West Highland Terrier Gets Stuck On Roof

[Boronia]

had to post this

http://www.dailymail...g-seagulls.html

Down boy! Firefighters rescue Whisky the West Highland terrier after he gets stuck on roof chasing seagulls

• Whisky chased up onto the roof of the bungalow when he heard seagulls
• West Highland terrier, from Suffolk, froze in fear and could not get down
  
• Owners Jenny and Richard Eacott called firefighters to rescue the dog

By Emily Kent Smith

Published: 15:13 GMT, 17 April 2014 | Updated: 17:36 GMT, 17 April 2014

A West Highland terrier became stuck on a roof because he wanted to get closer to seagulls - and had to be brought back to ground by firefighters.

Whisky the Westie climbed up to a height of 20ft and then refused to budge. The one year-old West Highland Terrier climbed out of a bedroom window when he heard screeching birds flying above the house.

But when Whisky looked down to the ground, he froze in terror and no amount of calling and encouraging from his owners Jenny and Richard Eacott would shift him.

Whisky the terrier froze when he became stuck on the roof of the Suffolk bungalow and did not know how to get down

One-year-old Whisky's owners only discovered he was missing when they heard their other dog, Jazz, barking in the back garden and staring up at the roof. They then found him trapped on the top of the roof - after apparently climbing out of their bedroom window

No amount of calling could bring Whisky down from the roof and the family soon had to call firefighters to bring him back to ground. Here the westie is pictured with the firefighters and his owner eight-year-old Jonathan Eacott

The family were finally left with no option but to call firefighters to get the little dog down from the roof of the bungalow in Felixstowe, Suffolk.

Mrs Eacott said: 'We didn't know anything was wrong until we heard Whisky's sister Jazz barking outside in the back garden looking up at the roof, probably shouting 'What are you doing up there?'

'We tried calling him, even dangling ham to him, but he wouldn't come. The fire crew put up a ladder and being a sociable little dog he came to them and they brought him down.'

The mother-of-two added: 'They were amazing and we just want to thank them so much.

'I know they are part-time on-call firefighters and their kindness was appreciated so much.'

Firefighters are pictured climbing up the house in Felixstowe, Suffolk to save Whisky. Mrs Eacott said: 'They were amazing and we just want to thank them so much'

Mrs Eacott said: 'We tried calling him, even dangling ham to him, but he wouldn't come. The fire crew put up a ladder and being a sociable little dog he came to them and they brought him down'

Family members tried to call the little dog down but he would not budge. They also tried tempting the Westie with pieces of ham

[Taliecat]

Wow! I've never know a dog to get stuck on a roof before.. Plenty of cats though.

Brave little guy he was racing up to the roof, if it were me I would have froze with fear at the window

[RuralPug]

I wish I could find the email...some years ago now, who remembers the story of the people who woke up one morning to a lot of noise on the roof and were astounded to find that their young horse had got into the house yard and clambered up onto the roof!

The photos were amazing!!!

[poochmad]

It's probably a good thing he didn't try to come down, what if he lost his footing.

Love the photos and the story. :)

[PuddleDuck]

My childhood dog Riff did the same thing once but decided to get himself down. We came home and heard him yelping, went around the corner and he was on the roof with his front legs braced against the guttering with a 'don't you dare laugh!' look on his face. He never did it again :laugh:

[mita]

A tibbie owner was up working on his roof. He felt a poke in the ribs & there was his tibbie who'd climbed up the ladder to join him. But it's a breed with an inbuilt head for heights. My own tibbie caught outside in a storm, climbed a 6 foot ladder to the stop shelf in the storeroom... where she waited comfortably on a pile of old towels.

I think this little westie was really intelligent. The momentum of the chase got him safely up the roof... but it was more dangerous turning around to go back. He was sensible to wait until the firemen with a ladder came to rescue him.

[Loving my Oldies]

What a naughty cutey. LOL

[VizslaMomma]

What a naughty cutey. LOL

Just what I thought too!

A total cutey

I must not let the young Vizsla see this. He is a climber.

[westiemum]

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A tibbie owner was up working on his roof. He felt a poke in the ribs & there was his tibbie who'd climbed up the ladder to join him. But it's a breed with an inbuilt head for heights. My own tibbie caught outside in a storm, climbed a 6 foot ladder to the stop shelf in the storeroom... where she waited comfortably on a pile of old towels.

I think this little westie was really intelligent. The momentum of the chase got him safely up the roof... but it was more dangerous turning around to go back. He was sensible to wait until the firemen with a ladder came to rescue him.

Of course he's intelligent Mita!!! And no way are my lot seeing this!!! Last thing I need!!!