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Via BalooBruinwaldXIX.

A local company has been accused by investors of wasteful hiring practices when it was found that it employs multiple branch managers for even very small branches.

Cook County Lawn Care is under fire from some of its investors after a photograph (above) surfaced showing that the company employs two puppies for a job that could be done easily by one. 

“We have concerns that management is not making wise personnel choices,” said Alice Goldschmidt, a minority backer of the company. “That’s money that could be spent expanding their territory. I don’t think having two dogs per branch really increases efficiency.”

Representatives of CCLC could be reached, though the company did release a generic statement that said in part that they are happy that they “provide meaningful and gainful employment for many local dogs, cats, humans, and iguanas.”

Via Divider1.

Local dog Buster was told he was going to the park for a few hours of frisbee, but 15 minutes into the car ride he grew suspicious.

“He knows the way to the park,” said friend Caite Ianetta, “so once the car made a left on Mulberry Street, he knew something was up.”

As the car continued in the opposite direction of the park, and Buster grew increasingly skeptical of their destination and witnesses say the dog began throwing considerable side-eye. 

“Once we reached the strip mall where the vet’s office is located, he’d pretty much had it with us,” said Ianetta. 

A spokesperson for the pup said that Buster plans to take public transportation to the park in the future.

Via BessDilley.

Via dickweeden.

A league sanctioned match of tug of war at the Brooklyn Avenue dog park has unexpectedly entered a seventh hour. Neither of the two pups, Rocco and Dahlia, appear to be tiring, according to beat reporters on the scene.

“This was actually supposed to be a pretty quick match,” said Sam Carpenter, who covers tug of war for the New York Daily News. “Dahlia is a full weight class above Rocco. She should have mopped the floor with him.”

Once the stalemate reached a half hour, those at the park knew they were witnessing something special.

“It’s not every day you get to see something like this,” said Carpenter. “It’s like a 15 inning game in baseball or triple overtime in hockey.”

The match was initially broadcast on ESPN2, but has been switched to their web streaming service, WatchESPN. The longest tug of war in history is a 1937 match between two Chihuahuas in Chicago that lasted over 14 hours. This is the already the longest match of the last five years.

Via basenji_nyc.