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Man Charged with Stealing Police Dog's Toy

 

It happened April 5 when Eli, his handler and other officers and police dogs were training in a field behind a Holiday Inn Express, with the officers laying scent tracks for the pups to follow. One officer left behind a toy for Eli to find.

 

A man started yelling at them through an open motel room window, police said, demanding to know what they were doing. The officer explained they were there training the dogs, and advised the man not to touch the property left in the field.

 The officer then left to start the track some distance away.

 "When the police canine successfully followed the scent, the dog toy was not where it was left," Troy police posted Wednesday afternoon on the department's Facebook page.

 An officer found the man's white Ford Econoline van in the hotel parking lot — and spotted the toy ball in one of the cup holders.

 The man, who is 40 and from High Point, North Carolina, came outside as police were impounding his vehicle. He was issued a misdemeanor citation for larceny of police property.

 And Eli got his toy back.

The fact that people exist who believe that they can steal a police dog's toy and get away with it does not bode well for civilization.

Monkey Does Not Own Selfie Copyright, Appeals Court Rules

Cute, but no banana.

The Un-Cuddly Truth About Pandas

In their shrinking natural habitat, the bears are tough, sexually potent survivors, not the hapless bunglers we have created as zoo attractions.

They eat meat, too...Who knew?

For Kurtis

Reposted from 25 February 2007

That Kind of Music Just Soothes the Soul

Thursday night at Key Arena: Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band.  You know Bob Seger -- had long dark hair, wrote "Before the Wind" and "Like a Rock"?  Weird to see him now with glasses and short-cut silver hair.  (If he saw us he'd probably think we look weird too, now.)

No stupid set tricks. Restrained lights, no silly talk.  We were sitting in the front row, first balcony.  Seemed like a good idea at the time, BUT: no way to get up and dance -- it would have sent us hurtling to certain death below.  There was no room.  So while the folks on the main floor danced and boogied around and generally had an ecstatic sweaty great time and bacchanal, those of us in the balcony sat glued to our seats like naughty students waiting to see the principal.  The boy next to me jiggled his thigh the whole time, as if the rhythm in his very being had to escape somehow.  I know this because the seats are small up there.  This boy and I were closer together than most engaged couples. 

Even though we couldn't dance it was one good tight concert.  Four piece horn section excellent.  Drummer from Grand Funk Railroad -- and how long has it been since you've heard those words, hmm? I was hoping they would do "Betty Lou", and they did.  And "Old Time Rock and Roll" and "Katmandu", and they did.  "Trying to Live My Life Without You" and "Night Moves", and they did. One intermission, more music.  Played their little hearts out even though Seger said he was fighting a cold.  He hasn't toured in 12 years but he sounds wonderful and looks great.  Jeans, t-shirt, headband.  All he needs.

Thursday night at Key Arena: Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band.  You know Bob Seger -- had long dark hair, wrote "Before the Wind" and "Like a Rock"?  Weird to see him now with glasses and short-cut silver hair.  (If he saw us he'd probably think we look weird too, now.)

No stupid set tricks. Restrained lights, no silly talk.  We were sitting in the front row, first balcony.  Seemed like a good idea at the time, BUT: no way to get up and dance -- it would have sent us hurtling to certain death below.  There was no room.  So while the folks on the main floor danced and boogied around and generally had an ecstatic sweaty great time and bacchanal, those of us in the balcony sat glued to our seats like naughty students waiting to see the principal.  The boy next to me jiggled his thigh the whole time, as if the rhythm in his very being had to escape somehow.  I know this because the seats are small up there.  This boy and I were closer together than most engaged couples. 

Even though we couldn't dance it was one good tight concert.  Four piece horn section excellent.  Drummer from Grand Funk Railroad -- and how long has it been since you've heard those words, hmm? I was hoping they would do "Betty Lou", and they did.  And "Old Time Rock and Roll" and "Katmandu", and they did.  "Trying to Live My Life Without You" and "Night Moves", and they did. One intermission, more music.  Played their little hearts out even though Seger said he was fighting a cold.  He hasn't toured in 12 years but he sounds wonderful and looks great.  Jeans, t-shirt, headband.  All he needs.

That Kind of Music Just Soothes the Soul

Thursday night at Key Arena: Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band.  You know Bob Seger -- had long dark hair, wrote "Before the Wind" and "Like a Rock"?  Weird to see him now with glasses and short-cut silver hair.  (If he saw us he'd probably think we look weird too, now.)

No stupid set tricks. Restrained lights, no silly talk.  We were sitting in the front row, first balcony.  Seemed like a good idea at the time, BUT: no way to get up and dance -- it would have sent us hurtling to certain death below.  There was no room.  So while the folks on the main floor danced and boogied around and generally had an ecstatic sweaty great time and bacchanal, those of us in the balcony sat glued to our seats like naughty students waiting to see the principal.  The boy next to me jiggled his thigh the whole time, as if the rhythm in his very being had to escape somehow.  I know this because the seats are small up there.  This boy and I were closer together than most engaged couples. 

Even though we couldn't dance it was one good tight concert.  Four piece horn section excellent.  Drummer from Grand Funk Railroad -- and how long has it been since you've heard those words, hmm? I was hoping they would do "Betty Lou", and they did.  And "Old Time Rock and Roll" and "Katmandu", and they did.  "Trying to Live My Life Without You" and "Night Moves", and they did. One intermission, more music.  Played their little hearts out even though Seger said he was fighting a cold.  He hasn't toured in 12 years but he sounds wonderful and looks great.  Jeans, t-shirt, headband.  All he needs.

Blind Goose Spent 24 Years in Love Triangle with Two Swans

A blind bisexual goose, who spent years in a love triangle with two swans raising 68 cygnets, has died aged 40.  Thomas, from Waikanae, in New Zealand, fell in love with a black swan named Henry and went on to spend the next 24 years with him. But things got messy when a young female swan called Henrietta swooped in and stole Henry’s heart. Thomas quickly became the third wheel but instead of moving on, he decided to help the new couple raise their 68 cygnets over the next six years.

Photos, full story here.

 

 

The Lions Sleep Tonight...

...with full bellies and the sense of a job well done.  Pride of lions kill and eat poacher.

"It seems the victim was poaching in the game park when he was attacked and killed by lions," Limpopo police spokesman Moatshe Ngoepe said. "They ate his body, nearly all of it, and just left his head and some remains."

Police found a hunting rifle and ammo near the body.

http://time.com/5155107/lions-eat-poacher-south-africa/

 

Robot Dog Opens Door for its Friend

A couple of my flesh and blood dogs can do this.  Still, kind of creepy.

 

Happy Cow

Kurt sent this for me to look at.  My cows have a repurposed street sweeper brush mounted on a sturdy post set in cement.  They LOVE it.  

That place on top of the head between the ears seems to feel great.

 

Kelly the Dolphin: "She Taught Her Calf"

The most fascinating information from the week:  Kelly the dolphin learning that she can trade paper litter for fish, taking it one step further and tearing the paper into small pieces for more fish...Read the article to find out what she does with birds

Here it is.  Seriously, worth your time. 

Her cunning has not stopped there. One day, when a gull flew into her pool, she grabbed it, waited for the trainers and then gave it to them. It was a large bird and so the trainers gave her lots of fish. This seemed to give Kelly a new idea. The next time she was fed, instead of eating the last fish, she took it to the bottom of the pool and hid it under the rock where she had been hiding the paper. When no trainers were present, she brought the fish to the surface and used it to lure the gulls, which she would catch to get even more fish. After mastering this lucrative strategy, she taught her calf, who taught other calves, and so gull-baiting has become a hot game among the dolphins.