Amazing! A fire department in Connecticut adopted a puppy they rescued from a hot car and made him the official station support dog!
A puppy rescued from a hot car in Connecticut has a new home with the help of firefighters.
The 6-month-old dachshund-boxer-beagle mix was rescued after he was found locked in a car with temperatures reaching about 122 degrees. After his owner surrendered him to animal control, the puppy joined the same fire department that saved him! He now has a new nameFirefighters held a naming contest and residents picked Riggs, a common name for a fire truck. He's now the fire station's official support dog - a job that helps firefighters deal with stress at work.
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