POOCH LIVES THROUGH BLAZE L.A. FIREFIGHTERS RESCUE NOHO DOG.Byline: Josh Kleinbaum Staff Writer NORTH HOLLYWOOD - When Eric Gonzalez saw the bundle of fur heaped by the front door of a smoke-filled house, he thought it was a stuffed animal
A stuffed animal is toy animal stuffed with straw, beans, cotton or other similar materials. Some stuffed animals are very old – home made cloth dolls stuffed with straw go back to at least the . When he touched it, though, he realized the animal was actually a poodle poodle, popular breed of dog probably originating in Germany but generally associated with France, where it has been raised for centuries. There are three varieties, differing in size only. - although he was sure it was dead. Then Gonzalez heard small, faint breaths coming from the dog's mouth. ``He was laid out,'' said Gonzalez, a firefighter with the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. . ``I took him outside. I told one of the engineers, Hey, I got this dog; get him some oxygen!'' Firefighters had already extinguished ex·tin·guish tr.v. ex·tin·guished, ex·tin·guish·ing, ex·tin·guish·es 1. To put out (a fire, for example); quench. 2. To put an end to (hopes, for example); destroy. See Synonyms at abolish. 3. the Friday morning blaze that burned through a garage attached to the house in the 6900 block of Bellaire Avenue. Gonzalez found the dog while firefighters were searching the house, which had filled with smoke from the garage. With no other victims from the fire, the firefighters gave the poodle their full attention. While Firefighter Danny Wu gave the dog oxygen, others laid him on a stretcher stretcher /stretch·er/ (strech´er) a contrivance for carrying the sick or wounded. stretch·er n. and took him to the North Hollywood Animal Care Center on Oxnard Street. ``We heard the sirens, and we were like, 'OK, is there a fire?' and all of a sudden, they were rushing this dog with oxygen in,'' said Maria Aleni Sunada, the veterinarian veterinarian /vet·er·i·nar·i·an/ (vet?er-i-nar´e-an) a person trained and authorized to practice veterinary medicine and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine. vet·er·i·nar·i·an n. at North Hollywood Animal Care Center. ``It was an exciting morning.'' Sunada continued the oxygen therapy, administered intravenous fluids and took chest X-rays. By Friday afternoon, the dog was walking around and breathing on his own, Sunada said - although she still knew nothing about him. ``We named him Smokey, because that's what he smells like,'' Sunada said. ``He's going to be fine. Hopefully the owners can get in contact with us and we can let them know their dog is going to be fine, and we can take care of him until they take care of their situation.'' Josh Kleinbaum, (818) 713-3669 josh.kleinbaum(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Above, a Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. firefighter administers oxygen to a poodle discovered after a garage fire in North Hollywood on Friday. Below, fire officials carry the fire's only victim, who is up and walking again after treatment at the North Hollywood Animal Care Center. Mike Meadows/Special to the Daily News |
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