embiggen Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 linkerson LONDON, England (AP) -- 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. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elixir Sue Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Aw, he just wanted to play! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 China knows how to deal with this sort of problem Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 it's kindof ridiculous that they're worth anything, they're stuffed animals, easily replaced by anyone skilled at carnival games. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted August 2, 2006 Author Share Posted August 2, 2006 it's kindof ridiculous that they're worth anything, they're stuffed animals, easily replaced by anyone skilled at carnival games. but the bear belonged to Elvis. as in Elvis Presley. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
street spirit Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 who let's a dog into a museum in the first place? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted August 2, 2006 Author Share Posted August 2, 2006 who let's a dog into a museum in the first place? sig worthy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boots Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Well by your logic this would also be true it's kindof ridiculous that people are worth anything, they're people, easily replaced by anyone skilled at impregnating women at a carnival. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 yeah and what's wrong with that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a.miller Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 anyone skilled at impregnating women at a carnival.this is quite the skill, I assure you... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Tatlock Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 who let's a dog into a museum in the first place? "Either there was a rogue scent of some kind on Mabel which switched on Barney's deepest instincts, or it could have been jealousy - I was just stroking Mabel and saying what a nice little bear she was." and double http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5240832.stm Apparently the insurers had insisted on a security dog because of the value of the items on display. Doh! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted August 3, 2006 Author Share Posted August 3, 2006 I'd be willing to bet that the dog smelled bacon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tweedy's Gurl Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 I'd be willing to bet that the dog smelled bacon. on elvis's teddy bear? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted August 3, 2006 Author Share Posted August 3, 2006 well yeah! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tweedy's Gurl Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 i think i'm having a heart attack just looking at that picture. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted August 3, 2006 Author Share Posted August 3, 2006 didn't you know that one of Elvis' favorite sandwiches included a pound of bacon with peanut butter & jelly? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tweedy's Gurl Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 i knew it was deep fried...but that's just ridiculous! :-P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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