Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Jim the wonder dog

In Marshall, MO you can find an entire park that is dedicated to the memory of one dog. Jim is known as the canine enigma of the 20th century. When told to do so, Jim could go out on the street and locate a car by make, color, out-of-state, or a license number. From a crowd he could select the "man who sells hardware", and the one who "takes care of sick people", or the "visitor from Kansas City". He carried out instructions given to him in any foreign language, shorthand, or Morse Code. He was capable of predicting the outcome of future events. He chose the winner of seven Kentucky Derbies, The World Series of baseball and the sex of unborn babies. Jim was, in fact, so skilled at predicting race winners that his owner had to cut short a vacation to Florida. They'd received a telegram threatening Jim's life if he didn't stop picking winners at the dog track. One more interesting fact on Jim: His favorite food was cornbread.

found on http://www.jimthewonderdog.com/ and roadside america


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