A puppy escaped its crate and ran wild on the runway at LaGuardia Airport earlier today, causing the Port Authority to shut down the tarmac while the PAPD and the NYPD chased the canine down. According to the PA, the incident caused delays of about ten minutes, though from the look of that traffic jam, we'd guess a little longer.
The dog in question was a 30-pound Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy named Byrdie who was was supposed to fly to Memphis on a 10 a.m. Delta flight before making a run for it. Thanks to the delay she caused, the pup didn't even miss her flight.
Byrdie the puppy: cutest thing to cause a delay at a local airport since those mating turtles kept walking onto the JFK tarmac.
