Firefighters in Adams County were called on to solve quite the puppy predicament Monday night.
A 9-week-old blue nose pitbull pup had to be rescued from the inside of a reclining couch. Denver7 spoke with Paulie Johnston, one of the firefighters involved in cracking the canine couch conundrum Tuesday.
As he tells it, the call came in as what’s called a “citizen assist,” a common non-emergency request. Think cats in trees, and the like.
This one, though, was different. Four firefighters from South Adams County Fire Department Engine 26 – Johnston, Matt Wood, Ryan Applegate and Chris Groetzinger – responded to the home where the puppy, named Nina, was stuck inside a sectional sofa.
“All four of us are big dog lovers, a lot of us have more than one,” Johnston said. “We got to the house and the family was a little upset, and rightfully so.