MAN KILLED BY DOG HE ADOPTED HOURS EARLIER

A man in Jackson, Tennessee, who adopted a dog last Thursday morning ended up being killed by the canine just a few hours later. Anthony Riggs, 57, adopted the 5-year-old male Rottweiler from Jackson-Madison County Rabies Control, the area’s animal control agency, shortly before 10 a.m. By 3:30 p.m., Riggs was dead in his home and officers were investigating the incident. His wife, Kathy Riggs, dropped by their home with a coworker in the afternoon and found her husband dead. “The husband was all chewed up,” Madison County Sheriff’s Dept. spokesman Tom Mapes said, descriptively. The dog also bit Kathy Riggs and her coworker before running out of the house, where he was shot on sight by sheriff’s deputies. Riggs’ ex-wife said he was a good man who loved animals. “He never hesitated to be with dogs,” Adrienne Riggs said. “Sometimes I thought he related to dogs better than to people.”
* Not this dog.
* Should have gone with the Chihuahua instead.
* On the bright side, pit-bulls really dodged a bullet here.
* You’ve heard of Mighty Dog? This was Bitey Dog.
* The takeaway is, before taking your adopted dog home, have the shelter feed it the biggest honkin’ meal ever.
* And buy it some chew toys for Pete’s sake.
* Or how about a nice pet goldfish?
* Man’s best friend my eye.
* Well, it’s over now except for getting the rabies test.