Tiny Dog Stranded on Top of a Tall Pillar at a Philadelphia Transit Station Rescued After Being Warned ‘Don’t Jump’

The Shih Tzu mix, whom rescuers named Dottie, is being placed for adoption

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  • A small dog that rescuers named Dottie was saved from a train track support beam in Philadelphia on Sunday, March 15
  • Video footage captured the moment the Shih Tzu mix was brought to safety using a cherry picker
  • Dottie is now with a local rescue and is going to be placed for adoption, a spokesperson for the Animal Care & Control Team of Philadelphia told PEOPLE

A small dog has been rescued after getting stranded in an unusual and scary spot.

According to the Animal Care & Control Team of Philly (ACCT Philly), the black female Shih Tzu mix was found “trapped” on top of a “train track support beam” at a SEPTA station in Philadelphia.

Animal protection officers responded to a call from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Police about the incident on Sunday, March 15…

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