I was so torn on reporting this story. Wonder dogs are always a great story but cats get the shaft so often. Still, it was too good for my bias. And just think! Adopting a sweet doggy just may save your life!!!
Thumper, a black Labrador retriever, is getting credit for saving a Greenville man when a fire swept through his home.
Roland Cote said his wife and their 7-year-old grandson were away when the blaze started early Sunday in a converted two-story garage. He said Thumper grabbed him by the arm to wake him, leaving just enough time for him to dial 911 before fleeing the fast-moving fire.
While the dog is the hero, a cat is the bad guy in this story.
Cote said the fire marshal investigator believes the blaze was started when Princess, the family cat, tipped over a kerosene lantern. Cote says he and his pets escaped safely, but he says Princess did get her tail singed by the flames.
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Funny photo, but no anti-ca... (Below threshold)1. Posted by langtry | October 11, 2007 4:15 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Funny photo, but no anti-cat jokes, please!
1. Posted by langtry | October 11, 2007 4:15 PM |
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Posted on October 11, 2007 16:15
2. Posted by JJ | October 11, 2007 9:45 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Princess was framed! Thumper tipped it over in a desperate bid to finally be rid of her!
2. Posted by JJ | October 11, 2007 9:45 PM |
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Posted on October 11, 2007 21:45
3. Posted by langtry | October 12, 2007 9:53 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Is that you, Gary Larson?
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3. Posted by langtry | October 12, 2007 9:53 AM |
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Posted on October 12, 2007 09:53
4. Posted by Imhotep | October 12, 2007 10:32 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Typical cat.
4. Posted by Imhotep | October 12, 2007 10:32 AM |
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Posted on October 12, 2007 10:32
5. Posted by Veeshir | October 12, 2007 1:56 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The cat prefers long-pig cooked, raw it's not as good.
5. Posted by Veeshir | October 12, 2007 1:56 PM |
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Posted on October 12, 2007 13:56
6. Posted by kim | October 14, 2007 8:37 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Wrong, wrong, wrong. It was Mrs. O'Leary's Cat who tipped over the lantern, not Cote's Cat. But, Cote's tale is as long as his nose.
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6. Posted by kim | October 14, 2007 8:37 AM |
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Posted on October 14, 2007 08:37
7. Posted by kim | October 14, 2007 8:38 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Dang. Cote's tale is as tall as his nose is long.
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7. Posted by kim | October 14, 2007 8:38 AM |
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Posted on October 14, 2007 08:38