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Yorkie Saved From'Recliner's Jaws' Thanks To Orange County Fire

"No call is too small!" Orange County Fire Authority said when a tiny Yorkshire Terrier was rescued from inside a reclining chair.

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A grateful smile and tail wag was payment enough for this little Yorkshire Terrier saved from getting squished in a reclining chair.
A grateful smile and tail wag was payment enough for this little Yorkshire Terrier saved from getting squished in a reclining chair. (OCFA Photo)

SAN CLEMENTE, CA —A San Clemente family expressed their gratitude Sunday after Orange County Fire Authority Firefighters rescued their tiny Yorkshire Terrier from the mechanisms of a reclining chair.

On Sunday, The pet owners called engine 60 to the scene where a little terrier known as Roni was stuck inside the recliner.

OCFA Photo

"The crew worked patiently to free the frightened pet," OCFA said in a social media report. Firefighters calmed the palm-sized pup during the process while the technical rescue was employed.

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Part of the mechanisms of the chair had to be cut away in the process, they said.

"The dog was freed without injury and released to grateful owners," they reported.

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