Stupid Pet Trick

Here's one from the "Daddy. How did Rover die?" department. From MSNBC:

According to an Agence France-Presse story from Wavrechain-sous-Denain, France, a 3-year-old mastiff named Pako, once again abusing a lamppost as he lifted his leg and relieved himself, was electrocuted when his stream hit the metal pole, which (following an act by vandals) had a loose lamp wire touching it. [Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia)-AFP, 2-22-05]