Some might say it was a pipe dream. But it was definitely more of a nightmare for two-year-old stray dog Smokey. The hapless young dog found himself with his head firmly stuck inside the long tube of an old smudge pot. Animal rescuers believe that he had been chasing a mouse when the pesky rodent led him straight into an abandoned device. The oil-burning tools are used to remove frost from crops on fruit trees but Smokey was left with a bitter taste in his mouth from the rusty pot. He whimpered as he tried desperately to wriggle free himself from the pot but without luck, remaining with his head inside like a headless dog. Thankfully a passer-by spotted the trapped animal and called animal rescuers to the scene in Riverside County, California. Smokey emerged unscathed from the pot with the help of Animal Control Officer Amy Farrell who gently eased him out.

有些人也许会说这是个白日梦，但对于这只两岁大的流浪狗"烟圈（Smokey实在不知道怎么翻啊）"来说，这次被困经历真是一场噩梦。这只倒霉的小狗把自己的头牢牢地卡在一根很长的旧顶管里，动物营救人员认为“烟圈”应该之前在追一只老鼠，而这狡猾的老鼠把它直直地引进了这根废弃的管子。这个烧油的工具原来是用来清理水果树果实上的霜冻的，但现在卡在锈迹斑斑的顶管里的“烟圈”，嘴里的剩下只是苦涩。它边呜咽，边拼命地扭动身体，试图把管子弄掉，但没有任何进展，它的头还是死死地卡在里面，像个无头狗。多亏了一个路人发现了受困的它，并打电话叫来了加利福尼亚州里弗德赛县的动物营救人员，动物管理负责人艾米 法雷尔（Amy Farrell）慢慢地帮它往外挪，终于小狗没擦破一点儿皮就出来了。