Quirky World ... 43 socks make a dog’s dinner for Great Dane

USA: The 3-year-old Great Dane was miserable and retching when its owners rushed him to a northwest Portland emergency animal hospital. It was something he ate-

X-rays showed a stomach full of “a large quantity of foreign material.” Nearly two hours of surgery later, Dr Ashley Magee had the answer — the dog had consumed 43½ socks.

DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital spokeswoman Shawna Harch said it’s perhaps the strangest case in the hospital’s history, The Oregonian reported.