CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Montgomery County Fire Service volunteers have received a lot of animal rescue calls over the years, but Station 17 recently went on their most unusual rescue yet.
On Sept. 28, Joy and Herb Martin were battling with malfunctioning smoke alarms in their house in the Kirkwood area of Montgomery County. But after the problem was fixed, they noticed they were missing someone. Petey, the beloved family dog, had found a seemingly impossible hiding spot.
“We’ve done animal rescues for cats in trees and animals trapped in storm drains,” Assistant Fire Chief Wesley O’Brien told Clarksville Now. “But never something as strange as a dog stuck in a toilet.”
Petey finds porcelain hiding spot
That Sunday morning, even with a ladder, neither Joy nor Herb were able to reach the “screaming” alarm on the ceiling, so they called their son-in-law to give them a hand. The son-in-law was able to find the issue, and there was a moment of relief when the house fell quiet…