel — one member each from Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue and Jefferson County Fire District No. 1 — trained in technical rope rescues located the dog in the crevasse, estimated at 1 foot wide and 5 feet deep, about 10 feet below the wall.

The dog was not injured, but it could not get out. One firefighter climbed into the crevasse, lifted the dog out and delivered it to its owner at the top of the canyon. The rescue took “about 30 minutes and a handful of dog treats to complete”, the release stated.

“It’s not everyday we get this kind of rescue,” Capt. Sean Hartley, of Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue, said in the release. “We recognize pets are family members, and we were as happy as the owner at the outcome of this call.”