Puppy Charlie's wheelie lucky bin escape
Puppy Charlie had a wheelie lucky escape when his leg became trapped by a bin in his owner's garden.
In fact, owner Beatriz Richards-Ceron joked that she came off worse when she tried to free the four-month-old Irish Terrier because the panicking pet bit her – forcing her to call the fire service for help.
Mrs Richards-Ceron, 38, of Telford, heard her pet's agonised yelps and rushed into the garden of her Apley home where she found Charlie with his leg trapped between the wheel and the bin.
Panicking, the home-based IT worker tried to free him but the distressed dog bit her.
Unable to get near her trapped dog she called firefighters who came to the rescue at her home in Peregrine Way.
Within minutes her faithful friend was bounding around the garden without so much as a scratch on him.
She said: "Charlie went out into the garden after I had taken him for a walk.
"I went outside and called him in and I heard the most excruciating, agonising scream.
"I ran out and we've got a little wall that we have the wheelie bins behind.
"I could see him at the back. I moved some of the bins to get to him.
"He was on his back and his right leg was twisted behind him, stuck between the wheel and the wheelie bin itself.
"I went to try to get him off but he was screaming. He bit me on my arm. I didn't even feel it to be honest but I think I might need a stitch. I couldn't get his leg out and my next door neighbour heard him screaming and called over.
"I said Charlie's got his leg stuck. I can't get him out.
"I started to panic. I got a towel for him to bite on and carried on trying to free him.
"I shouted to my neighbour 'I don't know what to do'.
"She said call the fire service and they came shortly afterwards.
"By this time I was crying so much I probably looked like a five-year-old. I didn't see what they did but within five minutes Charlie was out and he started running around like nothing had happened.
"I couldn't believe it. I was so relieved he wasn't injured.
"I came off worse than him – and I've got the scars to prove it.
"He's very well behaved usually and this is our first dog so anything that happens to him seems like a drama to us.
"I am so happy that the fire guys were able to save him I don't know what I would have done otherwise. I'd like to say a big thank you to the firefighters for saving him."
Firefighters said they used small gear to release Charlie at about 7pm on Thursday.
A spokesman for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "We managed to just loosen the plastic from around its leg and get it free.
"It was completely fine and glad of the attention of its owner."
