Titan the Super Dog
Titan, a 4-year-old husky, was in the Colbert County Animal Shelter in Alabama. While Titan was later diagnosed and treated for heartworm his night in jail did not seem to limit his energy, his power or his smarts. It seems after the crew left with all the animals in their cells Titan was ready to roam again and let himself out of his cell. Not only that, he let a couple of other huskies out of their cells as well. The trio went inspecting the facility and trying to find a way to get to the outside. Fortunately, these dogs did not have anyone smuggling them cell phones, weapons or tools. They did set off the alarms. The manager admitted the alarm company had phoned him Monday evening claiming movement was spotted at the shelter. Even with a visit from law enforcement, peering around inside with their flashlights they did not see anything suspicious. “The alarm company called a second time because it was going off again and I said, ‘It’s probably a mouse,’ so I went to bed and little did I know that they were throwing a party,”
Shelter director Charles Speegle rolled out the story of the shock Tuesday morning last week when he and the staff got to the shelter and office. “I got there about 7:15 a.m. I went to unlock the door and Titan was sitting in front of the door in the lobby looking at me.” Charles could not figure out how the escape artist pulled off the impressive feat — the doors, he said, aren’t “easy” to open, and the lobby door opens with a lever. “I imagine the reason the owner surrendered him is because he’s kind of rebellious and rambunctious,” Speegle said. “Huskies are very clever and hard to contain.”
When Charles spotted the carnage: “I thought, ‘Oh gosh, He’d destroyed my lobby. The blinds were ripped down, he’d destroyed the computer, paperwork, files, the whole interior was shredded.” Security footage showed the pup parading on the front desk, knocking the desktop computer to the floor.” Surveillance camera footage shows Titan, climbing on desks and counter tops while pushing items to the floor and even tearing at the window blinds. “He is such a sweet dog, unless you are paper products.” The estimated damage and cleanup cost was about $2000, but the liberation antics of the pups got so much publicity that they setup a donation site that got $3000 in short order and Titan had many, many offers for a new home. The Houdini hound went home the day after his rager was discovered, with a family who already owned an identical husky. “We would have had to barricade him in that night if he wasn’t adopted,” Speegle quipped.
Doggone Funnies
If dogs could talk, it would take a lot out of the fun of having one.
One of my professors at college made a dour announcement at the opening of class one day. “Many of you know me and many of you have met my dog, Gus who comes to the office with me. Obviously one of you has not. I apologize to whoever slipped his term paper under my office door. My dog ate your homework.”
My aunt’s friend told her about a conversation she had overheard between a couple at the grocery store. Apparently, they were taking a trip with their dog and were looking at pet supplies to bring along. After scrutinizing some canned food, the wife said to her husband, “Let’s not take the dog this time.” The husband snapped back, “We can’t do that, I already told him he could go.”
My neighbor told me, my dog was my only friend. I told my wife that a man needs at least two friends, so she went out and bought me another dog.
May 22nd Birthdays
1979 – Ginnifer Goodwin, 1970 – Naomi Campbell, 1979 – Maggie Quigley
1987 – Novak Djokovik, 1907 – Laurence Olivier, 1987 – Julian Edelman, 1966 – José Mesa