Dog eats bee hive, wins big award
Go figure.
Ellie, a Labrador retriever in Santee, CA, has been named the 2010 VPI Hambone Award winner.
The contest is sponsored by the Veterinary Pet Insurance company and takes nominations
from the claims handled throughout the year.
Ellie's owners, Robert and Sandra Coe, had brought in an exterminator to spray a bee hive in their yard.
Later that night, the family's 1-year-old dog, Ellie, just wasn't acting like herself.
She began vomiting -- hundreds of dead bees.
Ellie had somehow found and eaten the bee hive after the exterminators had left.
The emergency vet on duty that night examined her and gave her a dose of anti-nausea medication, keeping her for observation. It was determined she not only hadn't been stung, but the pesticide did not pose a risk of toxicity.
Good job Ellie.
What a dog.
Ellie was chosen by popular vote on the company's website. Go to VPIHamboneAward.com for more information about the award.
About the Bloggers
Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.
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