A man in upstate New York bravely broke into his neighbors blazing home to save their trapped dog on Thursday afternoon.

Michael Orchard fled the burning property in Halfmoon, near Albany, with the bewildered pup and tenderly cradled it in his arms while resting on the front lawn. Or, at least thats what the 43-year-old thought happened.

But state troopers said Orchard was actually tripping on a potent mixture of LSD and cough syrup . There was no blaze and the entire house-fire scenario was just a result of his hallucinations.

He believed that the residence was on fire and he was rescuing the dog, Trooper Mark Cepiel told local network NewsChannel 13.