--- description: This pup had a ruff day title: This Dog That Got Stuck in a Tire Is Having a Worse Week Than You image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt729e02f792e44017/69885b85f887dc6bbee916d0/dog-stuck-tire-head.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Dog That Got Stuck in a Tire Is Having a Worse Week Than You  by [Daniel D'Addario](/author/daniel-daddario/)  ## Daniel D'Addario Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 18, 2015 7:21 PM CUT  This photo shows a dog which got its head stuck inside the rim of a junk tire on July 17, 2015 in Indianapolis. This photo shows a dog which got its head stuck inside the rim of a junk tire on July 17, 2015 in Indianapolis.Indianapolis Fire Department/AP  by [Daniel D'Addario](/author/daniel-daddario/)  ## Daniel D'Addario Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 18, 2015 7:21 PM CUT Talk about a ruff day. This Indianapolis dog got its head stuck inside a tire’s rim on Friday; the canine was freed by firefighters, who used the tools known as “the jaws of life.” The dog, a local stray brought to the fire department by a good Samaritan, was said to appear uninjured after the ordeal. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3963647/dog-stuck-tire/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3963647/dog-stuck-tire/"},"headline":"This Dog That Got Stuck in a Tire Is Having a Worse Week Than You","datePublished":"2015-07-18T19:21:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:22:17.276Z","description":"Indianapolis pup freed from tire","url":"https://time.com/3963647/dog-stuck-tire/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt729e02f792e44017/69885b85f887dc6bbee916d0/dog-stuck-tire-head.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel D'Addario","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-daddario/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt729e02f792e44017/69885b85f887dc6bbee916d0/dog-stuck-tire-head.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Dog Stuck In Tire","caption":"Dog Stuck In Tire","creditText":"Indianapolis Fire Department/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3963647/dog-stuck-tire/","name":"This Dog That Got Stuck in a Tire Is Having a Worse Week Than You"}}]}] ```