Truemors
Who would have thought a leisurely stroll with your dogs would result in one of them getting Pooper Scoopered into an oncoming street sweeper. Perhaps curbing ones dog to close to the curb isn't such a great idea.
One wonders if the owner was wearing his Ipod as street sweepers are pretty loud not to notice as they come a barrelling down a city street.
But then Dogs are usually skittish when big trucks get too close to them as well, though some breeds are known to challenge anything regardless of size that comes too close. Perhaps this dog met it's match?
Sweeper sucks up dog
By AP
NEW YORK -- A street-sweeping truck roaring down a Bronx street sucked up a dog and killed it as its owner held the leash.
Robert Machin said he had just finished walking his two Boston terriers and was about to put them into his car when the truck appeared Thursday morning. The retired transit worker said he was suddenly whipped around and saw one of the dogs, Ginger, being swallowed by the sweeper's round bristles.
"I went berserk at that moment because I couldn't believe what had occurred," he said yesterday.
Machin said he yelled at the driver to stop but the truck kept going. He and friends chased the truck for 2 1/2 blocks before catching up with it. Ginger's body was later pulled from the sweeper.
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