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This week, it was a man holding a cane with a handle in the shape of a foxhound during the Peterborough Festival of Hunting at the East of England Show Ground
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. MightyGiddyUpGal
Walkies, indeed
5. SkarloeyLine
"And it's carved from the finest bark."
4. hackedoff
The Crufts committee had to agree that inbreeding of pedigree dogs had finally gone too far
3. HaveGavel
The latest in GM technology: a stick that fetches itself.
2. Tremorman
He was a police dog, special branch
1. Mrstretton
World's first Pez dispenser turns up on Antiques Roadshow
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Comment number 1.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Candace9839 wrote:"Stop hounding me!" he cried
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At 22nd Jul 2010, Candace9839 wrote:The cane scrutiny
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At 22nd Jul 2010, Candace9839 wrote:He's barking mad I tell you
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At 22nd Jul 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:High up on the woof tops
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Comment number 5.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:Derek the fox terrier just wished he hadn't tried to get through that
narrow pipe
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Comment number 6.
At 22nd Jul 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:ISO foxy ladies
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Comment number 7.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:Rover was the canine equivalent of Victoria Beckham
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Comment number 8.
At 22nd Jul 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:And I suppose you think I'm being sniffy about it
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Comment number 9.
At 22nd Jul 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Heaven scent
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Comment number 10.
At 22nd Jul 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Who let the dogs flout
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Comment number 11.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:Rover knew he had to be quiet - he'd already been throttled enough by his cruel owner
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Comment number 12.
At 22nd Jul 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Walkies, indeed
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Comment number 13.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:After the ban on fox-hunting, Lord Salopshire had turned his entire pack into walking-sticks
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Comment number 14.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Veteran004 wrote:Every dog had his day, some spent it foolishly..
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Comment number 15.
At 22nd Jul 2010, rogueslr wrote:By crossing a foxhound with a giraffe, it meant hunting in long grass just got a lot easier.
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Comment number 16.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Rob Falconer wrote:You should see what I did to the memsahib when she wouldn't stop moaning
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Comment number 17.
At 22nd Jul 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Well heeled
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At 22nd Jul 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:One does not sit up and beg
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Comment number 19.
At 22nd Jul 2010, rogueslr wrote:Oi Peter, I can see your dog house from up here.
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Comment number 20.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:It had taken a lot of strength to pull Snuffy out of the hole, but he'd been dragged out eventually
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Comment number 21.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Tremorman wrote:He's just done a long stretch
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Comment number 22.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Veteran004 wrote:A dog's wooden tale..
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Comment number 23.
At 22nd Jul 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Tally ho on the hors d'oevres, sir
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Comment number 24.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:His Lordship's taxidermist was brilliant at heads, but not so good at the rest of the body
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Comment number 25.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:Pepperami introduce their new hot dog flavour
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Comment number 26.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Tremorman wrote:He wanted to be a sausage dog
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Comment number 27.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Tremorman wrote:It's a long story
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Comment number 28.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Valerie Ganne wrote:Walkies-stick
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Comment number 29.
At 22nd Jul 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Tally ho on the hors d'oeuvres, Sir
(correction)
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Comment number 30.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Tremorman wrote:Walkies stick
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Comment number 31.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Pendragon wrote:His Lordship was a real stick-in-the-mutt
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Comment number 32.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Tremorman wrote:Michael caine had let himself go.
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Comment number 33.
At 22nd Jul 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:The rest of the pack is in the brolly stand
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Comment number 34.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Tremorman wrote:He was a police dog, special branch
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Comment number 35.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Pendragon wrote:His Lordship decided to keep Rover's memory alive after he was run over by a steam-roller
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Comment number 36.
At 22nd Jul 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:You should see the matching polo mallet
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Comment number 37.
At 22nd Jul 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Leading the witness are we?
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Comment number 38.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Pendragon wrote:After ten years as a sniffer dog, the drugs had had a disastrous effect on poor Sniffy's body
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Comment number 39.
At 22nd Jul 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:And I suppose you'll want to blow your own trumpet again
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Comment number 40.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Pendragon wrote:The notorious terrier-headed snake of Nepal could lie stiff and immobile for hours before inflicting a terrible death on its unfortunate victim
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Comment number 41.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Tremorman wrote:Rover had his bark removed
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At 22nd Jul 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Glossed and hound
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Comment number 43.
At 22nd Jul 2010, BaldoBingham wrote:Well, that would be the last time Rover ever used Comic Sans when writing to his cousin in Borneo!
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Comment number 44.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Lord Membury got all his clothes from Savile Row, and his accessories from Battersea
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Comment number 45.
At 22nd Jul 2010, MorningGlories wrote:No barking zone
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At 22nd Jul 2010, wayne185 wrote:Just taking the dog? for a walk.
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At 22nd Jul 2010, Raven Clare wrote:After his death, Rex's owner had reunited him with his favourite tree
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At 22nd Jul 2010, MorningGlories wrote:His master's (Rolls-)Royce
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Comment number 49.
At 22nd Jul 2010, sternpaddler wrote:You should see the other end !!
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Comment number 50.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Like putting a prepared snail back into a shell, Lord Delamare liked to know the source of his salami
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Comment number 51.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Tremorman wrote:Rovers owner was a dog handler
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At 22nd Jul 2010, BaldoBingham wrote:What do you think of the stick? Ruff!
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At 22nd Jul 2010, MorningGlories wrote:Just remember to say fleas and thank-you
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At 22nd Jul 2010, Raven Clare wrote:It was suggested the accused had taken part in urban terrierism
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Comment number 55.
At 22nd Jul 2010, MorningGlories wrote:Fetch me another drink
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Comment number 56.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Raven Clare wrote:Come on Darwin, you must have thought of a name for the ship by now
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Comment number 57.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Candace9839 wrote:And later we're playing scratch and sniff
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Comment number 58.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Tremorman wrote:Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
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Comment number 59.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:His figure now sadly wasting away, Rover still liked to go to Cruft's as a spectator
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At 22nd Jul 2010, Candace9839 wrote:I say, I hope there's food. My stomach's growling.
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At 22nd Jul 2010, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:After too many revolutions on the record deck, Nipper was now suffering from the early signs of dementia
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At 22nd Jul 2010, Tremorman wrote:I told you this cloning was out of hand
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Comment number 63.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Flann O'Brien noticed that the dog and the stick he so much loved chasing were now becoming as one
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Comment number 64.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Never to be found on the catwalk
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Comment number 65.
At 22nd Jul 2010, LaurenceLane wrote:Frank really wanted a stick insect, his wife really wanted a dog and so they compromised.
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At 22nd Jul 2010, Tremorman wrote:Rovers owner didn't know whether to call a vet or a tree surgeon.
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Comment number 67.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Polly S wrote:Reynard cackled manically at the sweet revenge he had wrought.
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Comment number 68.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Iain Macleod wrote:Not all of Harry Potter's shapeshifting spells had the desired outcome
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Comment number 69.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:At Cruft's all the dogs wanted to be a size zero
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At 22nd Jul 2010, iomanoid wrote:Man, that's some good acid...
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At 22nd Jul 2010, Candace9839 wrote:Breeding heart
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At 22nd Jul 2010, Polly S wrote:A hound in the hand is worth two in the flush
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Comment number 73.
At 22nd Jul 2010, cometcycle wrote:Harry lamented his poor typing skills. The want ad was for "Fellow Canines" not to be a "Fellows Cain"
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At 22nd Jul 2010, Tremorman wrote:If you think this is funny you should see where the rubber end goes
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At 22nd Jul 2010, SkarloeyLine wrote:Wherever you hunt, you just can't get the staff these days.
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At 22nd Jul 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Once bitten, nice try
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At 22nd Jul 2010, SkarloeyLine wrote:Urbane fox.
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At 22nd Jul 2010, Polly S wrote:The breeding out of various characteristics had gone too far
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At 22nd Jul 2010, SkarloeyLine wrote:My other cane's an Irish Red Sceptre.
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At 22nd Jul 2010, cometcycle wrote:Harry lamented his poor typing skills. The want ad was for "Fellow Canines" not to be a "Fellows Cane" (correction)
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Comment number 81.
At 22nd Jul 2010, SkarloeyLine wrote:It's no use throwing it - he just brings it back.
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Comment number 82.
At 22nd Jul 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:It’s Conrad Black on the line. He wants his stick back, he’s walking.
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At 22nd Jul 2010, Gareth Butler wrote:Disney's foray into the periscope market was not proving successful....
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At 22nd Jul 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:As his eyesight was failing and walking was becoming difficult, this was the perfect solution
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At 22nd Jul 2010, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Good will hunting
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At 22nd Jul 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:No bad(ly dressed) dogs
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At 22nd Jul 2010, SkarloeyLine wrote:Sir William always gave onlookers a pointer on style.
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At 22nd Jul 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:Harry Potter looked down and suddenly realised the Master of the Fox Hounds must have picked up his wand by mistake
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Comment number 89.
At 22nd Jul 2010, PowderMonkey1080 wrote:"Go right, GO RIGHT! Noooo, not forward, RIGHT! He's THAT WAY I can smell him you fool". Fido never did grasp the idea of retirement.
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At 22nd Jul 2010, LaurenceLane wrote:It is very nice, but you can only buy them in packs of 35.
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Comment number 91.
At 22nd Jul 2010, Manisha wrote:Man - to new Wife - " When I say no, I mean no"
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At 22nd Jul 2010, SkarloeyLine wrote:Scotland Yard denies cost-saving measures will affect tracker dogs and batons.
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At 22nd Jul 2010, Manisha wrote:Yes, Fido was rather fond of walks.....
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At 22nd Jul 2010, Manisha wrote:Here Vicar - will go nicely with your dog collar
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At 22nd Jul 2010, SkarloeyLine wrote:"And it's carved from the finest bark."
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At 22nd Jul 2010, Mr Snoozy wrote:I think there's been a mistake, I didn't want "Rex" on a stick.....
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At 22nd Jul 2010, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:The howl and wear of it all
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At 22nd Jul 2010, Mr Snoozy wrote:"I shouted 'Fetch', he slipped, and the rest, as they say, is history.."
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At 22nd Jul 2010, Steele Hawker wrote:Lord Clacket attended the Peterborough Festival of Hunting every year with dog-head determination
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At 22nd Jul 2010, grazvalentine wrote:See, you can teach an old dog new sticks.
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