Clever dog lets firefighter back into station after he locked himself outside

An adorable dog saved the day after a firefighter accidentally locked himself out of Georgetown Texas Fire Department – the pooch managed to push the door open for him

A clever dog helped a firefighter back into the station after he accidentally got himself trapped outside. The fire safety-trained dog, named Koda, came to her handler’s aid after he stepped outside the building for a quick moment. It wasn’t until he tried to re-enter that he realised he’d locked himself out – but thankfully Koda was on hand to push the door open for him.

The firefighter, from Georgetown Texas Fire Department, said: “I was working late at our administration offices when I stepped outside. Our key card access system temporarily went down which locked me outside and Koda inside. When she noticed me tapping on the door she quickly came over and opened it for me.”

Koda helps the fire department with training fire safety and if that wasn’t amazing enough she is also a registered therapy dog.

It comes after a missing dog handed herself over to police to be reunited with her worried owner.

A CCTV camera captured the moment when Rosie, a border collie, wandered through the automatic doors of Loughborough police station and waited to be seen.

Owner Steve Harper, 68, had taken the 10-year-old dog for a stroll in Loughborough, Leicestershire, on November 3, when she suddenly got spooked by fireworks and ran off.

Steve desperately searched for her and then began to panic when Rosie didn’t return home.

He said: “She’s very frightened of fireworks. She ran away and went under the hedge.

“I thought I’d find her cowering under it and be able to soothe her but she had gone into the council offices and when I got there, she had left and was nowhere to be seen.”

The CCTV video shows Rosie walking around the entrance of the police station before lying down near the doors.

Stunned officers checked her collar, which had her owner’s name and number on it, then called Steve to let him know that Rosie was safe.

While the black and white pooch waited for a lift home, she had a quick drink of water and lapped up all the cuddles from staff.

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