THE JOURNAL (Newcastle, UK), February 1, 2005
Is that the fire brigade? My dog's under the washer
Barney the curious pup had his owners in a spin on Sunday when he got his head trapped under their washing machine.
The seven-week-old border terrier was trapped by the neck after putting his head in a hole where a panel was missing. His yelps alerted owners Peter Clabby and Julie Robinson, who called the fire brigade when efforts to free him failed.
Julie, 27, said: "I did think he would die. A dog's heart is quite high up in their body and we didn't want to pull him out in case we broke his neck.
"We didn't know what else to do so I rang the fire brigade and asked if it would be appropriate for them to come out."
At one point nine firefighters were squeezed into Julie's kitchen in Sunderland. Three lifted the washing machine, one held Barney and another used a hacksaw to make the hole bigger.
Miss Robinson said: "When he came out he was screaming he was so frightened, but within 10 minutes he was running around and happy again."
She added: "The firefighters were absolutely fantastic. I can't praise them enough." The couple have two children, Ethan, five, and Lewis, three.
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