Redwood Ripper? Terrier Deflects Cardboard Chaos Blame
The bath was at 9.40. The cardboard was destroyed by 10.06. Police are not involved, but should be.
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It was a Tuesday morning in Redwood. Nothing about the weather suggested what was about to unfold inside a weatherboard on Sturrocks Road.
The suspect, a terrier-cross known to housemates as "Biscuit", had been removed from the lounge at 9.40am for a bath. Owner Polly Garrick, 34, returned him to the carpet at 9.58am. By 10.06am, a Chemist Warehouse box, two NZ Post satchels, and what may once have been a shoebox were no longer recognisable as such.
"I was gone eight minutes," Garrick told The Daily Yarn. "Eight. I towelled him off, put the kettle on, came back in. Looked like a bomb at a Mitre 10. He's just sitting in the middle of it. Tail going. Bit of dirt on his paw. From where? He'd just had a bath."
A neighbour two doors down, Lorraine, said she'd heard "a sort of ripping" through the fence but had assumed it was the Garricks doing the recycling early. "They're usually onto it. Bins out Tuesday. Whole street's a bit precious about it."
Garrick has attempted to interview the suspect. Biscuit declined to comment. His green tag is unscathed, which Garrick called "a bit fucking convenient".
The dirt remains unexplained. Biscuit is, as of filing, asleep on the couch.
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Reader Letters
Trevor84
Sounds like a typical Tuesday in Redwood.
Cheryl_From_Chch
Bet the neighbour loves a yarn. Dogs, mate.
LorraineFromNextDoor
What about the dirt then, huh? This conspiracy runs deeper. Maybe there's a mole involved. Mind the kerb, folks.
OldFella
I remember a terrier tearing through Mum's garden back in the '70s. Ended up with more holes than a cheese grater. Back then it was just 'dogs being dogs', but now it's practically a forensic investigation!
Fred_The_Staunch
Wahey! This is all a load of shit, mate. The real crime in Redwood is those bloody potholes, not some overzealous pooch.
goatfoot
Mate, your dog's a menace!
Hemi_the_Historian
Mate, ever seen a cat do this? Cats are worse!
pollywannabee
Only in New Zealand would a dog get blamed for a day of mischief. Come on, Biscuit’s no Ripper!
wayne1987
Biscuit's got an alibi, folks.