WASHINGTON — Firehouses are designated as safe places, and apparently a stray Yorkshire terrier figured that out.
The little dog turned up at the Springdale firehouse in Prince George’s County around midnight Thanksgiving morning.
Firefighter Timothy Ormerod says the dog’s in good shape but a little nervous.
“He’s in a firehouse with bells ringing and trucks running and probably a lot more people than he’s used to running around him.”
The firefighters call him Gizmo thanks to his resemblance to the character from the movie Gremlins. A vet checked him out and found no microchip.
Firefighters want the owner to call the station. Otherwise, Ormerod says his wife’s given him the green light to take him home and foster him until the owner’s found.
The number to call is 301-883-7706.
A small dog wandered into the PGFD St. Joes Fire/EMS Station in Springdale overnight. Owner can call 301-883-7706 pic.twitter.com/eYgrYVoEcI
— Mark Brady (@PGFDPIO) November 27, 2014
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