Posted on 08/24/2011 7:28:43 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
An Albany, Georgia dog apparently has a taste for the finer things in life.
The pooch dined on a meal of $10,000 worth of diamonds.
Honey Bun often walks the counters at John Ross Jewelers.
He's not much of a guard dog, but he is great with customer relations.
"He's been loved," said co-owner Chuck Roberts.
Customers sometimes hide treats in their purse for Honey Bun, but the Roberts' recently learned this pampered pooch has more expensive taste.
It happened two weeks ago when a customer came in.
"A customer came in and I jumped up out of my chair and came out here to wait on him. And I left the chair where you could jump up on my chair and jump up on my desk," said Roberts.
On the desk: four packs of loose diamonds, about a carat each to set in diamond earrings, pens, and dog treats.
When he returned, only three packs remained, and an empty pouch was lying on the floor.
"Looked all over and there weren't no diamonds, so immediately, I knew he'd eaten them," said Roberts.
Since Honey Bun wasn't talking, there was only one way to find out.
"She came down and took him across the street, and Steve ran X-rays," said Roberts.
Carbon doesn't show up on an x-ray, but two blank spots confirmed Honey Bun was a likely suspect.
It only took a day, and they found another surprise.
"The next afternoon, sure enough, the earring back and two diamonds were recovered. No panic," said Roberts.
Honey Bun was guilty as charged, but this pooch was granted a reprieve.
"I haven't scolded him to this day and won't," said Roberts. "It was my fault for leaving the chair there."
It's taught Roberts a valuable lesson.
He's now very cautious about where he leaves his desk chair, and they're keeping a closer eye on Honey Bun, especially around the precious gems.
The diamonds were cleaned up and sent back to the supplier.
As for Honey Bun? He got a clean bill of health.
Story from WALB- Reporter: Jennifer Emert
Doggie ping?
I guess you never know where your diamonds have been!
This has to be the cutest thing I’ve heard in ages. Who needs television when you have a dog, eh?
Hunny Bun is about to drop a gem.
There is nothing more sincerely honest than a dog.
Talk about expensive crap!
Hey, man. What type of stuff is this?
It’s Labrador, man.
Labrador?
Yeah. My dog ate my stash so I followed him around for a day.
This has the potential to drive away customers. “Honey Bun” needs to be secured when she can not be directly supervised.
I have to say that my Golden would never eat diamonds. Tomatoes, yes. Diamonds, no. I think small dogs have small brains. No offense intended to the owners of small dogs.
Just collecting a year’s unpaid salary for being the store’s official greeter and customer relations expert.
De Butts diamonds?
That’s what you get for owning a useless Pomeranian. So totally useless....
A girl’s best friend meets man’s best friend.
LOL!
It all worked out in the end.
These too shall pass.
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