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.

有些人也許會說這是個白日夢，但對于這只兩歲大的流浪狗"煙圈（Smokey實在不知道怎么翻啊）"來說，這次被困經歷真是一場噩夢。這只倒霉的小狗把自己的頭牢牢地卡在一根很長的舊頂管里，動物營救人員認為“煙圈”應該之前在追一只老鼠，而這狡猾的老鼠把它直直地引進了這根廢棄的管子。這個燒油的工具原來是用來清理水果樹果實上的霜凍的，但現在卡在銹跡斑斑的頂管里的“煙圈”，嘴里的剩下只是苦澀。它邊嗚咽，邊拼命地扭動身體，試圖把管子弄掉，但沒有任何進展，它的頭還是死死地卡在里面，像個無頭狗。多虧了一個路人發現了受困的它，并打電話叫來了加利福尼亞州里弗德賽縣的動物營救人員，動物管理負責人艾米 法雷爾（Amy Farrell）慢慢地幫它往外挪，終于小狗沒擦破一點兒皮就出來了。