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Amelia · 08-03-2006, 06:06 AM

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It was a scene of carnage at a teddy bear display at Wookey Hole Caves near Wells, Somerset, when a dog employed to guard the collection went berserk and inflicted fatal injuries on some of the prized exhibits.

Barney is a Doberman Pinscher, a dog first bred by a German tax collector around 1890 to protect him from his clients. Mabel is German too, having been made in 1909 by the famed toymakers Steiff and is therefore an aristocrat among teddy bears.

What made Mabel really special, however, was that she once belonged to the King of Rock 'n' Roll. But neither her pedigree nor her Germanic roots saved her from Barney’s jaws.

He bit a 2 inch lump of fur from her stomach and all but severed her head. She was lucky to escape with her moveable limbs intact but exhibition staff say that her injuries are probably terminal.

Sir Benjamin Slade, the eccentric Somerset landowner and Mabel’s owner, was said yesterday to be incensed at the fate of his bear and declined to answer his telephone. He had lent her to the exhibition after buying her at an auction for £40,000 in Memphis, Tennessee, believing her to have been the property of the singer.

“We have contacted Sir Benjamin. He is taking this very very badly,” the general manager of Wookey Hole caves said yesterday.

“As soon as the attack happened, he sent a man down to take the victim home. I apologised to him profusely, but he just yelled at me. He couldn’t believe we could have allowed this to happen.”

Barney was patrolling the exhibition when Greg West, a security guard and his handler, let him off the lead for a good sniff around. But the dog had a bad bear moment and went for at least 100 of the exhibits including Mabel, who had yet to be placed in a display case.

Damage to Barney’s other victims, some of which were rare examples, worth about £500,000 in total, has been estimated at £20,000. The dog was on the rampage for a good 15 minutes before his handler was able to wrestle him off Mabel.

“Barney has been a model dog for over six years”, Mr West said. “I still can’t believe what happened. It’s just awful.”

Now an enquiry is under way at Wookey Hole Caves. “Heads will roll over this,” Mr Medley said. “I have told the security company that I don’t want Barney back.”

Mr Medley said that the wounded bears were covered by insurance and that he expected a compensation claim from Sir Benjamin. The event has been temporarily closed, with hundreds of visitors turned away, while staff clean up the carnage left by Barney.

Barney’s unexpected rampage could have simply been the reaction of the jealous working-class underdog against inherited wealth and privilege. Whatever his motives, he is now firmly in the doghouse.

08-03-2006, 07:09 AM

Is he going to dog jail?

Randall · 08-03-2006, 07:36 AM

At least he looks remorseful.

Zephyr · 08-03-2006, 08:18 AM

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it's the funniest thing i've seen in a long long time. that dog is my hero

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BeNice · 08-03-2006, 08:23 AM

That's pretty darn funny. His actually looks pretty satisfied, surrounded by all of those stuffed animals. "Which one to chew next?"

Amelia · 08-03-2006, 08:25 AM

Mabel, the celebrity victim:

The carnage:

Bon · 08-03-2006, 08:48 AM

Can you imagine being the one that found this mess!!! I laughed, dark humor;-)

JerryR · 08-03-2006, 08:52 AM

According to a prominent CNN/headline news host.. separation anxiety is the blame.

tewstroke · 08-03-2006, 10:21 AM

I heard about this yesterday

I want to see the guard chasing after the dog.

08-03-2006, 11:21 AM

They gotta sue the dog and press criminal charges.

mechagirl · 08-03-2006, 11:51 AM

I saw this on Aol front page this morning...he probably had it with all those unblinking little beedy eyes staring at him all day. Graawr!

My_Shrink · 08-03-2006, 12:33 PM

Oh, the humanity!

Nonamia · 08-03-2006, 01:12 PM

Oh poor baby!! Who is going to be blamed for this one? You know someone is going to be in trouble and you can't sue a dog.

VelvetElvis · 08-04-2006, 12:49 PM

Those teddy bears aren't having a lovely time today...

ghostgurl · 08-06-2006, 11:28 AM

leilanistar · 08-12-2006, 10:31 AM

I want Barney! What a baby doll! I love him!

Have you read Marley yet? His parents could surely relate to Barney's behavior!

Thanks for sending me the link, Amelia!

Star

Frankie B · 08-12-2006, 11:54 AM

ELVIS DID IT HIMSELF! -dont you know the so tiltled "King" still roams earthly.
Leave the dog alone -heck give the dog a bone! (Dog thinking - "yes, yes, a fluffy little bone That I'll Chew To Nothingness! Ha take that "King" -for all the time you'd eat your flown in burgers alone and still want my Scooby Snacks! Ha!)

08-03-2006, 07:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
Randall Status: SAS Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Virginia Gender: Male Age: 45 Posts: 235	At least he looks remorseful. __________________ Affordable Healthcare

08-03-2006, 08:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
BeNice Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Coastal New Jersey Posts: 7,665	That's pretty darn funny. His actually looks pretty satisfied, surrounded by all of those stuffed animals. "Which one to chew next?" __________________ Leisure – particularly if it involves some kind of high-priced technology – is as American as a Fourth of July barbecue. Idleness, on the other hand, has a bad attitude. It doesn’t shave; it’s not a member of the team; it doesn’t play well with others. It thinks too much, as my high school coach used to say. So it has to be ostracized. -- Quitting the Paint Factory by Mark Slouka

08-03-2006, 08:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
Bon Status: Walking in the light Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MI Gender: Female Posts: 3,789	Can you imagine being the one that found this mess!!! I laughed, dark humor;-) __________________ Mental illness is what some have, not who they are.

08-03-2006, 11:51 AM	#11 (permalink)
mechagirl Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Miami, FL Age: 38 Posts: 2,552	I saw this on Aol front page this morning...he probably had it with all those unblinking little beedy eyes staring at him all day. Graawr! __________________ Deviantart Gallery

08-03-2006, 01:12 PM	#13 (permalink)
Nonamia Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 4,721	Oh poor baby!! Who is going to be blamed for this one? You know someone is going to be in trouble and you can't sue a dog. __________________ "You can judge a society by the way it treats its animals" - Gandhi

08-03-2006, 07:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
Status: Guest Posts: n/a	Is he going to dog jail?

08-03-2006, 08:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
Amelia Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 4,094	Mabel, the celebrity victim: The carnage:

08-03-2006, 08:52 AM	#8 (permalink)
JerryR Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Virginia/40/M Posts: 49	According to a prominent CNN/headline news host.. separation anxiety is the blame.

08-03-2006, 10:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
tewstroke Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 969	I heard about this yesterday I want to see the guard chasing after the dog.

08-03-2006, 11:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
Status: Guest Posts: n/a	They gotta sue the dog and press criminal charges.

08-03-2006, 12:33 PM	#12 (permalink)
My_Shrink Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 214	Oh, the humanity!

08-04-2006, 12:49 PM	#14 (permalink)
VelvetElvis Status: SAS Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 20/m/US Posts: 577	Re: Disgruntled employee goes on rampage: kills Elvis' buddy Those teddy bears aren't having a lovely time today... __________________ "Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come."-Matt Groening, "Life in Hell" "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so."-Douglas Adams

08-06-2006, 11:28 AM	#15 (permalink)
ghostgurl Status: SAS Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Age: 26 Posts: 8,325	__________________ http://www.livejournal.com/users/dazed_girl/ "To err or not to err? That is the question"-Graciously Organized Design Currently reading: The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie Currently playing: Freeware

08-12-2006, 10:31 AM	#16 (permalink)
leilanistar Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 2,070	Awwwwwwwwwwwww, Amelia, I want Barney! What a baby doll! I love him! Have you read Marley yet? His parents could surely relate to Barney's behavior! Thanks for sending me the link, Amelia! Star __________________ ....it's only words, and words are all I have... Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb

08-12-2006, 11:54 AM	#17 (permalink)
Frankie B Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 20	ELVIS DID IT HIMSELF! -dont you know the so tiltled "King" still roams earthly. Leave the dog alone -heck give the dog a bone! (Dog thinking - "yes, yes, a fluffy little bone That I'll Chew To Nothingness! Ha take that "King" -for all the time you'd eat your flown in burgers alone and still want my Scooby Snacks! Ha!) __________________ "i spontaneously start buring inside, without an accountable source of heat"

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