It’s never too early for some to run out to a convenience store… even for shoppers with four legs.

The clerk at the Flying J truck stop store in Hubbard was working at 5:30 a.m. Monday when a dog slipped in after someone opened the door.

After the stray, described as “very friendly”, began wandering through the aisles, the clerk called 9-1-1 dispatch for someone to help find the dog’s owner.

A Hubbard Township Police Officer came to the store and kept the dog company until the Dog Warden could get there.

The officer said that Flying J-Dog knows basic commands and loves to play tug of war. 

He’s been taken to the Trumbull County Dog Warden Office.  If it’s your dog, call the Dog Warden at 330-675-2728.