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Thursday, April 4, 2002

A Canine Comedy of Errors
(or 'Truth is Stranger than Fahrvergnügen')

"Like a dog, he hunts in dreams...
Turn thee, turn thee on thy pillow: get thee to thy rest again."

Alfred Lord Tennyson
Locksley Hall

LINDENBERG (Germany) — Do you ever wonder what Fido's dreaming about when he breaks into his somnambulistic little "Mr. Bojangles" dance in the middle of an afternoon nap?

Well, it couldn't be stranger than what one dog abruptly woke up to this week while snoozing in the back seat of a car.

Ananova reported today that a Labrador


For some reason, today's story reminds us of Salvador Dali's deranged workshop in Atomicus (1948), photographed by the artist's friend Philippe Halsman.  This is probably an accurate representation of how the world looks to a dog.

Retriever received a rather rude awakening when a cozy car ride turned to chaos in Lindenberg.  It seems that a confused buzzard dive-bombed through the back window of the moving vehicle, dropping a rabbit carcass right on top of the poor dog's head.

The driver managed to maintain control of the car and rushed both the dog and the buzzard to a nearby veterinary clinic (the bunny was beyond all hope).

The Lab was treated for bruises, and the bird, an Alpine buzzard, was treated for cuts to its wings and feet.  Both are expected to make a full recovery, said a police spokesperson.

And now, back to that dream again... What was it?  Oh yes, something about an all-you-can-eat peanut butter buffet.

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