Members of the Hillsborough County Fire Rescue say they first saw the dog running around on Monday around 7 p.m. When they returned at 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, the dog ran into the station bay. Corey Dierdorf, spokesperson for the fire department, said that the dog didn't have fleas, wasn't malnourished and was well behaved.
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"They knew this was somebody's dog," Dierdorf told ABC.
Firefighters scanned the dog for a chip by animal services but it didn't have one. The dog was also without a collar. They gave the dog a bath, food, water and a place to sleep, and posted images of the pet to Facebook in hopes of contacting its owner.
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Luckily, the dog's family saw the Facebook post and were reunited. "We're in the business of helping any life when it needs to be helped," Dierdorf said.