We were lucky...chewing was relegated to shoes and furniture
Posted on 01/09/2014 6:03:25 PM PST by nickcarraway
A puppy blew up his owners’ house after he chewed through a can of deodorant.
Greyhound cross Zeus was left alone for just ten minutes before he sparked an explosion so powerful it shattered double-glazed windows, blew through floorboards and set a sofa on fire.
The six-month-old pup had chewed through a can of Lynx deodorant and, as it contents sprayed out, they were ignited by the heat from a lamp.
The blast caused £2,000 of damage but Zeus, along with five other pets in the house, escaped uninjured.
Owner Kerry Leech said: ‘He’s just a pup and at the moment he’ll chew anything.’
Miss Leech, 20, and her partner, Mathew Heckler, 22, were on their way to the shops on Saturday when they were alerted to the explosion by a text from a neighbour in Goldthorpe, in South Yorkshire.
She said: ‘I was panicking about our pets and rushed back. We saw flashing lights, two fire engines were outside the house and the street was blocked off.
‘We thought someone had put something through the letter-box or there had been a gas explosion.’
At first, firefighters thought the blast was caused by a leaky gas pipe but an investigation later concluded ‘a dog caused the explosion’.
Mr Heckler said: ‘I didn’t even know we had a can of Lynx in the living room. It was a Christmas present from Kerry’s parents and was in a gift box right next to the fire and back boiler.’
Prof Tom Welton, head of the chemistry department at Imperial College London, said the butane contained in deodorant was highly flammable.
He added: ‘The lowest temperature it can be ignited is minus 60C, so it is very dangerous stuff. These cans do come with warnings but obviously a puppy can’t read those.’
We were lucky...chewing was relegated to shoes and furniture
fog = dog
LOL
REALLY? Kennel train your d@mn dogs! Especially puppies! Yeesh!
“A couple of years of doggy school, and he’ll be reading like an old pro.”
Perhaps, but it was WRAPPED. (Perhaps a lawsuit is in order because they obscured the warning labels. And, I bet the warning labels didn’t warn against keeping the can away from puppies. So could sue the manufacturer as well!)
Sounds like a law firm or something. “Heckler and Leech”.
(Dewey, Cheetum & Howe)
Dunno, Wanno, Cantno
If a lamp ignited it, it was one of those beloved incandescent bulbs.
Not one gave me a can of deodorant for Xmas!~
I didn’t realize that until just now-—LOL!
If I blew up the house, “The dog did it,” would be my excuse too.
“If I blew up the house, “The dog did it,” would be my excuse too.”
Then I blamed the cat for putting him up to it.
...Miss Leech, 20, and her partner, Mathew Heckler, 22....
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Here we go with that “partner” bunk again in describing a shack-up.
Maybe they are business partners and opening their own hedge fund. It could happen.
Baddog! But very cute.
LOL! Sex partner apparently.
Ohhhh Is this yours, Nick? I LOVE him!!! (I love my babies more than anything, but I have a serious weakness for Sighthounds. And Doxies)
I am SO relieved to read that this puppy is okay!
LOL
Good ‘un.
:)
Owning sight hounds is a singular experience.
I don’t care how well you [attempt to] train them, every once in a while their ‘special brilliance’ will cause a disaster.
It’s not a question of “if”, only of magnitude.
/23 years with ‘em...haven’t exploded yet
;]
The breed is hopeless as a pet. I have yet to meet one I like.
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