Firefighters responded to a strange call for service— a n the wheel of a truck tire. Officials said the incident occurred Monday in Savannah, Tennessee.
LaRae Sliger, deputy EMA director for the told FOX Television Stations Tuesday that the homeowner was “freaked out” and contacted animal control and the fire department.
The puppy was whining and whimpering while stuck in a Ford truck wheel at the edge of the home’s driveway, Sliger shared. First responders attempted to manually remove the pup’s head from the tire by applying soap around her neck to make it slippery.
Sliger explained when this method didn’t work, the homeowner allowed firefighters to cut a hole in the wheel to free the puppy.
The Labrador and three other puppies wandered to the homeowner’s residence. Sliger explained that the homeowner is fostering the stray puppies and gives them flea and tick medicine
