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Carefree prairie dog rescued from Pennsylvania house fire
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| March 10, 2017
| Daniel Uria
Posted on 03/11/2017 1:29:09 PM PST by JoeProBono
A pet prairie dog became a viral sensation for its carefree attitude after it was rescued from a house fire in Pennsylvania.
Red Paw Emergency Relief Team shared photos of Vern the prairie dog, one of three "dogs" rescued after a fire broke out in Montgomery County.
Vern captured the hearts of the group's Facebook followers with his relaxed facial expression as he lay next to one of his canine housemates with his belly exposed.
Volunteers from Red Paw Emergency Relief Team joined emergency crews at the scene of the fire to help rescue the pets and ensure they had a safe place to stay.
TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: animalrescue; pennsylvania; prairiedog; wildlife
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To: JoeProBono
Vern looks to be just a leeeetle bit over fed.
In other words, I'm fat-shaming Vern.
Get up off your fat ass, Vern and help clean the place up.
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posted on
03/11/2017 1:34:56 PM PST
by
OldSmaj
(The only thing washed on a filthy liberal is their damned brains.)
To: JoeProBono
Did Vern chew on any extension cords or knock over any candles to cause the fire?
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posted on
03/11/2017 1:35:17 PM PST
by
gundog
(Hail to the Chief, bitches.)
To: JoeProBono
Awwww. Cute little fella.
But - “its carefree attitude”? What? Was it worried?
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posted on
03/11/2017 1:36:53 PM PST
by
LouieFisk
To: OldSmaj
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posted on
03/11/2017 1:50:41 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
Do we need the beaver shot?
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posted on
03/11/2017 1:55:18 PM PST
by
x
To: OldSmaj
It looks like a groundhog to me, due to the fat. Most photos of prairie dogs I’ve seen (never seen one in the wild) are much more skinny than that.
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posted on
03/11/2017 1:58:39 PM PST
by
rdl6989
To: LouieFisk
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posted on
03/11/2017 2:00:24 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
"
Prairiedawg"?? Looks like a woodchuck to me. Probably raised from a baby if its mother was shot for digging burrows in a farmer's hayfield. Or the nest turned over in spring plowing.
Didn't know Pennsylvania had . . . prairies.
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posted on
03/11/2017 2:04:11 PM PST
by
imardmd1
(Fiat Lux)
To: rdl6989
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posted on
03/11/2017 2:09:54 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
You always amaze me with the pictures you come up with.
You either have a an amazing recall ability for something you have seen at one time or another, or you've got the worlds best tuned Google Image library.
You've made me laugh more than once and I must admit I've stolen a pic or two from you.
Good on ya!
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posted on
03/11/2017 2:15:17 PM PST
by
OldSmaj
(The only thing washed on a filthy liberal is their damned brains.)
To: JoeProBono
Is it even legal to keep them?
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posted on
03/11/2017 2:16:25 PM PST
by
JimRed
( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Building the Wall! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
03/11/2017 2:16:55 PM PST
by
sodpoodle
(Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
To: JoeProBono
Vern reminds me of Bill the Cat.
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posted on
03/11/2017 2:17:23 PM PST
by
Farmer Dean
("Do you want me to shoot,I'm rested.")
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
03/11/2017 2:21:41 PM PST
by
rdl6989
To: imardmd1
Heh heh
Prairie dogs apparently were once native to PA. I had no idea that they are somewhat popular as pets. They’ve got to be frightfully strong for their size.
They do look very much like the much larger woodchuck.
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posted on
03/11/2017 2:23:15 PM PST
by
jjotto
("Ya could look it up!")
To: OldSmaj
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posted on
03/11/2017 2:25:42 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
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To: sodpoodle
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posted on
03/11/2017 2:29:23 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
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To: imardmd1
To: JoeProBono
That is not a prairie dog; it’s a groundhog (woodchuck). I live in Pa and have sent many of these critters to that big den in the sky at the request of several local farmers.
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posted on
03/11/2017 2:36:38 PM PST
by
jimbug
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