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August 3, 2006
Bad dog! Bad Barney!
From the AP: This is an undated handout photo issued by Wookey Hole Caves Wednesday Aug 2, 2006, of the security guard Greg West and his dobermann Barney who went on the rampage. A 40,000 pound (US$75,000 euros 58,000) teddy bear formerly owned by Elvis Presley was one of the bears destroyed when the guard dog which was supposed to protect it went on the rampage Tuesday . The rare Steiff bear, named Mabel, was due to form the centrepiece of an exhibition at Wookey Hole Caves near Wells, England. The bear was bought at auction in Memphis, Tennessee, by Somerset aristocrat Sir Benjamin Slade and had been loaned to the collection, a Wookey Hole spokesman said. (AP Photo/Wookey Hole Caves, Ho)
My question is this: who's idea was it to use a dog to guard what are effectively dog toys. The difference between a dog toy and a child's toy is only who is holding it at the time (trust me, I have a one year old son and a four year old dog, both of whom think the toys are interchangeable). Didn't anyone stop to think that just maybe Barney would think this wasn't so much a job as it was a grand reward? "Good boy Barney, you've led a good life... now... all of these bears are yours... Live, Barney! LIVE!!"
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Posted by sferrell at August 3, 2006 11:02 AM
