Disrespecting a Dog in Death

Here in central Pennsylvania, there is outrage over a local story. It seems that someone tied a cinder block around the neck and muzzle of a German shepherd and threw the dog over the side of a bridge. Killing the dog. There's also a hole in the dog's side, so it may have been shot. (Photo courtesy of the Williamsport Sun Gazette)

I don't think there will ever be a shortage of new stories that leave us saying: "What the hell were they thinking?"

I have a small shred of hope that what happened here was that the German shepherd had terminal cancer or something, and the owners, instead of putting their dog to sleep, shot it. And instead of burying the poor pup, decided to give him a burial at sea.

A New Quarry for a Gun Dog: Alligators?

It took a bird dog to find an alligator on the loose in Ohio.

From UPI:



COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 17 (UPI) -- Workers at an Ohio company said a hunting dog spotted a 4-foot alligator near the office and alerted them to its presence.

Jeff Tate, who owns Buckeye Caseworks in Columbus, said employee Jeff Colucy was letting his Weimaraner dog, which is trained to spot birds, relieve himself near the building when the canine spotted the reptile, the Columbus Dispatch reported Thursday.

"My sales manager was taking his dog out to go to the bathroom, and he went to bring him back in and he was on point -- but not at a bird -- at a gator," Tate said.

Tate said he blocked the gator from escaping into woods behind the property while police officers tried to reach removal agencies.