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From Sky News
9:08am UK, Wednesday February 18, 2009

A toddler has reportedly been married off to a dog in eastern India in a bid to prevent his predicted death by a tiger.

The ceremony, at a Hindu temple in Orissa state's Jajpur district, was conducted with all the rituals observed at traditional weddings.

It included a dowry for the bride, the village bitch.

The dog sported two silver rings and a silver chain, the UNI news agency reported.

Parents of the groom, 18-month-old Sangula, were advised to arrange the marriage when they noticed a tooth growing from their infant son's upper gum.

The growth was considered to be a bad omen in the boy's tribal community.

Village elders believed it would lead to him being killed in a tiger attack - a fate preventable, according to tribal tradition, by marrying a dog.

Sanrumula Munda, Sangula's father, said the ceremony would not stop him from marrying properly when he comes of age.

Superstition is still a potent force in tribal and remote communities of India.

Believe this

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_lifestyle_animal/2009/03/the-worlds-10-smartest-dogs-is-yours-on-the-list.html

Me neither........some people can't count...1-10 is easy enough, but not for you BC lot thats for sure

Labs r us.... just read an weep..eg SAR Stuff!!!!

Mind u we dont all run with the sheep (as do BC's, ) some like to savour the moment of triumph an pretend to be 3 legged sand donkeys.

Tortoise an the hair my friends (fiends)................just u wait and see. x

P.S Things to do 1)Shoot Dean xxx

It doesn't count......Its american !

The guy has obviously never met a springer

...............or maybe he has......

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