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A dog outsmarted staff at Battersea Dogs' Home by breaking out of his kennel on a nightly basis to raid the kitchen. The lurcher, called Red, unbolted his door before releasing his favourite canine companions. Mystified staff at the animal shelter arrived in the morning to discover the dogs running amok through the centre. The reason for the breakouts only came to light after video surveillance was installed.
"Tonight on Fox - When Good Dogs Run Amok!"
Shown on GMTV today, the footage reveals Red escaping and then pushing back the bolts on the other dogs' kennels to free them too.
Becky Blackmore, from Battersea Dogs' Home, said: "We had come in to chaos in the morning. It happened probably about a dozen times. We would come in to lots of dogs out on their block." Red arrived at Battersea in June in an emaciated state which, staff believe, is the reason for his urge to seek out food. His kennel has now been made more secure. More About Red
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Honestly, I once had a dog that could open doors by turning the knob. She even had two ways of doing it -- I caught her standing on two legs with her forelegs on the knob, and once when staying at my sister's place, she wanted to get outside so badly she left tooth marks on the door knob.
I posted her picture here a couple of days ago. She was one hell of a dog.
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10/04/2004 15:37 Comments ||
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Yup. My Mother-in-law's poodle, "BOB"...
You had to spell a lot of words in front of him...
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The first Champion English Cocker I bred could open spring-loaded latches from inside his run, with his teeth and paws.
He also figured out how to push a chair up to the fridge, jump up, and dispense ice cubes for himself and the other dogs.
He was known to sit quietly while my husband or I was working on our PCs and then push the CD eject button with his nose, just to see the tray pop out. Once when he really wanted attention he hit the power button instead -- and my husband had not saved his intricate spreadsheet model for an hour or so ....
He also pushed the ON button on our stereo, until I cued up some Stravinsky and cranked the volume knob way up.
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The other pix of Red from the website
Fred... If we can make Red the official
"Dauggey" you will probably have to save these two pix's in your image file. Someone will adopt this fellow quick, so the page will go away...
Yeeeesh!
A elderly Romanian man mistook his penis for a chicken's neck, cut it off and his dog rushed up and ate it, the state Rompres news agency said Monday. It said 67 year-old Constantin Mocanu, from a village near the southeastern town of Galati, rushed out into his yard in his underwear to kill a noisy chicken keeping him awake at night. Wonder if it's the sad "alcohol possibly a factor" story?
"I confused it with the chicken's neck," Mocanu, who was admitted to the emergency hospital in Galati, was quoted as saying. "I cut it ... and the dog rushed and ate it."
Sure, the old "The dog ate my......."chicken" gag.
Doctors said the man, who was brought in by an ambulance bleeding heavily, was now out of danger.
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An autobobbittation... *SHUDDER*
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Well I saw him go after the chicken...
I thought I was eating the chicken's neck...
But, no bones, and a little rubbery...
I only realized the error after swallowing...
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There was once a man named El Bates
Who while working out on his skates
Fell on his cutlass
Which rendered him nutless
And practically useless on dates
"Brethren and Sistern! I bring you the new version of that old favorite — Islam!"
The man, who claimed that his prophetic powers came from God, also said that he could double currency notes through magic. He moved from one neighborhood to another to spread his "message". Teams from police and the commission kept a tab on the man and monitored his prophecy sessions until the perfect time to arrest him. He was arrested in his house as he was holding one of his sermons.
"An' Brethren and Sistern, I prophesy that in 30 seconds the coppers are gonna come bargin' in and thump knobs on my head!"
Early investigations showed that the man was involved in swindling Saudis and expatriates of different nationalities. Police said that the man traveled from one place to another to draw suspicion away from him. He wooed people with weak religious knowledge and swindled their money by claiming that he could cure diseases like paralysis. His confessions were recorded and soon he will be produced in court.
"What'd he say there, Mr. Prosecutor?"
"I think he said, 'Aaaaiiiieee!', yer honor!"
"No, I meant before that!"
Such sorcerers abound in south Jeddah neighborhoods preying on the gullibility of families, especially those with members suffering from incurable diseases. Authorities are keeping a close watch on the areas of their operation.
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10/04/2004 7:50:47 PM ||
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hmmmm - sounds Nigerian
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A candidate for mayor in Brazil's local elections has been told she cannot run for office because she is in a same-sex relationship with the outgoing mayor. The landmark decision was announced on Friday by the country's higher electoral court. Under Brazilian law, mayors cannot be followed in office by relatives, to avoid allegations of nepotism.
The decision is part of a trend which has seen same-sex relationships become increasingly acknowledged by courts. In a unanimous decision, the court annulled the candidacy of Eulina Rabelo, who was running for mayor in the small town of Viseu in northern Brazil. The court said she was maintaining a homosexual relationship with the outgoing mayor, Astrid Cunha e Silva. It said the relationship was stable and should therefore be treated the same as a heterosexual partnership.
This is the first ruling of its kind and it comes as the country prepares to go to the polls on Sunday. Ms Rabelo can appeal against the decision. Earlier, her lawyers argued that the relationship between the two women was based on friendship and an affinity of political ideas. The court's decision is part of an emerging trend which has seen same-sex relationships become increasingly acknowledged by the courts. Although Brazilian law does not permit gay marriage, judges have recognised homosexual partnerships when ruling on the issue of pension rights.
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Astrid Cunha e Silva: translation: Astrid Cunny-Woody. Talk about swinging from both sides of the plate...
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