Jailhouse Dog, or a real 'Hound Dog'?

[Greg.]

Dog destroys £40,000 Elvis teddy

A £40,000 teddy which used to belong to Elvis Presley was among scores of toy bears destroyed when a dog meant to guard them went on the rampage.
Dobermann Barney was looking after the rare Steiff bear, named Mabel, which had been loaned for an exhibition at Wookey Hole Caves near Wells, Somerset.

The dog ripped the head off the bear and attacked scores of other teddies.

Barney's owner could only suggest that the bear had a rogue scent on it - or that Barney had become jealous of it.

The bear, made in Germany in 1909, was bought at auction in Memphis, Tennessee, by Somerset aristocrat Sir Benjamin Slade.

Wookey Hole general manager Daniel Medley told the BBC: "About 100 bears were caught up in this frenzied attack, some were merely little chews, whereas some of them had some quite devastating injuries.

"Heads pulled off, arms, legs here and there, it was a total carnage really. I've never seen such a mess, there was stuffing, fluff and bear bits everywhere."

Any thoughts?

I think it has been taken WAY too far...

[Luis Antonio]

Poor dog. Soon to be sacrificed, IMO. I dont understand the hype over famous people posessions, but then, each crazy with their habits, as we say.

[VonDondu]

I saw the following note about that story at Salon.com. I don't know if the manager's remark was serious, but maybe the dog will have a happy life:

A guard dog in England -- brought in to protect a very valuable traveling exhibition of teddy bears at the Wookey Hole Caves in Somerset -- went on a rampage Tuesday; the pooch destroyed more than 100 stuffed animals, including Elvis Presley's favorite bear, Mabel. "We've told the security company we don't want anything nasty to happen to" the dog, said the manager of exhibition. "He's going to be retired to a farm where he can chase chickens."