Firefighters were called in to rescue a dog from a tight spot.

Pit bull puppy Junior had got his head stuck in the wheel of a car while curiously investigating his surroundings in Bakersfield, California.

Fire Department spokesman Brandon Hill said two firefighters used vegetable oil to ease the dog's head out of the hole, and it then returned home to its relieved owners and seven siblings.

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