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Puppy Called for Penalty: Chewing the Ball

Any hopes that Ned might make the postseason roster on the semi-pro basketball team he plays for were dashed yesterday. The puppy was called for a technical foul after chewing up the ball during the team’s penultimate game of the regular season.

This was the seventh time the dog has been called for such a penalty this season.

“Seven is too many,” said coach Fran Winters. “Ned is a good player – he has a great post presence – but we just can’t have a ball chewer on the team in the playoffs. It’s a liability.”

Ned will still travel with the team, but he won’t suit up.

Via vickiequigg.

Area Puppy Fetches Stick, Unsure How to Proceed

When local puppy Asher, a German Shepard – Labrador Retriever mix, fetched a stick on Thursday morning, he wasn’t sure what to do next. So he just stood there, looking kind of unsure of himself.

“We had been working on fetch, and we’d gotten as far as, ‘you chase after the stick and pick it up,’ but we hadn’t addressed the ‘bringing it back’ part,” explained Aisha Franklin, a source close to the situation. “He’ll get it. He just needs more practice.”

Via thelifeofashmarie.

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Dog Writes Letter to Town About Spelling Error

If there’s one thing that Skip, a local Chihuahua pup, can’t stand, it’s spelling errors. That’s why the dog was incensed when he visited the local community pool and found a sign asking patrons to please take off their “shose.”

“Not only did they spell ‘shoes’ wrong, Skip doesn’t even wear shoes,” said friend Gordon Miller. “So the sign was wrong and irrelevant. Of course he wrote a strongly-worded letter to the town about it.”

Via madcup.