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Black Lab Ingests Meth At Gillette Park, Wags Tail "1,000 Miles Per Hour"
Cowboy State Daily ^ | June 03, 2024 | Clair McFarland

Posted on 06/04/2024 12:02:55 PM PDT by Red Badger

It was a close call but Tator, a black Labrador retriever, got into some meth last week at a park in Gillette. He survived but his owners said he was wired out of his mind with his tail wagging "1,000 miles per hour."

Tator, a black Labrador retriever, got sick when he somehow ingested meth while on an outing at Dalbey Memorial Park in Gillette. (Courtesy Photo)

A 2-year-old black Labrador retriever was back to his “normal, goofy self” Monday after he got into some methamphetamine at a Gillette park four days prior.

Every day, Michael Frith takes his 2-year-old black Lab Tator to Dalbey Memorial Park and walks around the lake for a mile, Michael’s wife Dolores told Cowboy State Daily on Monday.

Michael likes to throw a tennis ball for the dog during their walk.

“So I guess when (Tator) was returning the tennis ball he somehow ingested methamphetamine,” said Dolores, adding that no one is sure whether the dog ate or snorted the meth, or how much he consumed.

About 40 minutes later, man and dog arrived back home — but the dog was not right.

“His tail was wagging a thousand miles an hour, thumping on the hardwood floor,” said Dolores. Usually Tator crashes on the couch after a visit to the park, but she said this day “he couldn’t lie down; he was just excited. He was kind of staring off into space.”

He was agitated, restless, happy and bobbing his head back and forth, Dolores recalled. And his symptoms kept getting worse.

The Red Hills Veterinary Hospital was able to see Tator that day. After an assessment, the vet called for a drug test, Dolores said.

The dog’s blood came back positive for meth.

The Friths then took Tator to an emergency veterinary clinic in Rapid City, South Dakota, which has all-night staffers who could keep an eye on the dog.

Tator, a black Labrador retriever, got sick when he somehow ingested meth while on an outing at Dalbey Memorial Park in Gillette. (Cowboy State Daily Staff)

Cops Were On It

On the way there, Michael called the Gillette Police Department to report the incident, but learned that Red Hills had already reported it and GPD personnel were combing the park with at least one drug detection dog, Dolores said.

“They found nothing,” she added, a fact which Gillette Police Department Lt. Brent Wasson confirmed to Cowboy State Daily Monday.

That was a bittersweet revelation. On the one hand, it meant Tator had consumed all the meth at the park. On the other hand, it meant Tator had kept any children from getting into the meth.

“But better my dog — I hate to say — than a child. So, we’re grateful it was him instead of a kid,” she said.

By Friday morning Tator was still lethargic from being sedated, but he’d had an IV flush and he’d had both food and drink. The hospital released him.

“He made it through,” said Dolores. “He’s back to being his normal, goofy self.”

Clair McFarland can be reached at clair@cowboystatedaily.com.


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: methlab

1 posted on 06/04/2024 12:02:55 PM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

I’ll save everyone else the trouble...

It was a meth lab


2 posted on 06/04/2024 12:05:08 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: chajin

🙄😁.........................


3 posted on 06/04/2024 12:10:10 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: chajin

LOL!

And a very happy one, at that.


4 posted on 06/04/2024 12:13:23 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Red Badger

Sounds like a good food additive for older dogs. Instant rejuvenation.


5 posted on 06/04/2024 12:17:02 PM PDT by adorno (CCH)
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To: Red Badger

I can’t imagine my greyhound ingesting meth. He’d set the dog park on fire with his zoomies.


6 posted on 06/04/2024 12:21:57 PM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us )
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To: Skooz

My brother used to have an Afghan. He loved to run behind the car, off-road.


7 posted on 06/04/2024 12:59:02 PM PDT by jimtorr
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To: chajin

😂


8 posted on 06/04/2024 1:17:20 PM PDT by married21 (As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: ConservativeMind

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9 posted on 06/04/2024 1:41:19 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt ( )
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To: Red Badger

awww, what a cute fella. Reminds me of my Black Lab, Blackjack. Glad to hear he’s OK. Labs are the greatest.


10 posted on 06/04/2024 1:43:34 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: Red Badger

I hope his teeth don’t fall out. He is probably looking for his next fix.


11 posted on 06/04/2024 1:44:47 PM PDT by webheart
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To: Red Badger

All things considered, I’d take the tail-wagging any day.


12 posted on 06/04/2024 1:47:06 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
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To: Red Badger

Did Tator stay awake for three days?


13 posted on 06/04/2024 2:30:20 PM PDT by Tommy Revolts (,,)
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To: chajin

Good story; great LOL!


14 posted on 06/04/2024 2:33:32 PM PDT by milagro (There is no peace in appeasement! There)
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To: Red Badger

15 posted on 06/04/2024 2:53:57 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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