1 posted on
01/04/2004 11:50:01 AM PST by
LisaMalia
To: LisaMalia
Report: Princess to Send Dog to Shrink
Sun Jan 4,11:12 AM ET Add Top Stories - AP to My Yahoo!
LONDON - Princess Anne will send her dog to an animal psychologist to avoid having it euthanized after it attacked a royal maid and fatally mauled one of Queen Elizabeth II (news - web sites)'s beloved corgis, the Sunday Telegraph reported.
Psychologist Roger Mugford said he expected to begin work with Florence the bull terrier next week. Mugford said that he believed the attacks were related to an underlying medical factor.
"We are not talking about an inherently aggressive or dangerous dog," Mugford was quoted as saying in newspaper. "I am sure it is just a dog who is feeling a bit out of sorts about something, perhaps pain or old age, and is feeling a bit cranky on the day."
Buckingham Palace has refused to comment on whether Florence would be put down.
The royal maid, 55-year-old Ruby Brooker, was treated for a minor bite following Saturday's attack at the royal Sandringham estate in eastern England, the palace said.
The Mail on Sunday quoted Brooker's husband, David, as saying the queen had personally apologized to his wife over the incident.
Five days earlier, Florence attacked a corgi named Pharos at Sandringham, injuring him so badly that he had to be euthanized. Media reports had widely blamed another of Princess Anne's bull terriers, Dotty, for the corgi incident, but Buckingham Palace cleared her Tuesday and blamed Florence instead.
British media reported that Florence had no history of violent behavior, unlike Dotty, who bit two children in a park in 2002 and landed Princess Anne with an $880 fine
2 posted on
01/04/2004 11:51:28 AM PST by
LisaMalia
(Buckeye Fan since birth!!)
To: LisaMalia
Spare the rod, spoil the bull terrier.
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4 posted on
01/04/2004 11:53:08 AM PST by
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(If Woody had gone straight to the police, this would never have happened!)
To: LisaMalia
Interesting that Princess Anne has two vicious dogs. Wonder what these two dogs have in common?
8 posted on
01/04/2004 12:00:23 PM PST by
LPStar
To: LisaMalia
What is Princess Anne worth? It might be profitable for a few servants to be bitten by this dog.....
12 posted on
01/04/2004 12:26:56 PM PST by
WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
(PA drivers: so bad they won't let an ambulance change lanes.......)
To: LisaMalia
Where is the dog? My, it's cold in here!
To: LisaMalia
The royal maid, 55-year-old Ruby Brooker, was treated for a minor bite following Saturday's attack at the royal Sandringham estate in eastern England, the palace said.The royal maid needs the psychologist. She provoked the dog. This story just doesn't provide the details of what really happened.
15 posted on
01/04/2004 12:41:10 PM PST by
Scenic Sounds
(Sí, estamos libres sonreír otra vez - ahora y siempre.)
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