The Wild Colonial Dog by McGrath of Harlow


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Punter Shop Pilferer Put In Pokey By Poo On Shoe -- SYDNEY (Reuters) - A glob of dog excrement on a Queensland robber's shoe has been used as evidence to identify him, landing him with a 10-year stretch for a betting shop hold-up on Australia's Gold Coast. Police said Thursday they had used enhanced photos from a security camera to match the pattern of excrement found at the crime scene to that on 26-year-old Jacob Smith's shoe. "It's not rocket science. It's as plain as poo on your shoe," police sergeant Alan Piper, a veteran scientific officer, was quoted by local media as saying. "It could have been one of a thousand or ten thousand shoes, but because that poo was there it was creating a great big feature that allowed us to go to a positive identification." "I'd say there has been some more poo on the shoe but it has worn away," said Piper, who admitted to also doing a smell test. Smith, who had wrapped a sheet around his face to hide his identity during the heist, was jailed in June for 10 years and 10 months on charges of robbery, being armed and in company and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.

The Wild Colonial Dog by McGrath of Harlow

There was a wild colonial dog, and Dougal was his name.
He was born and raised in Queensland, in the Gold Coast far away.
He was a loyal kind of lad, in rude and ruddy health,
But when he got excited, he could not contain himself.

That mornng in the bookies shop young Dougal lay at ease,
He was listening to those mocking birds, and scratching at his fleas.
In came a bold young robber, with a pistol in his hand,
And he said "Stand and deliver, for I am a plundering man".

Now Dougal, it must be confessed, was not as brave as some,
And when he saw that pistol, he was most inclined to run.
Yes, when he saw that pistol he only had got one thought,
But the great excitement was too much, and he was taken short.

Well the robber laughed to see the sight, "You're a dirty dog for sure"
And he put the money in his bag, and he sauntered out the door,
But as he passed what Dougal did, he trod so carelessly,
And he left his mark in passing, oh so very clear to see.

Now Dougal is a hero and the robber is confined
And all along the Queensland coast young Dougal's name does shine.
He's a credit to his country, he's a loyal dog and true,
He saved the day, and he earned his pay, when he did what a dog must do.