Now firefighters are holding a contest to name the dog. The winner will get to ride in a firetruck during the Butler County Fire Prevention Parade on Oct. 9, Entries, which should include a phone number, are due by Sept. 30. Two women brought the dog to the fire station Aug. 26, saying it had been burned with hot water and set on fire by neighborhood kids, the chief said. Police are investigating. Veterinarian Larry Baum treated the 7-pound puppy, a Labrador retriever and chow mix, free of charge.
Firefighters now have the task of house-training the dog.
When the puppy's not inside a cage, he's running around a fenced-in yard at the fire headquarters. The Cincinnati Enquirer , a Gannett Co. Inc. newspaper.