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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Texas mayor resigns over Shih Tzu
2008-02-03
The mayor of a small town in Texas has resigned after secretly keeping her neighbour's Shih Tzu while pretending it had died. Neighbours had asked Alice Mayor Grace Saenz-Lopez to look after the dog, Puddles, during a holiday.
'Puddles'. Figures. Perfect name for a little dustmop dog.
She called them to say it was dead. But the dog, which Ms Saenz-Lopez had renamed Panchito, was later seen at a dog groomer's and at her sister's home.

A custody hearing on Monday is expected to decide who keeps the pet.
Shouldn't that be a short hearing?
Ms Saenz-Lopez had filed a police report to say that Puddles was missing. She was indicted on 18 January on two counts of tampering with evidence and concealing evidence. In a resignation letter published by the Alice Echo-News Journal Ms Saenz-Lopez apologised for the incident. "I can tell you that I did at the time what I thought was best for Panchito and what I felt was right in my heart," she wrote. "I am sorry for the division that the events of these last few weeks have caused.

"It was never my intent to bring any negative exposure to our city."
Posted by:john frum

#7  My daughter gave me a birthday card that pictured a pure white little Shih-Tzu with muddy feet, leaving a trail of dirty footprints over a pure white rug, with the notation inside the card "Shih-Tzu Happens"
Of course, she was also the one who gave me the Shih-Tzu. Whose name is "Spike". In their defense, I would like to say they are endearing and fearless little doggies, never mind that they do look like animated dustmops. A friend of my current employer has one, out on a ranch in the Hill Country - they keep it clipped and out-of-doors, and it is a perfectly satisfactory ranch dog; tough, fearless and feisty, and perfectly amenable to being around cattle, horses and other dogs.
Kind of a kick actually - when you think they are the favored pets of people who would like My Little Pony, except that they are adults and don't care for plastic.
Posted by: Sgt. Mom   2008-02-03 18:53  

#6  Better title:

When The Shih Tzu Hits The Fan
Posted by: gorb   2008-02-03 17:17  

#5  Which one is Puddles?
Posted by: john frum   2008-02-03 17:15  

#4  Pic.
Posted by: gorb   2008-02-03 17:13  

#3  "Oh Panchito!" - "Oh Cisco Puddles!... Where do we want to live now?
Posted by: Besoeker   2008-02-03 13:01  

#2  If you can't trust your own small town MAYOR, who can you trust?
Posted by: Cravith Poodle2527   2008-02-03 12:47  

#1  hmmmm... googled and can't find exactly what her party affiliation is - any guesses? LOL
Posted by: Frank G   2008-02-03 12:00  

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