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dateline: 09 September 2014
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Dog Ate 43.5 Socks
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- veterinarian: an animal doctor
- digestive: related to the processing and eliminating of food
- swallow whole: to ingest something without breaking it up into small pieces
- foreign body: an object that is not supposed to be in the body
- skewer: a long cooking stick with a pointed end
Comprehension Questions
- Which animal won third prize and why?
- What did the frog eat?
- Who receives the cash prizes in this annual x-ray contest?
Discussion Questions: Deciding whether or not to pay for expensive medical treatment can be a very difficult decision for pet owners. How do pet owners weigh the pros and cons of getting treatment or “letting nature take its course”? How do they know when “enough is enough”?
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Dog Ate 43.5 Socks
An annual veterinarian’s x-ray contest called They Ate WHAT?! awarded third prize to a Great Dane from Portland, Oregon. Back in February, veterinarians removed 43.5 socks from the dog that had been experiencing digestive problems. The owners knew that the dog enjoyed chewing socks, but didn’t realize it was also swallowing some whole. First prize went to an exotic frog that ate 30 ornamental rocks. Second prize went to a German pointer that ate a shish kabob skewer. All of the animals survived after having the foreign bodies removed. Veterinary Practice News has been holding the contest since 2006. Cash prizes are awarded to the animal clinics where the winners received their treatment.
- A Great Dane from Oregon won third prize for eating 43.5 socks.
- The frog ate 30 ornamental rocks.
- The animal clinic that treated the winners receives the cash prizes in this annual x-ray contest.
Written and recorded by Tara Benwell for EnglishClub
Tara Benwell is a Canadian freelance writer and editor who specializes in materials and articles for the ELT industry.
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