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| Locals fear Shih Tzu pack ... really. no shit. I am SERIOUS. |
| 2007-01-21 |
| (UPI) -- A small pack of feral, and very small, Shih Tzus has been evading capture at a Georgia condominium complex. "Man-o-man! Them Sheetzoos might be small, but they are firece and fast too. And smart!" The group of four dogs first showed up at the Covered Bridge complex in Cobb County in the Atlanta suburbs around Thanksgiving. Since then, two of them have disappeared, including one believed to have been killed by a car. "We believe that one was picked up by that UFO that just showed up at that time over by Billy Bob's spread." The two remaining dogs appear to have reverted to their wild roots as the alpha male and female of their own small wolf pack -- albeit "Wolves, I tell ya! Even worse with those short faces and big jaws. And they literally laughed at our traps we set for them. Spotted every dayum one." Tranquilizer guns are, apparently, not in order because they are designed for larger animals. "Joe Hector has a .170 air rifle he wants to use on them." Gabriella Toth, a resident, is trying to catch the dogs with kindness -- providing food, water and even a dog house. She hopes eventually to give them a permanent home. Same woman as the one in Lake Placid? "People act as if they are 400-pound tigers," she said. "They bark a lot, but they are scared and don't know what else to do." "They are just looking for a neurotic woman to obsess over them, the little sweeties" |
| Posted by:Brett |
| #12 They wouldn't be so tough if they were confronted by a Tallahasee Duck..... |
| Posted by: USN, ret. 2007-01-21 22:07 |
| #11 Send in the Marines, D *** it, OWG + Socialism now, the SHIH TZUS are allying wid Squirrels + GodPidgeon of the GoodFeathers Bird Mafia. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-01-21 21:48 |
| #10 Well... speaking as the owner of a toy Shih Tzu (named Spike) I am kind of torn by this story. They are small, and cute...(but not 7 lbs. Spike is more like 14 pounds, the full sized Shih Tzu that my sister has is more like 25 pounds) but in their own hearts, they think they are lions. They are also fearless and quite intelligent. The comic possibilities are endless, of course; I myself find amusement by picturing about 8 Spikes hitched to a tiny sled and plunging through the Arctic snow. They were bred to be companion animals, and of all the dogs I have ever owned, and/or lived with, Spike is the one most determined to be always within about twenty feet from me. I wish Ms. Toth the best of luck, since I have also spent time trying to tame a cat which everyone thought was feral, but which eventually turned out to be only terribly timid, and is now a very satisfactory pet. Still, though, the image of a ravening pack of tiny feral shih tzus IS totally hilarious! |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2007-01-21 19:35 |
| #9 In a manner of speaking, Barbara. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2007-01-21 16:58 |
| #8 So, #6 Deacon, you do know Jack Shit? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-01-21 11:53 |
| #7 It's not pretty when Shih Tzus go bad. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-01-21 10:10 |
| #6 A friend at work has a Jack Russell Terrier that got knocked up by a Shih Tzu. She says she now has a bunch of Jack Shit puppies. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2007-01-21 09:53 |
| #5 Hahahahahhahaha! Hilarious linker there A22. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-01-21 09:33 |
| #4 It is a little known fact, I'll admit, but packs of small dogs, such as chihuahas, are in fact vicious killers maddened by bloodlust, reputed to maul everything that stands foolishly in their path. Run, run for your life! |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-01-21 07:43 |
| #3 If necessary, I will loan my wonder-dog, Roswell the Atomic Poodle, to the Cobb County authorities to help track down these wild marauders. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2007-01-21 05:07 |
| #2 Feral |
| Posted by: RD 2007-01-21 03:47 |
| #1 Feral |
| Posted by: RD 2007-01-21 03:40 |