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TSA dog handler rescues groundhog from Washington Dulles Global Airport runway

A Transportation Security Administration dogs handler no longer too prolonged ago rescued a groundhog from the busy tarmac of Washington Dulles Global Airport

TSA Explosives Detection Canine Handler Shelby Tibbs had noticed the creature working spherical the airport runway whereas ending a spherical of practising with Dux, a German Quick-Haired Pointer. 

Shelby Tibbs and his new accomplice. 
(MWAA)

Tibbs, fervent for the animal’s security, drove over to remove up the groundhog. He said the animal perceived to be tormented by the warmth. 

“It modified into surely hot that day and the tarmac felt like extra than 100 levels” with the index, Tibbs said, in accordance to TSA

“I ran him down, wrapped the leash spherical him lots of times and picked him up,” Tibbs said. 

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Tibbs, who has a background in animal management and has his rabies inoculation, wrapped a leash within the groundhog’s mouth so it wouldn’t chunk. 

Working with personnel from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Operations Division, Tibbs transported the groundhog to a creek outside Dulles the put it modified into released. 

The groundhog being released encourage into nature. 
(MWAA)

“I bear he wished to plot shut a flight to someplace icy because it modified into seriously warmth that day. I bet he couldn’t plot shut a tag,” Tibbs quipped. “Nonetheless he modified into a surely factual passenger whereas we drove to the nearby creek.”

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Since that episode, airport personnel has reportedly dubbed Tibbs the “Groundhog Whisperer.” 

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