BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Firefighters in Bakersfield, California, had to rescue a pit bull from a tight spot.
The puppy had its head stuck through the hub of an automobile wheel when its owner brought it to a Kern County fire station on Friday.
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This photo released by the Kern County Fire Department shows the puppy that somehow got its head stuck in the middle of a wheel and was brought to a Kern County fire station. The pooch, named Junior, has returned to live with its owner and seven siblings. The Associated Press
Junior is held next to the wheel after he being freed on Friday. The Associated Press
Fire Department spokesman Brandon Hill says two firefighters used vegetable oil to ease the dog’s head out of the hole.
The little pooch, named Junior, has returned to live with its owner and seven siblings.
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