A dog was rescued after she got her head stuck in the wall of a temple in Thailand.

Video of the dog and the rescue operation went viral on the internet, with people praising the workers for saving the animal.

According to reports, the dog got her head stuck in concrete wall of a Buddhist temple in Chonburi region.

Authorities' attention was drawn toward the animal's trouble by a monk on Tuesday evening.

The rescuers, after getting the emergency call, rushed to the site and used demolition equipment to wide the whole in which the dog had trapped himself.

Social media users said  the stray mother dog had been looking for food to take back to her seven puppies.

"The dog looked weary when we arrived. "We planned how to help her out of the situation as quickly as possible. ''All seven puppies were waiting for their mother dog, so we were pleased that we could save her and reunite her with her family,' rescue volunteer Chawanakorn was quoted by local media as saying.