Former French President Chirac hospitalised after mauling by his clinically depressed poodle

[Are_grits_groceries]

Former French president Jacques Chirac was rushed to hospital after being mauled by his own 'clinically depressed' pet dog.

The 76-year-old statesman was savaged by his white Maltese dog - which suffers from frenzied fits and is being treated with anti-depressants.

The animal, named Sumo, had become increasingly violent over the past years and was prone to making 'vicious, unprovoked attacks', Chirac's wife Bernadette said.

The former president, who ruled France for 12 years until 2007, was taken to hospital in Paris where he was treated as an outpatient and sent home, VSD magazine reported.

Mrs Chirac said: 'The dog went for him for no apparent reason.
'We were already aware the animal was unpredictable and is actually being treated with pills for depression.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-11261...

Probably just cranky.............

[sweetpotato]

1. Quick - call the Dog whisperer.

They probably just have a weak household pack structure.

[FreeState]

15. Please dont -

http://www.4pawsu.com/dogpsychology.htm

[merh]

2. so, is the dog a maltese that thinks it is a poodle?

If so, I can understand the clinical depression.

[surrealAmerican]

19. The original article calls it a "Maltese Poodle".

Maybe it's a mix. It's tiny in any event.

[CatholicEdHead]

3. Why did my mind go right to Tony Blair when I saw 'poodle'?

[undeterred]

6. That would be the former American president's poodle.

[crispini]

4. Wait, what?

I mean, WHAT?

Are you sure that's not the Onion.

[Are_grits_groceries]

7. Maybe The Mail picked it up from The Onion, but

as far as I know it's true.

[Coexist]

5. rename it Cheny... it will all make sense then

[kenny blankenship]

8. You can only make so many poodle jokes before they snap on you.

A lesson some around here would do well to heed!

[Why Syzygy]

9. Probably the meds making him violent. nt

[nichomachus]

10. The Maltese Poodle?

Wasn't Humphrey Dogart in that?

[lanlady]

20. woof!

And co-starring Peter Collie.

[Belial]

11. hmmm.. Well.. hmmm.. Maybe? hmmm.. I dont think the pills work?

[Tangerine LaBamba]

12. He was probably hungry.......

Had a hankering for some French food.

[WI_DEM]

13. I honestly thought maybe this was an Onion headline.

I see it isn't.

[Radical Activist]

14. he was treating his poodle for depression...

crap like this is how france gets their bad reputation.

[Loki]

16. Does anyone know where Barney is?

[daleo]

18. I heard Bush sent him to rehab

Just in case.

[ZombieHorde]

17. Conservatives are going to have a field day with this one. nt