Posted on 10/11/2007 1:19:21 PM PDT by Squidpup
GREENVILLE, Maine—Thumper, a black Labrador retriever, is getting credit for saving a Greenville man when a fire swept through his home. Roland Cote said his wife and their 7-year-old grandson were away when the blaze started early Sunday in a converted two-story garage. He said Thumper grabbed him by the arm to wake him, leaving just enough time for him to dial 911 before fleeing the fast-moving fire.
While the dog is the hero, a cat is the bad guy in this story.
Cote said the fire marshal investigator believes the blaze was started when Princess, the family cat, tipped over a kerosene lantern. Cote says he and his pets escaped safely, but he says Princess did get her tail singed by the flames.
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Information from: Bangor Daily News, http://www.bangornews.com
An unattended kerosene lamp in a home with a cat?
And then they blame only the cat?
It’s a setup, the dog is trying to frame the poor innocent cat to eliminate the poor feline.
I think the cat is being unfairly profiled here.
Probably so and he’s laughing his head off at the poor cat.
Dogs > cats
Sorry cat owners
That's always the way it is, the cat just got sloppy this time.
Yea! I did it! And what are you gonna do about it? Nothin.. that's what!
Ahem...cats are NEVER innocent.
sling ping
Dogs are better than cats. Dogs 1, cats 0.
Pussy gone wild - a dog is truly a man’s best friend. Let the pussy stay for a while but then get it out of the house.
Today this house... tommorrow THE WORLD! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
I knew this would happen. That cat has been seen lately hanging around the Mosque and rubbing elbows with some local Burka Babes. It was only a matter of time. Thank God the dog was a Conservative Christian.
I would think it kind of difficult to color-coordinate your pets.
The dog and grandchild made it out ok. But the poor, defenseless cat was severely burned. I wonder if we should start a fundrasier to pay for the cats medical bills.
The cat was probably smoking in bed ...
Took a vote--my four dogs said "not a chance." The cat can cash in on 7 or 8 of those nine lives he was always boasting about.
Good dog.
Although a dog lover, I am objective so I have assembled the following comprehensive list of reasons to own a cat:
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