tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post1887309462936508290..comments2024-03-26T22:16:26.572-04:00Comments on Terrierman's Daily Dose: This Man's Best Friend Was Too ObedientPBurnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-31627209569015111582008-12-09T21:15:00.000-05:002008-12-09T21:15:00.000-05:00Urban legend or not -- considering how ball crazy ...Urban legend or not -- considering how ball crazy my dogs are I certainly won't be playing with any hand grenades while they're around!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-40827399960894765352008-12-08T16:07:00.000-05:002008-12-08T16:07:00.000-05:00This is the plot device of the Jack London story "...This is the plot device of the Jack London story "Moon Face," and from the way he set the story up, I have a feeling that the basic trope "Faithful dog retrieves explosive hurled by owner" goes back quite a ways. It has the feel of a re-worked bar story.<BR/><BR/>Maybe it was first a 9th century Chow bringing back the fireworks.<BR/><BR/>The "Darwin Awards" are notoriously unreliable in the veracity department; I couldn't find reference to this one on Snopes, so who can say?Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-1178694050701707332008-12-08T13:51:00.000-05:002008-12-08T13:51:00.000-05:00Poor dog! I believe everyone has to have a few boo...Poor dog! I believe everyone has to have a few books on the book shelf for lively discussions and the Darwin Awards is one of those on mine. It never ceases to amaze me just how stupid some of the stories are--good thing the survival of the fittest wins out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com