They're calling him a "diamond in the ruff," and rightly so. A Golden Retriever named Sollie in Rockland, Md., made headlines when he gobbled up a 3-carat diamond worth $20,000, reports ABC 7 News.
Sollie's owner, George Kaufman, owns the Robert Bernard Jewelry Store in Rockland with his partner, Robert Rosin. As he has done every day since he was adopted a year-and-a-half ago, Sollie goes to work with George and hangs out in the jewelry store.
On this particular day, a diamond dealer came in to show some some gems to George and Robert. Sollie stood nearby. Suddenly, the dealer dropped one of the expensive rocks, and Sollie went for it.
"Saw Soli go for the diamond -- gobbled it up," Robert told ABC 7 News. "Tried to get it -- couldn't get it -- gone!"
They called the vet, who told them to let nature takes its course. "We had to sweat it out for a few days," Robert tells Pet News Examiner. "George walked him morning and night, and had through the stuff."
Then one day, after Sollie's 7 a.m. walk, there it was in Sollie's waste: the shiny diamond.
"It wasn't so funny then, but I guess it's funny now," Robert says. As for Sollie, he still goes to work every day to the jewelry store.
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Okay. That's a whole lotta money to swallow. ha ha ha
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