Posted by VoxPop, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jun 27, 2012 at 5:09 pm

Nicely written piece.

Posted by Dennis, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Jun 28, 2012 at 10:29 am

VoxPop, I was thinking the same thing. The opening paragraph is not out of Journalism 101, but perfectly sets the mood and helps visualize the story.

This was a nice, positive story.

Posted by Gethin, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jun 28, 2012 at 11:35 am

Raccoon 1

Dog 0

Posted by cgl, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jun 28, 2012 at 12:39 pm

I agree. It was a very clever story.

Posted by jardins, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jun 28, 2012 at 2:02 pm

"a large and laterally oriented branch of an old oak tree"--?? The journalist means a large branch growing out from the side of the tree? That's an amazing thing to envisage!

Posted by musical, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Jun 28, 2012 at 7:57 pm

I read the story before looking at the photo. Impressive situation. Nice work by all involved!

Posted by Nora Charles, a resident of Stanford, on Jun 28, 2012 at 10:08 pm

Great job, firefighters! I'm glad it ended happily for all.

And yes, good writing.

Posted by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto, on Jun 28, 2012 at 10:09 pm

Why am I not surprised it was a Wheaten terrier?

Posted by moi, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jun 28, 2012 at 11:24 pm

Pelicans and terriers had an interesting day.

As did the Norman Rockwell Fire Departments.

xlnt.

Posted by dog, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood, on Jun 29, 2012 at 6:46 pm

so that's what firefighters are paid $200,000 per year for, makes sense