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January 16, 1891
The Charlotte Democrat
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Horace P. Tibbetts's large-mouthed pointer dog in Wyalusing points a burrowing rat near a barn, gets bitten on the nostril, shakes it loose, and crushes it in its jaws, injuring itself slightly.
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The Pointer And The Rat. Horace
P. Tibbetts of Wyalusing, own a large
pointer dog with a remarkably big mouth.
One day recently Mr. Tibbetts spied an
enormous gray rat burrowing in the side
of a sand bank near his barn. and he told
the pointer to go and take it out. The
dog stole quietly toward the bank, and
when it got within two feet of the hole it
stopped and pointed the rat as it would a
bird. All at once the gray rat turned in
the hole, sprang out, and set its teeth in
the astonished dog's nostrils. For a
minute or so the pointer shook his head
as hard as he could, whining a little at
the time; but it was impossible for him
to get the pugnacious rat between his
teeth. He finally shook it loose, flung it
six or eight feet in the air, and got under
it with his big mouth wide open. The
rat landed between the pointer's jaws,
and the angry dog crushed its bones in an
instant. Its teeth had torn a slit in the
dog's left nostril.—Pasco Pilot.
P. Tibbetts of Wyalusing, own a large
pointer dog with a remarkably big mouth.
One day recently Mr. Tibbetts spied an
enormous gray rat burrowing in the side
of a sand bank near his barn. and he told
the pointer to go and take it out. The
dog stole quietly toward the bank, and
when it got within two feet of the hole it
stopped and pointed the rat as it would a
bird. All at once the gray rat turned in
the hole, sprang out, and set its teeth in
the astonished dog's nostrils. For a
minute or so the pointer shook his head
as hard as he could, whining a little at
the time; but it was impossible for him
to get the pugnacious rat between his
teeth. He finally shook it loose, flung it
six or eight feet in the air, and got under
it with his big mouth wide open. The
rat landed between the pointer's jaws,
and the angry dog crushed its bones in an
instant. Its teeth had torn a slit in the
dog's left nostril.—Pasco Pilot.
What sub-type of article is it?
Animal Story
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Survival
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Pointer Dog
Rat Encounter
Animal Fight
Wyalusing
What entities or persons were involved?
Horace P. Tibbetts
Where did it happen?
Wyalusing, Near His Barn
Story Details
Key Persons
Horace P. Tibbetts
Location
Wyalusing, Near His Barn
Event Date
One Day Recently
Story Details
Mr. Tibbetts's pointer dog points a rat burrowing in a sand bank, the rat bites the dog's nostril, the dog shakes it loose and crushes it in its jaws.