Funny News: Dog eats man's toe, saves his life (and you better believe we have video)

   OK, this is just gross now.

In what's probably the strangest story that we're going to run all week (assuming those rumors we heard about Richard Dreyfuss beginning a career in pudding-carving were false), Jerry Douthett has the best dog in the world.  Not only does Jerry's dog-- named Kiko-- provide him with all the companionship that a dog owner could ever hope for, but Kiko also appears to consider himself Jerry's own, private physician.  Recently, after getting an infection in his big toe and hitting the town for a night of way too much drinking (32oz. margaritas?  Amateur), Jerry passed out in bed with his big toe exposed.  Knowing that Jerry would have never gone to the doctor on his own, Kiko sprung into action, and what happens next will horrify and amuse you.  Read on for the video (don't worry, nothing graphic here), my gentle Examiner readers...

Jerry Douthett needs to go out right now and buy his dog the biggest steak that he can find.  After developing an infection in his big toe and essentially refusing to go to a doctor for treatment, Jerry's dog Kiko took matters into his own...paws?  Hands?  Doesn't matter: the dog ate the dude's toe.  And Jerry couldn't be happier about it.  Let's check in with the news report on this bizarre incident and see what they have to say:

Um...OK.  Comedy Examiner reader "Cheryl S." pointed us in the direction of this one, and we thank her for it, but...isn't it a little early for this sorta thing, Cheryl?  Anyhow, Jerry's doing fine now-- as you just saw in the video, but gimme a break: I gotta wrap this thing up-- and says that he credits the dog with saving his life, as he never would have sought medical attention on his own to get his toe healed.  According to the news report here, police are monitoring the dog going forward to make sure he's not "a menace".  Are you kidding me?  This dog is a surgeon, a hero, and man's best friend.  I'm going to replace my dog with one of these new toe-eating models this afternoon. 

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