Westminster Dog Show loser goes on rampage, attacks trainer
Rufus the coloured bull terrier may have won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show last month, but a husky pup defiantly stole the limelight.
Directly after Rufus was awarded the sought-after purple and gold ribbon, the pup, Sparky, attacked it's handler, Lulu Ling, and made off with an important portion of her dress backstage.
“I saw him just outright attack her crotch, nowhere else just her area down there,” bystander Tracy Valdez said, pointing to the crotch of her pants.
“It is not Sparky's fault, he's just a puppy, Lulu must have had some problems down there and Sparky had an intuition,” Wilma Lebois said. “In no way is our dog aggressive.”
Since the attack, Sparky has been taken to the Humane Society for aggression tests, which will more than likely prove that the puppy must undergo more training.
Spokesperson for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Charles Bouvier III, said Sparky and his owners have been banned from participating in the future.
“We at Westminster Kennel have the highest standards in dog presentation, etiquette and training,” Bouvier said. “Sparky does not fit within the parameters of out vision for the future.”
It is expected that Ling will file for damages.
This isn't the first time that there have been violent attacks at the Westminster dog show; it is almost unavoidable when there are hundreds of animals kept in a confined space, regardless of how trained and proper the dogs and trainers are. Annually there are close to 50 minor incidents reported, and usually 10 or 12 serious injuries. They ususally occur between dogs, but have on occasion been the cause of conflict between trainers and owners.
“The worst fight I ever saw was not a dog fight at all, but a very vicious catfight,” said last year's program coordinator Ashley Mothersfordshire. “Two boreder collie owners got into a argument about whose collie had a more presentable coat and whiter teeth, and after a few verbal low-blows, the women started pulling hair and scratching each other.
“It was a nightmare. Got all the other dogs worked up, too,” she added. The incident was enough to convince Mothersfordshire to retire from the Westminster dog show; she now runs her own professional grooming and training buisness in Skanetedy, Ohio.
Sparky's outburst has led show officials to launch a privately-funded investigation into the ingredients in many popular dog foods. the Westminster board is not decided on the next steps to take once the findings are published, but there has been some talk that certain dog foods containing certain ingredients will be disallowed from competition, and any dog being fed the banned foods will not be allowed to participate.
The main ingredients the board will be looking for is real chicken meat, which has become something of a hot-button issue with the recent spread of Avian flu. Some trainers are worried that the disease may be spreading in some way to the dogs through the food, making them more volitile.
The chicken in Sparky's food has been traced back to a farm in Montana, where there have been no signs of the Avian flu.
Disclaimer: Stories printed in the Fanshawe Distorter are in fact fictious. Any resemblance to persons real or dead is unintentional and entirely hilarious. Proudly distorting the truth since 2005.
Directly after Rufus was awarded the sought-after purple and gold ribbon, the pup, Sparky, attacked it's handler, Lulu Ling, and made off with an important portion of her dress backstage.
“I saw him just outright attack her crotch, nowhere else just her area down there,” bystander Tracy Valdez said, pointing to the crotch of her pants.
According to the pup's owners, George and Wilma Lebois, Sparky had eaten a new dog food earlier that day that would make his coat extra shiny.
“It was Purina Extra Smooth,” said Wilma Lebois. “That is the only explanation I have. Sparky normally doesn't attack people, let alone Lulu.”
Ling's provocative red dress was torn to shreds after competitor handlers had to tackle the pup in order to free her form the jaws of dog.
She was taken to the hospital, where upon her release Doctors said she had been given stitches, but did not report the location.
“I am mortified,” Ling said during press conference after the attack. “These are my peers and they have all seen me practically naked and I will never live this down.
“My life as a professional dog handler is over all thanking to that f@#*ing dog.”
“It is not Sparky's fault, he's just a puppy, Lulu must have had some problems down there and Sparky had an intuition,” Wilma Lebois said. “In no way is our dog aggressive.”
Since the attack, Sparky has been taken to the Humane Society for aggression tests, which will more than likely prove that the puppy must undergo more training.
Spokesperson for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Charles Bouvier III, said Sparky and his owners have been banned from participating in the future.
“We at Westminster Kennel have the highest standards in dog presentation, etiquette and training,” Bouvier said. “Sparky does not fit within the parameters of out vision for the future.”
It is expected that Ling will file for damages.
This isn't the first time that there have been violent attacks at the Westminster dog show; it is almost unavoidable when there are hundreds of animals kept in a confined space, regardless of how trained and proper the dogs and trainers are. Annually there are close to 50 minor incidents reported, and usually 10 or 12 serious injuries. They ususally occur between dogs, but have on occasion been the cause of conflict between trainers and owners.
“The worst fight I ever saw was not a dog fight at all, but a very vicious catfight,” said last year's program coordinator Ashley Mothersfordshire. “Two boreder collie owners got into a argument about whose collie had a more presentable coat and whiter teeth, and after a few verbal low-blows, the women started pulling hair and scratching each other.
“It was a nightmare. Got all the other dogs worked up, too,” she added. The incident was enough to convince Mothersfordshire to retire from the Westminster dog show; she now runs her own professional grooming and training buisness in Skanetedy, Ohio.
Sparky's outburst has led show officials to launch a privately-funded investigation into the ingredients in many popular dog foods. the Westminster board is not decided on the next steps to take once the findings are published, but there has been some talk that certain dog foods containing certain ingredients will be disallowed from competition, and any dog being fed the banned foods will not be allowed to participate.
The main ingredients the board will be looking for is real chicken meat, which has become something of a hot-button issue with the recent spread of Avian flu. Some trainers are worried that the disease may be spreading in some way to the dogs through the food, making them more volitile.
The chicken in Sparky's food has been traced back to a farm in Montana, where there have been no signs of the Avian flu.
Disclaimer: Stories printed in the Fanshawe Distorter are in fact fictious. Any resemblance to persons real or dead is unintentional and entirely hilarious. Proudly distorting the truth since 2005.
