Grey District Council dog control officer Murray Malloch was called in and quickly sprang into action calling the fire brigade, who Mr Malloch said "dropped their tools and came to the rescue".
Fire officer in charge of the rescue Warren Rose, said Coire was calm when they arrived.
"We dropped a ladder down the hole, slipped a harness onto Coire and pulled her up - it was a great achievement - one of those feel good moments," Mr Rose said.
The dog was no "worse for wear", suffering a split toenail and a couple of scratches.
The Eakins and the Wilsons had nothing but praise for the fire brigade. Meanwhile their dog spent the second night at its sitters tied up - just in case.