dogs

PHOTO OP: Just a Puppy

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Puppy Fined for Chewing Unlicensed Stick in Public

Chester, a dog from Silver Spring, MD, was issued a $50 fine yesterday for carrying an oversized stick without a license.

“City ordinance requires that all sticks that have a length equal or greater than 30% of the carrier’s height, must be registered with the police department,” said councilwoman Amy King. 

Chester’s stick measured 10 inches long, according to an incident report filed by the police. Chester is 21 inches tall.

“It’s really an absurd rule,” said Crystal Freeman, Chester’s legal council. “First, you can find longer sticks just lying around in the park. And second, he was going to chew it down to regulation length. It was only going to be illegal for another half hour, hour tops.”

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PHOTO OP: Just Loafin’ Around

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Puppy Shuttle to Add Late Night Service

The city announced this morning that the R27 Bus – the so-called “Puppy Shuttle” – will be adding late night service on Friday and Saturday starting in May.

“We’ve seen greater increase in demand the past month or so,” said Sara Herrera, an aide in the mayor’s office. 

With more businesses opening downtown that cater to canines, there is a need for more bus service to and from those areas. The new late night weekend shuttle is expected to be an economic stimulater for the area.

“More puppies downtown on Friday and Saturday nights is a good thing,” said Herrera. “Dogs spend money. That’s a fact.”

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Puppy Sock Monkey Standoff Ends in Snuggles

Following a few tense hours this morning, a standoff between a puppy and sock monkey in Parkview, IN ended in snuggles. 

Authorities were called to the scene around 6:15am and found a puppy and a sock monkey involved in a heated exchange. The puppy was growling and barking at the monkey, while the monkey was defiantly seated on his side, staring off to the left.

“Yeah, we were worried,” said local business owner Taz Ridgeford. “That puppy is a regular and we’ve never seen him so agitated.”

A group of bystanders had begun to gather by the time police arrived and were asked to stand back from the scene while negotiators attempted to talk both the dog and stuffed monkey down.

“I didn’t get a good look at it,” said Ridgeford, “So I’m not sure what happened, exactly. But by about 8:45am, they were cuddling.”

The local police plan a press conference for this afternoon.

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