TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — An 8-year-old Shih Tzu was rescued from a storm drain in a Tampa neighborhood yesterday, a spokesperson for Hillsborough County said.
A good Samaritan reported the stuck pup and pointed animal control in the right direction, to the bottom of a sewer at the end of a dead-end street.
Fortunately, an animal control officer had just the tool she needed to scoop the dog up and out of the drain. Almost as if she knew they were trying to help her, she stayed calm throughout the ordeal and allowed the officers to do their work.
Estimated to be around 8 years old, the Shih Tzu appeared to have been stuck in the drain for a little while, with matted fur, fleas, and burns on her feet…