Important, but overlooked news item

[Ron G.]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060803/ap_on_...dHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ

Dog destroys Elvis' teddy bear at museum

Wed Aug 2, 10:07 PM ET

LONDON - A guard dog has ripped apart a collection of rare teddy bears, including one once owned by Elvis Presley, during a rampage at a children's museum.

"He just went berserk," said Daniel Medley, general manager of the Wookey Hole Caves near Wells, England, where hundreds of bears were chewed up Tuesday night by the 6-year-old Doberman pinscher named Barney.

Barney ripped the head off a brown stuffed bear once owned by the young Presley during the attack, leaving fluffy stuffing and bits of bears' limbs and heads on the museum floor. The bear, named Mabel, was made in 1909 by the German manufacturer Steiff.

The collection, valued at more than $900,000, included a red bear made by Farnell in 1910 and a Bobby Bruin made by Merrythought in 1936.

The bear with Elvis connections was owned by English aristocrat Benjamin Slade, who bought it at an Elvis memorabilia auction in Memphis, Tenn., and had loaned it to the museum.

"I've spoken to the bear's owner and he is not very pleased at all," Medley said.

A security guard at the museum, Greg West, said he spent several minutes chasing Barney before wrestling the dog to the ground.

[FreeAtLast]

Let's all have a moment of silence.

Ok back to life!!!! lol

[rhino]

Hard to believe they'd have a $900,000 collection just sitting out like that. Maybe they put some fakes out for the dog and now want the insurance money.

[Belle]

Sorry - main rule at my house.... If it's in the "puppy zone" it belongs to the puppy! WTF?? Who hires a DOG to protect stuffed animals??? That's like asking me and Rhino to guard the wine cellar.

Dog Property Laws

1. If I like it, it's mine.

2. If it's in my mouth, it's mine.

3. If I can take it from you, it's mine.

4. If I had it a little while ago, it's mine.

5. If it's mine, it must never appear to be yours in any way.

6. If I'm chewing something up, all the pieces are mine.

7. If it just looks like mine, it's mine.

8. If I saw it first, it's mine.

9. If you are playing with something and you put it down, it automatically becomes mine.

10. If it's broken, it's yours.

-- Author Unknown

Edited August 4, 2006 by Belle

[pond]

w

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who knew he had a issue with teddys?

maybe some testing for sensitivities to the stuff he is suppose to guard first is in order.

the guard chased the dog?

sounds like he was not trained very well.

[krys]

Somebody needs to call the Dog Whisperer.

[Tom Strange]

all that came to my mind (if they weren't scamming) was... WHAT KNUCKLEHEADS!!!

not the dog's fault IMO...

[SafariVista]

Those stuffed animals were probably STARING at the dog... and dogs don't like being STARED at!

[dmiller]

And after the dog gave thanks, and brake heads and chewed his fill,

when all was said and done -- they gathered of the remnants --

12 baskets full.

:blink:

[shazdancer]

ROFLMAO, dmiller!

Dose that dog look sheepish in the picture, or what! "Oh-oh, I did a baaaad thing...."

1909 Steiff bear owned by Presley, ouch.

[Sushi]

Hard to believe THAT guy caught the dog.

[Belle]

That look on my dog is NOT sheepish...... I think that dog is eyeing the stuffed animal on the shelf immediately to the guy's right.

[rhino]

That look on my dog is NOT sheepish...... I think that dog is eyeing the stuffed animal on the shelf immediately to the guy's right.

Exactly right Belle, like if you and I just finished off two bottles of wine, would we sheepishly look over at the next bottle on the wall?

I think his front legs look like he's pretending to be passive, but his hind legs are ready to pounce. When the owner says "bad dog, the dog looks up like he's paying attention ... the moment the owner looks away the head goes directly back to the next potential victim.

[likeaneagle]

HAWAII 5-O HERE

whats with the sunglasses....this is an insurance and media gimic so he can collect.lol