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Family pooch discovers nap under recliner not so relaxing by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff 5 | Wednesday, March 19, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com A Grand Oak Trail family is praising the Oakville Fire Department's quick work when their dog got trapped in the gears of a family room recliner Sunday night. Around 10 p.m., Jerome Chung, 18, said he was sitting in the vibrating chair watching TV when he reclined -- not knowing the family pet, Candy, an 18-month-old Maltese, was relaxing underneath. "Her hair got caught in part of the chair as I was reclining it," he said. "I heard her squeal, but at first I didn't know it was the dog. I just thought it was the chair squeaking. My cousins were the ones who realized it was the dog so they told me to stop." When he checked under the chair, Chung found the shifting components had also caught some of Candy's skin. All efforts by the family to get the frightened, struggling pooch loose I heard her squeal, but at first I didn't know it was the dog. I just thought it was the chair squeaking. My cousins were the ones who realized it was the dog so they told me to stop... I was freaking out. At first, we thought it was a part of her head that got stuck. Jerome Chung Oakville failed. "I was freaking out. At first we thought it was a part of her head that got stuck," said Chung. Not knowing what else to do, Chung's 11-year-old cousin, Joon, suggested they call the Oakville Fire Department. A few minutes after the call was placed, firefighters were arriving on the scene. Over the next 30 minutes, the firefighters calmly dismantled the recliner and removed the shifting components, which had trapped Candy. Some of the mechanisms, sitting atop the ravaged chair at the family's home Monday morning, still had chunks of Candy's fur tangled in them. Candy herself sports a small cut on her back, but otherwise is OK, physically. Emotionally, the Maltese is shaken, said Chung. "She seems a bit petrified," he said. "She used to be a lot more excited than this when people come over." Chung noted he and his family are grateful for the quick work the firefighters did in returning Candy to safety. The Oakville Fire Department's Public Information Officer Michael Harrison said people should exercise care and caution when using reclining or lift chairs in the presence of pets and young children. Jerome Chung with Candy, who was safe and sound thanks to the quick work of Oakville firefighters after the Maltese became tangled in the gears of a recliner chair. | photo by David Lea ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Ladies... Heading South? VISIT WATCH US WOMEN FIRST! WINDOWS & DOORS The walls of your home are insulated with fiberglass and so should your windows. Fiberglass windows outlast all other windows. Beauty, Style, Colours and Quality. To purchase direct from the manufacturer and save, Contact us at FASHIONS HAVE ARRIVED INCLUDING: TANKS & TEES · SHORTS CAPRIS · DRESSES NEW Spring OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Speers Rd. WATCH US WOMEN 4th Line or info@inlinefiberglass.com www.inlinefiberglass.com 905-827-2271 Pilgrams Way N. Service Rd. QEW Nothinghill Gate 866-566-5656 1131 NOTTINGHILL GATE GLEN ABBEY