SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- A couple who were sleeping in a dumpster with their dog were awakened Tuesday morning when they were thrown into the back of a garbage truck in Spokane. When the driver heard a lot of noise, he pulled over and called for help. Firefighters arrived and found the man, woman and dog inside the truck. Medics took them to a hospital as a precaution, but they didn't appear to have any injuries other than bruising. KREM reports it happened around 7 a.m. near Second Avenue and Sherman. The couple and dog fell about 5 feet from the dumpster as it was emptied into the garbage truck.