Who let the dog out? Pooch disrupts west Phoenix traffic during rush hour

PHOENIX — Who let the dog out?

A pooch disrupted traffic on Interstate 17 near the Interstate 10 stack in west Phoenix during evening rush hour on Thursday.

The Arizona Department of Transportation provided quite the play-by-play of the dog’s journey:

It somehow made its way onto the southbound I-17 near the stack at about 4:30 p.m.

Poor Pooch! A dog is currently running in the left lane southbound on I-17 at the Stack. #phxtraffic pic.twitter.com/5gXeUNt1tP

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) February 6, 2020

In a stroke of luck, an animal control vehicle was on the scene less than two minutes later.

And, luck of luck, the animal control is right there with the dog now! pic.twitter.com/CVnLceRrZw

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) February 6, 2020

But even animal control couldn’t catch the elusive pup.

Dog is now off the freeway and up on the landscaping south of the Stack. pic.twitter.com/qlKGXoFUzL

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) February 6, 2020

The dog then decided it wanted to try out a different Valley freeway. A pedestrian had a great view of the action.

Now a pedestrian walking NB on the SB side of the I-17 just south of the I-10 Stack, and so is the dog again now running up the ramp pic.twitter.com/0vx3fSk4dc

— Detour Dan (@DetourDanKTAR) February 6, 2020

The dog was really committed to making it to the I-10.

And back down the I-10 EB to I-17 transition ramp the dog goes! pic.twitter.com/LTtBxRAlPY

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) February 6, 2020

The dog’s freeway story came to an end when it made an acrobatic escape just 20 minutes after its fame began.

Okay … so the dog jumped OVER the wall from the transition ramp onto the frontage road and the hightailed it (pun intended) out of view onto city streets! pic.twitter.com/B2QCaumK5U

— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) February 6, 2020

This story will be updated if the runaway dog makes a return to Valley freeways.

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