PHOENIX (AZFamily) – A pup is now safe after a scary encounter on a Valley freeway Sunday morning, thanks to Department of Public Safety troopers and a Good Samaritan. Around 9 a.m., drivers spotted a small white dog running around the northbound lanes of I-17 near Camelback Road. The pup was seen walking in the wrong direction in the emergency lane as cars continued driving. One concerned citizen pulled over in the emergency lane, attempting to grab the scared dog.