Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Labradoodle Mistaken for Lion, Prompts 911 Calls


Bustling Colley Avenue in Norfolk, Va., lined with its shops and eateries, is clearly no wild jungle. But that didn't stop three 911 callers Tuesday from reporting that there was a lion on the loose roaming the streets, possibly rummaging for food.

Turns out, however, it was just one local business owner's friendly Labradoodle dog, named Charles the Monarch, whose fur coat is intentionally groomed to resemble nearby Old Dominion University's lion mascot.
Courtesy Natalie Painter"I go to Old Dominion University and our mascot is a lion and we have a local zoo right here also," Charles' owner, Natalie Painter, told ABCNews.com. "He was just roaming around. He does his own thing a lot of the time. He visits the locals on the street and walks on the sidewalk shop to shop. He was walking around, and he does look a lot like a lion. So I guess some concerned citizens thought there was a lion."
Upon hearing of the lion sightings, the police actually called the Virginia Zoo, making sure the lions were all

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