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Citizen calls police over Lion-lookalike Labradoodle
Thought it was a 'baby lion on the loose'
This undated photo provided by the Virginia Zoo shows the zoo's executive director Greg Brockheim with Charles the Monarch, a Labradoodle with a cut resembling the shaggy mane and tawny coat of a Lion, in Norfolk Va. A lion reported on the loose in Norfolk Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 was actually Charles, whose coif owner Daniel Painter says is intended to look like the mascot of Old Dominion University. (AP Photo/Virginia Zoo)
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A lion reported on the loose in Norfolk is actually a Labradoodle with a cut resembling the shaggy mane and tawny coat of a big cat.
Daniel Painter’s dog, Charles the Monarch, so resembles the king of the jungle, police received a call Tuesday of a baby lion on the loose.
The Virginian-Pilot reports that police called the Norfolk Zoo to make sure their two lions were in their cages, which they were.
The dog’s coif is, in fact, intended to look like the mascot of Old Dominion University.
This wasn’t Charles’ first case of mistaken identity. Painter said police have told him several times people have reported seeing a lion when it was really his dog.
He often tells people he’s a “lab-a-lion.”
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Information from: The Virginian-Pilot, http://pilotonline.com
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
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Remembering Norfolk from my Navy days as the place they posted signs: “Sailors and dogs keep off the grass.” I used to wonder if they thought the dogs could read the signs. My first thinking here was perhaps someone is trying to get around the grass ban for his dog. Now I see they just have more than their fair share of mouth breathers and dim bulbs.
Did whoever made the call never see “The Lion King”? They don’t get that mane until they are grown. Lord, what fools these mortals be!