Spotting a cat dart headlong under a car , he decided to give hot pursuit . But the heat of the chase soon turned into burning embarrassment for this little dog , as he became stuck in the car ’ s engine . Woody the Bedlington terrier was only discovered when his owner ’ s neighbour opened the bonnet of his Vauxhall Corsa to find a white furry face looking out from beside the engine . I think I 'm stuck : Woody the Bedlington terrier peers out from beside the Vauxhall Corsa 's engine . They were eventually forced to call the Plymouth fire brigade to release the three-year-old dog – who was covered in oil but otherwise unhurt after his ordeal last week . His master Mike Tracey , 52 , said : ‘ My neighbour opened up the bonnet of his car Woody was just sat there looking at me . It was almost like he was saying , “ I ’ m stuck dad ” . ’ After trying to free him , with the help of fellow residents in Crownhill , Plymouth , the 52-year-old owner was forced to call the fire service for assistance . Free ! Plymouth fire brigade released the three-year-old dog . Mr Tracey added : ‘ We thought about using a jack to try and get him out but we were worried about something going wrong . ‘ I didn ’ t really want to call the fire brigade and be one of those ‘ cat stuck in a tree kind of people ’ but they turned up and were absolutely brilliant. ’ A crew from Crownhill fire station attended and helped free a bashful Woody by removing one of the leads within the engine , to allow him to be pried out of the top . The three-year-old dog was covered in oil but didn ’ t sustain any injuries during his mini-ordeal and was right as rain after a good bath . But Woody may need a bit longer to deal with the embarrassment after his unique ordeal . Mr Tracey , who works for an employment centre , added : ‘ I think he was feeling a bit sheepish as there was a bit of a crowd to watch the firefighters get him out . ‘ Even the firemen said ‘ well , this is a new one ’ when they turned-up . ‘ I plan to go up to the station and say thank you to them because they didn ’ t take the mick at all and were really good about the whole thing . ‘ Woody does seems a bit sulky but I suppose he has been through a lot . ’
Woody was only discovered when owner ’ s neighbour opened car bonnet . Saw furry face of Bedlington terrier stuck in his Vauxhall Corsa 's engine . His owner Mike Tracey said 'Woody was just sat there looking at me , almost like he was saying , “ I ’ m stuck dad ” ' nd then it dawned on him that the dog had been sitting for a long time.