Guard dogs goes berserk, kills rare antique teddy bear

[Morg]

Dog eats Elvis' teddy bear


By SUN ONLINE REPORTER
A £40,000 teddy bear formerly owned by Elvis Presley was destroyed when a guard dog which was supposed to protect it went on the rampage.

The rare Steiff bear, named Mabel, was due to form the centrepiece of an exhibition at Wookey Hole Caves near Wells, Somerset.

The bear was bought at auction in Memphis, Tennessee, by Somerset aristocrat Sir Benjamin Slade for £40,000 and had been loaned to the collection, a Wookey Hole spokesman said.

The dog “went berserk” and ripped the head off the historic toy, the
spokesman added.

Security guard Greg West, 36, was on duty last night when his Dobermann, Barney, savaged the bear, which was made in Germany in 1909.

Mr West, from Totterdown, Bristol, said: “Barney has been a model guard dog for over six years. I still can’t believe what happened.

“Either there was a rogue scent of some kind on Mabel which switched on Barney’s deepest instincts, or it could have been jealousy - I was just stroking Mabel and saying what a nice little bear she was.”

Wookey Hole general manager Daniel Medley said some of the bears were kept behind glass but Mabel was on a work surface because she had not yet gone on display.

As well as Mabel, bears worth around £20,000 were damaged as Barney ran amok in the Wookey Bear Collection.

Mr Medley said: “It’s a disaster. The scene is just a horrific mess, with
bits of teddy bear everywhere.

“There are a good 100 bears scattered around all over the place.

“I’m not sure how we are going to explain this to the insurance company.

“Mabel was out on a counter but was due to be added to the collection. I’ve spoken to the bear’s owner, Sir Benjamin, and he is not very pleased at all.”

Mr Medley said Barney’s future at the attraction was “uncertain”.

He said: “I don’t know what’s going to happen to Barney. He is such a sweet dog normally. His owner is very shocked about the whole thing.”

Sir Benjamin was not available for comment at his Maunsel House mansion in North Newton, Somerset.

Rip bear

 

[Mee]

Anyone who has a guard dog with the specific job of guarding a teddy bear, sort of deserves that.

 

[TEDDY]

Anyone who has a guard dog with the specific job of guarding a teddy bear, sort of deserves that.

WELL **** YOU TOO!!! TEDDY!!!

 

[tzarinna]

LoL, isn't the anniversary of Elvis' death this month

 

[twylight]

Can you 'kill' something that isn't alive?

Anyone who has a guard dog with the specific job of guarding a teddy bear, sort of deserves that.

I don't think they meant specifically.

They had a guard dog to guard the house of which inside was a large very expensive collection of Teddy Bears.

 

[Tsunulia]

Everything Elvis ever touched must die

 

[Hades]

They better not kill the dog over something as silly as that.

 

[Tsunulia]

I'd give that dog a medal, tons of dog treats, and his own little mansion-like dog house

 

[SuperFerret]

The bears were in a children's museum in England. I just want to know two things.

1)Why weren't the bears behind glass if they were so expensive?

2)What happened to the dog?

 

[Lackey]

 

[twylight]

Doggy heaven.

 

[Phoney Bone]

Colbert feels no pity.

 

[Erzengel]

Someone has to answer for this.

Who let the dogs out?

 

[Topdawg]

who cares about a stupid teddy bear? and ELVIS IS DEAD!

 

[twylight]

OH Pictures!


The Elvis Bear

After...Poor Mable.

 

[Alpha and Omega]

^Pfft, that bear was a coke addict. The dog did it a favor.

 

[twylight]

 

[tzarinna]

She looks like she knows she ****ed up

 

[Hades]

Poor dog knows his ass is grass..

 

[Under The Rose]

She looks like she knows she ****ed up

"ahhhh man what was i drinking last night!!!"

 

[Corinthian™]

I bet Teddy just fainted after seeing those pictures. I bet he will screaming "Off with his head" to the doggy

 

[Iceman]

At least good things still happen in the world sometimes.

Well done Dogs t:

 

[Spidey-Bat]

You know a security system probably would have worked better

 

[Addendum]

LoL, isn't the anniversary of Elvis' death this month

Elvis Week is the worst time of year in Memphis. Especially when you live in the city

 

[Nathan]

Hahahaha.... Man this is just too funny.