Dog attack no picnic for teddy bears
Associated Press

London — A guard dog has ripped apart a collection of rare teddy bears, including one once owned by Elvis Presley, during a rampage at a children's museum.

“He just went berserk,” said Daniel Medley, general-manager of the Wookey Hole Caves near Wells, England, where hundreds of bears were chewed up Tuesday night by the 6-year-old Doberman pinscher named Barney.

Barney ripped the head off a brown stuffed bear once owned by the young Mr. Presley during the attack, leaving fluffy stuffing and bits of bears' limbs and heads on the museum floor. The bear, named Mabel, was made in 1909 by the German manufacturer Steiff.

The collection, valued at more than $900,000, included a red bear made by Farnell in 1910 and a Bobby Bruin made by Merrythought in 1936.

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An undated handout photo issued by Wookey Hole Caves on Wednesday of security guard Greg West and Barney, the dobermann pinscher that went on a rampage that destroyed a £40,000 teddy bear (inset) formerly owned by Elvis Presley. (Wookey Hole Caves/AP)

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The bear with Elvis connections was owned by English aristocrat Benjamin Slade, who bought it at an Elvis memorabilia auction in Memphis, Tenn., and had loaned it to the museum.

“I've spoken to the bear's owner and he is not very pleased at all,” Mr. Medley said.

A security guard at the museum, Greg West, said he spent several minutes chasing Barney before wrestling the dog to the ground.


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The article is from the August 03, 2006 Globe and Mail newspaper

I should,t laugh , but this is actually very funny

Sue

Barney was supposed to guard the teddies. Like Sue I should not laugh, but this really is very funny.

Love,
Vicky

We do not find this funny at all!

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Originally posted by dear Vicky2:
Barney was supposed to guard the teddies.

Bad dog! Bad dog!

PooooooooOOOOOOOOOOR Teddies!!!

I read about the Teddys. I think it is really funny since the dog who was supposed to guard the teddys tore them all up. I am just glad that I am not one of the people who has to sew all the broken pieces back into teddys.

yoko

Elvis was King. Now it's Barney.

He ain't nothin' but a hound dog.