Get down boy! DOG RESCUED AFTER GOING FOR WALKIES 50FT UP A TREE.Byline: LUCY THORNTON A NUTTY dog chasing squirrels had to be rescued by a tree surgeon after getting stranded on a branch 50ft up. Bruce the tearaway terrier terrier, classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs originally bred to start small game and vermin from their burrows or, in the case of several breeds in this group, to go to earth and kill their prey. was perched precariously for six hours after dashing up during his morning walkies in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Notts. He sat there whimpering down at owners Glenice and Barry Clapperton until tree surgeon Mick Hickling clambered up and rescued him. Barry, 60, said: "What made it even dafter was that the tree surgeon has a pet parrot who goes everywhere with him and was perched on his shoulder throughout the rescue." CAPTION(S): BARKING MAD Barking Mad is a British television program about problem pets. It was hosted by Mark Evans and Philippa Forrester. It was originally broadcast on BBC1. It is also shown outside the UK on the satellite channel Animal Planet. Other dog walkers look on as terrier stays stuck on branch SAFE AND HOUND hound, classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs bred to hunt animals. Most of the dogs in this group hunt by scent, their quarry ranging from such large game as bear or elk to small game and vermin; ground scenters trail slowly with the head Bruce with his owners, inset, after his scary ordeal |
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