Posted on 10/18/2013 11:24:29 AM PDT by Silentgypsy
Edited on 10/18/2013 11:30:52 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
A dog that became an Internet sensation after crashing an Indiana half marathon has died just a week after receiving a medal for completing the race.
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That sounds like what my vet told me. What gets me frosted is that they use non-human subjects for experimentation. When it’s obvious that you can’t extrapolate from animals to humans, —oh, never mind. Even purely functional things like floating a Swan doesn’t account for the anatomical/structural differences. (I’m hijacking the thread. Please excuse. I’ll go have another cup of tea.)
Dogs are sprinters, not marathoners, or even half-marathoners.
Dogs can run great distances at a trot.
I stand corrected.
The AdminMod took out the part that said the owner arranged for the dog to be neutered after he escaped that last time, when he jumped into the race.
As I quietly and smilingly walk by with My copy of issue #103 of Sex to Sexty... *grin*
So, are you telling us that sex is your reason for living? That's a new one to me.
Maybe he had some other problem not directly related to his heart, but it stressed it. Anyway, I’m so sorry that the beautiful and delightful doggie passed away :(
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