A 10-week-old black Chihuahua was rescued while precariously wandering along the on-ramp to the expressway in Dorchester, the Animal Rescue League said Sunday.

“The Good Samaritan who rescued her had seen the dog in the area for several days, however, when the small dog wandered towards the busy roadway, her rescuer sprung into action to save the dog,” ARL said in a release.

Weighing just three pounds with an entirely black coat, the puppy Sparkle was “incredibly lucky” she wasn’t hit by a car while wandering in the Neponset Circle area, ARL said.

The rescuer, a resident at the Pine Street Inn shelter, picked up Sparkle and brought her back to the inn, ARL said. The Pine Street staff then took the tiny puppy over to ARL’s Boston Animal Care and Adoption Center.

At the center, ARL said, Sparkle was frightened and “presented with an abnormal gait,” but staff found she was in good health. The puppy was recently spayed.

Related Articles

Massachusetts animal welfare organizations waiving adoption fees for guinea pigs this weekend

Sparkle was quickly adopted Sunday, ARL reported.

“ARL again wishes to thank both the resident and staff at the Pine Street Inn for their actions in
rescuing and likely saving the life of this young dog, who will now have the chance to find the
forever home she deserves,” ARL wrote.