Only in Tennessee! Information from WBIR-TV, Knoxville, http://www.wbir.com KNOXVILLE, Tenn.(AP) A family escaped a fire that destroyed their home thanks to their toy poodle, Teddy. A member of the family less than a year, Teddy started barking early Sunday. "He does that occassionally, so I just hushed him," Michelle Singleton told WBIR-TV. But Teddy wouldn't stop, and soon she smelled smoke. She thought it was outdoors coming in through the air conditioner until her husband Randy Singleton noticed their closet was glowing. "That's when he realized it was a fire," Michelle Singleton said. They grabbed their three children and Teddy, and fled. "We came outside and flames were going through the roof," Randy Singleton said. Watching their home of eight years burn was numbing. "You don't know what to do. You want to do something. You can't. I don't think you even realize what you're losing," Randy Singleton said. They were able to salvage a few family pictures. "It was pretty sobering. It was very sad. Just a lot of memories in there, and just all burnt up. But I know God's faithful, and there's going to be good coming out of this," Michelle Singleton said. Like their little dog, Teddy. "Yeah, he's going to get a big steak," Randy Singleton said.
Uhmmmm......there are three classes of poodle: standard, miniature, and toy.....with toy being the smallest. Perhaps I'm reading you guys wrong, but it seems that somebody here thinks this may be a Toys 'R us kind of toy poodle. They're talking about a real dog.
MANNNNNN thanks for clearning that up..now it ruins the whole funniness of this article and just makes me look like an idiot lol.
Quick. Since almost everyone on this thread is a contributing member (hurry up with your tip PhiSlammaJamma) we can edit our posts to cover Stack's mistake up. I'll go first.
I read this thread this morning when the article was the only post in it. It got a whole lot funnier the second time through.
A toy poodle is one thing. But I don't know what a toy poople[/] is. Maybe one that has to be walked more often than a normal poodle? (sorry, guess I shouldn't add to the humiliation)
I don't know either, but I think Surfguy has one http://bbs2.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=84424
What dog wouldn't bark when he senses a fire in the house that shelters him? I know my dog would. At least he better or I'll beat his ass.
Man i saw this article like in a funny stories section so i thought it was a toy....maybe i should consult dog breeders next time before i look like a moron...hey and the post was at like 4 in the morning to i should get a bit of slack but i don't think i am..oh well got to live with it...still a nice story right? lol
well unless their house straddles the border then technically it occurred "Only in Tennessee!" and you're first post was correct. go with that.
