Wiimote kills dog, neighbor brings it back

by David Hinkle { Jan 13th 2009 at 2:36PM }

Ozzy is one lucky pup. When the White family got a Wii this Christmas, it was all fun and games until little Ozzy's life was in danger. See, the dog was hanging around the humans, watching them bowl in Wii Sports, when he jumped up in the way and caught a Wiimote directly to the temple, killing the dog instantly. The Whites called their neighbor Pene over and she gave the dog mouth-to-mouth, saving its life. Over the next few weeks following the incident, Ozzy has thankfully started to mend and be his old self again.

There's a video of the segment shown on the local NBC affiliate after the break. Cute doggy, wouldn't you say?

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

RSL @ Jan 13th 2009 2:49PM

I noticed they were not using the Wii Remote Jacket. I wonder if that would have lessened the blow. I imagine it might.

Ross @ Jan 13th 2009 3:35PM

Yet on the footage they still haven't relised that a big rubber cushion on the end of the remote should be put on, it says it everywhere on the new Wii Sports. (stupid Wii sports of mine doesn't have Boxing replays, but my girlfriends does that she got for christmas, maybe if i beg and plead to Nintendo they'll send me a new disk in place of my old one?)

Cody @ Jan 13th 2009 5:43PM

How can the dog have been "killed instantly" yet "brought back to life" minutes later? The dog was probably unresponsive or unconscience for a moment; however, there's no way mouth to mouth is going to revive something/someone from an injury to the head.

Shenanigans!!!

whenjasonattacks @ Jan 13th 2009 2:58PM

There is already a warning on the screen about watching your surrounds when playing...

Tsubasa @ Jan 13th 2009 3:24PM

"killing the dog instantly", does that mean zombie dog? Because I'm pretty sure killing means something different injuring.

Ross @ Jan 13th 2009 3:32PM

yeah, that's what I thought, when they're dead... there ain't no coming back :P

David Hinkle @ Jan 13th 2009 3:46PM

They say it was officially dead once she hit it, but the neighbor's CPR brought it back. So, yeah, guess it is a zombie dog. *shrug*

Rocketboy @ Jan 13th 2009 3:48PM

Sometimes, they come back.

Dante G @ Jan 13th 2009 4:31PM

And eat brains.

bukizzle715 @ Jan 13th 2009 3:52PM

So the dog was supposedly killed instantly, so the owner has to go to the phone, dial the number, wait for the neighbor to answer, tell the neighbor what happened in a shrieking, frenetic voice, and then wait for the neighbor to come over and administer mouth-to-mouth, which miraculously calls the dog back from the dead? I don't trust this story. On a side note, the Wii has been out for over two years and people are STILL hitting stuff with the remotes. Amazing.

Kye says: I like turtles @ Jan 13th 2009 5:05PM

In fairness the dog did jump into the way.
But then agai, the family only got the Wii for Christmas.

So hey.

Metal Gear!? @ Jan 13th 2009 3:54PM

I knew the freaking Wii was evil. Darn you Nintendo, darn you!!!!! I can see it now.... No, I swear, the Wii made me shoot my roommate.

Timerider @ Jan 13th 2009 4:13PM

Come on, "I hit the dog with the remote, so it's the remote's fault." I never hit anything with it.
She says to be careful around children and small dogs. What about cats?

Sisyphus @ Jan 13th 2009 4:17PM

No one really likes cats, and cats hate people. The only thing cats are good for is making tamales.

David Hinkle @ Jan 13th 2009 4:20PM

Honestly, you'd have to hit a cat with a deadly blow like nine times. Doubt there's much concern there.

Ghaleon @ Jan 13th 2009 5:07PM

My gf's family picked up a really obnoxious stray cat they won't get rid of; I'll have to remember this one.

Timerider @ Jan 13th 2009 11:22PM

So, no cat people here?

Robert27 @ Jan 14th 2009 12:20AM

*Raises Hand*

Timerider @ Jan 14th 2009 12:24PM

Nice to see someone else with a Portal icon.

Kokomadeta @ Jan 13th 2009 4:59PM

The girl didn't even have the wrist strap on correctly. Stupid people. READ THE DIRECTIONS!!!

juangrande386 @ Jan 13th 2009 5:15PM

Just wait for the lawsuit against Nintendo for "emotional damage" the dog has now. Also I laughed at the neighbors name being Pene cause thats Spanish for penis.

blerg @ Jan 13th 2009 5:18PM

the day i got my wii, the first thing i did was start up wii golf. on my first swing my chihuahua jumped up behind me and caught it on the noggin.... man i felt bad about that.
im glad this fellow survived

blerg @ Jan 13th 2009 5:21PM

i just reread my comment and noticed that the two last sentences may have made it seem asthough my dog did not survive his wiimote encounter... just for the record he was fine. spooked, but fine.

Anti-Villian @ Jan 13th 2009 5:30PM

I kissed a dog and I liked it!

Iridium @ Jan 13th 2009 5:43PM

yey BS stories gotta love em. If this happenned at all the dog just got knocked out, not killed.

You hit something on the head hard enough to kill it it is going to stay dead.

WiiiiFanboy @ Jan 14th 2009 1:03AM

I hate it when I hear people talking about how dangerious the wii is. I mean come on, something like that is bound to happen sometime but it dosnt mean its dangerious.

Deozaan @ Jan 13th 2009 7:44PM

There's a difference between CPR and mouth-to-mouth. Mouth-to-mouth is just breathing for a person/creature who is not breathing, but CPR also includes chest compressions to stimulate the heart to keep blood flowing.

If the neighbor only performed mouth-to-mouth then I think the dog was just unconscious. If the neighbor performed CPR then the story could be true.

For all of you saying that being brought back from the dead is impossible, you're wrong. People have "died" (totally unresponsive, no pulse, no breathing, no signs of life) for several minutes and CPR has brought them back to life. My mother is one of those persons.

braeburn @ Jan 13th 2009 8:43PM

You make a very valid point. But in the video, the neighbor says she just did mouth-to-mouth.

The neighbor also says she felt the dog's pulse when she came over and it was racing, then stopped. So much for the dog being killed "instantly" when struck with the remote.

I'm not sure who irritates me more -- the dog's owner and neighbor for thinking the dog was killed instantly and then brought back to life by mere mouth-to-mouth, or the news station for reporting such obviously inaccurate information.

Ralley @ Jan 13th 2009 9:44PM

How did they know the dog had "died instantly"? Why did they call their neighbor to give the dog mouth-to-mouth for a head injury?

None of this story makes any sense.

Tom @ Jan 13th 2009 10:20PM

The dog obviously still had extra lives left.

Timerider @ Jan 14th 2009 12:03PM

Lol, it's like Red vs Blue,
"Why would you give CPR for a bullet wound to the head?"

iEjoO @ Jan 15th 2009 7:22AM

LOL, Pene¡¡¡¡ xDDDDDD

tkAshur @ Jan 14th 2009 12:27AM

Maybe a cat in disguise :-|

Seriously...bowling? Two bucks says that family won't play wii ever again cuz it hurt fuzzy wuzzy.

Wonder how far the dog went after it was hit...hmm...

Nook @ Jan 14th 2009 9:33AM

My guess is with a little dog like that, it just kinda went straight over, like a small flower bends in a strong wind to kiss the ground. Less than a foot. Final answer.

Our cat likes to get up on your lap and rub on the wiimote, blocking the IR, she's smart enough to stay away from flailing humans, little dogs....not so smart.

SoshiKitai @ Jan 14th 2009 1:16AM

People's constant comments of "It's a zombie?" make this article worth reading.

generalbocho @ Jan 14th 2009 2:19AM

The dog is no longer allowed to be on the room when they are playing wii? I guess next Christmas they should ask Santa for an XBOX360 and the Halo 3 Legendary Edition (you know the one with the little Master Chief Helmet) and make the little doggy wear it.

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