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Wee dog revived after being killed by Wii remote

A wee dog is lucky to be alive after a run in with a Wii remote in Marquette, Michigan.

Ozzy, a five-month-old miniature Sheltie, was watching his owners play with their new Nintendo Wii console when he was accidentally hit with one of the game's remote controllers.

"We had just got the Wii for Christmas," explained owner Kathy White, "so we were trying it out, and that's when Alexis and I were bowling and Ozzy was standing by me and he jumped up and I hit him in the temple and killed him instantly."

White says Ozzy wasn't moving or breathing.

Her first instinct was to call her neighbor Pene Honey for help.

"I was brushing my teeth and my husband handed me the phone," said Honey, "and I put it to my face and it was Kathy and she was screaming that she killed Ozzy and to come over right now."

Honey says she picked up the lifeless dog and felt for a pulse.

"I just waited to see if he would breath and his heart was racing and racing and then it slowed and then just stopped, and that's when I gave him a breath in his nose," she said.

After four or five breaths, Honey says Ozzy coughed and woke up.

White then rushed him to the vet where she found out he had severe brain swelling and was in cardiac arrest.

After a couple weeks of recovery, White says he's almost back to normal.

Now she knows you have to be careful when playing a Wii.

"I just want people to be aware of their environment," White said, "especially small dogs and children so this doesn't happen to them. Because it was a horrifying experience and I don't want anyone to go through this."

Ozzy is no longer allowed in the room when the family plays the game.

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Think this will be a new feature in the next Nintendogs?



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Poor Ozzy :(



 

JHawkNH said:

http://www.kare11.com/news/whatsup/whatsup_article.aspx?storyid=535869&catid=333

Wee dog revived after being killed by Wii remote

A wee dog is lucky to be alive after a run in with a Wii remote in Marquette, Michigan.

Ozzy, a five-month-old miniature Sheltie, was watching his owners play with their new Nintendo Wii console when he was accidentally hit with one of the game's remote controllers.

"We had just got the Wii for Christmas," explained owner Kathy White, "so we were trying it out, and that's when Alexis and I were bowling and Ozzy was standing by me and he jumped up and I hit him in the temple and killed him instantly."

White says Ozzy wasn't moving or breathing.

Her first instinct was to call her neighbor Pene Honey for help.

"I was brushing my teeth and my husband handed me the phone," said Honey, "and I put it to my face and it was Kathy and she was screaming that she killed Ozzy and to come over right now."

Honey says she picked up the lifeless dog and felt for a pulse.

"I just waited to see if he would breath and his heart was racing and racing and then it slowed and then just stopped, and that's when I gave him a breath in his nose," she said.

After four or five breaths, Honey says Ozzy coughed and woke up.

White then rushed him to the vet where she found out he had severe brain swelling and was in cardiac arrest.

After a couple weeks of recovery, White says he's almost back to normal.

Now she knows you have to be careful when playing a Wii.

"I just want people to be aware of their environment," White said, "especially small dogs and children so this doesn't happen to them. Because it was a horrifying experience and I don't want anyone to go through this."

Ozzy is no longer allowed in the room when the family plays the game.

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Think this will be a new feature in the next Nintendogs?

Yes

 



I guess someone must have missed the warning when she turned on the game.



Because "Wee dog revived after being killed by stupidly inattentive person" was a less compelling title.



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Some people with the throwing of Wiimotes just makes me laugh. Just another example why Nintendo shouldn't go after the casuals because they don't know how to play.

But they do know how to give money.



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Woman Dies in a Water Drinking Contest, Trying to Win a Wii
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16614865/



Could I trouble you for some maple syrup to go with the plate of roffles you just served up?

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"Ok, girl's trapped in the elevator, and the power's off.  I swear, if a zombie comes around the next corner..."
thekitchensink said:
Woman Dies in a Water Drinking Contest, Trying to Win a Wii
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16614865/

This furthers the idea that too many stupid people exist in the world.

"Well lets have a contest about drinking water, you can't die drinking too much water right?"



thekitchensink said:
Woman Dies in a Water Drinking Contest, Trying to Win a Wii
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16614865/

 

 Good point, but she did not die from playing the Wii.



largedarryl said:
thekitchensink said:
Woman Dies in a Water Drinking Contest, Trying to Win a Wii
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16614865/

This furthers the idea that too many stupid people exist in the world.

"Well lets have a contest about drinking water, you can't die drinking too much water right?"

 

How does something like that EVEN pass legal?!



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