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Take the case of Nero, a Doberman-Great Dane mix, from Valhalla, South Africa, who got himself into a little hot water when he swallowed his owner's cell phone. Driekie Boojens, daughter of the dog's owner Marie Matthews, was feeding Nero when he snatched the woman's Nokia handset right out of her daughter's hands and swallowed it whole.
Nero was rushed to the local animal hospital and had surgery the next day to remove the phone. While they were in there, vets also found a small collection of rocks in the dog's stomach. More evidence of the intelligence of our canine friends.
Nero is fine now. The twelve-year-old mutt has a large scar on his abdomen, but is otherwise healthy. The Nokia on the other hand, had to be put down. Nero's stomach acid simply proved to be too much for it to handle. [From: Telegraph]
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsIanSep 9th 2008 8:31PM
was the phone in a middle of a call? because that would have been one HELL of a phone bill
AntNov 14th 2008 11:06AM
:::shudders::: @ "EXTREME animal lover"
BradSep 10th 2008 5:10AM
"vets also found a small collection of rocks in the dog's stomach. More evidence of the intelligence of our canine friends." The author is apparently not a dog owner, my dog is smarter than most peoples children. Shame on you for questioning the intelligence of animals!
KarenSep 10th 2008 2:37PM
I am a vet, and trust me, some dogs are just plain STUPID. On the other hand, service dogs and a percentage of pet dogs can be extremely intelligent (in some cases, smarter than the owners, not just the kids!). Your dog may be one of the smart ones, but it does take a certain lack of intelligence to eat non-food items on purpose.
KatOct 19th 2008 5:45PM
Shame on "you" for comparing an animal to a child!! I am an EXTREME animal lover but that's just "not right!"
MontanaRavenSep 10th 2008 4:15PM
i would have called the cell phone right away, left a message for Nero's stomach.
JenniferNov 14th 2008 10:42AM
Imagine having the phone vibrate in him!
chris carterSep 30th 2008 12:11PM
whoever wrote this must not have a dog... They will bite, lick and smell things just too see what they are... the dog was probably just investiating to see what it is.
HelenaNov 13th 2008 2:12PM
Maybe the dog was suffering from a nutritional deficiency--mainly a mineral deficiency. Such behavior manifests as: cribbing in animals, or pica in humans. Animals and people will eat non-food stuff in an attempt to satisfy the deficiency--ice, hair, wood, soil, etc. The better prepared commercial dog food will include the proper balance of minerals & vitamins to cure or alleviate this type of behavior. People need to supplement with minerals because we are not getting what our bodies need from our food supply...no matter how well balanced it is.
VioletNov 14th 2008 8:03AM
Yeah the dog is the stupid one - but we are the ones that swallow all the crap that we call food that makes us overweight, or sick - and then call it nutrition.
Alex H.Nov 14th 2008 1:41PM
This person is so wrong! If you call yourself a "journalist" just for writing little articles like this one where we can all agree the lack of knowledge in regards to it. Calling dogs STUPID, who do you think you are? You are obviously not a pet lover and I can respect that, but calling them names is not right. Look, they are not humans, they are animals. Their brain functions are completely different form ours....and last time I checked, there are some "stupid" humans out there as well (you being one for example), Do not write articles if you dont know what you are talking about.
CherylNov 14th 2008 4:57PM
I'v owned some very intelligent dogs in my time, but I did know one really stupid one.
Back in the early 70''s my aunt's weimeraner ate the sheet (yes a full size flat bedsheet) that she had placed in his doghouse. We didn't realize it until it came out the other end, still whole! He was using his teeth to assist the emergence when we saw him. She was an R.N and assisted him. He was fine, but no more sheets in the doghouse.
A few weeks later, he ate the padding and vinyl off the lawnmower seat. He was a really stupid dog..
IlsaNov 15th 2008 11:46PM
Some dogs are smart, some dogs are stupid. Oddly enough, I've noticed the same characteristics among people. :)
HollyNov 17th 2008 1:56PM
First of all,Dogs are not stupid! It seems to me that this dog was really hungry!! To swallow a cell phone and rocks! Dogs need to eat more then ounce a day and should have treats !
deniseNov 19th 2008 9:14AM
He had a verizon phone and was yelling...CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW??? Great for TV.. LOL
henryNov 20th 2008 8:38AM
most dogs are smarter than there owners because the dogs train there owners.....the dogs train them to take them out for walks,train them to throw a ball when they want to play,train them to scrath a itchy spot,train them to play tug a war when they want to exersize there mouth muscle all they have to do is give there owners for there treat is wag there tails a little bit and the owner is trained
johnNov 21st 2008 12:25PM
Kat @ Oct 19th 2008 5:45PM
Shame on "you" for comparing an animal to a child!! I am an EXTREME animal lover but that's just "not right!"
have you looked at some of the kids these days they cant seem to keep there pants up -- cant fig which way to put a hat on -- i think half of them are fri-ggin brain dead -- open your eyes