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November 20, 2009
RIP UGA VII: Uga VII — given name "Loran’s Best" — the Georgia mascot who roamed the sidelines of Bulldog football games, died unexpectedly Thursday morning in Savannah. He died of heart-related causes according to his owner, Frank W. "Sonny" Seiler. He was only four-years-old and had just completed his second season as the team's mascot. A slideshow with the voice of his master is available, as is a movie of his all too-short career.
Rest in Peace, good boy.
Attended UGA, and my Facebook wall is littered with "rip, uga VII!!!" messages.
While not UGA VII, my favorite UGA the bulldawg memory's when he took a bite at an Auburn player. Kinda resonates the student's feelings
He was only four-years-old and had just completed his second season as the team's mascot.
Technically, he's still be finishing the season- he still had a home and away game to attend.
posted by jmd82 at 10:29 AM on November 20, 2009
Thanks for that catch, jmd82. I had "finishing" in the place of "completed" but missed it in my final edit. Mea culpa.
posted by scully at 03:38 PM on November 20, 2009
The real Sonny Seiler appeared as the judge in the movieof Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil while UGA V played the part of UGA IV
And was played by my neighbour and great character actor, Jack Thompson.
posted by owlhouse at 04:24 PM on November 20, 2009
One of my wife's co-workers recently lost an English Bulldog to a heart problem. She subsequently learned that they don't sweat through the tongue as other breeds do, and that a heart problem is one of the manifestations of dehydration. Too bad.
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posted by Howard_T at 04:31 PM on November 20, 2009
Bulldogs and Bull Terriers are noted for sudden heart attacks and for subsequently dropping dead on the spot. A friend of mine used to show a Bull Terrier and had trained it to 'play dead' on a subtle signal from her. She used to scare the bejesus out of show judges when they would approach her dog in the ring, and would start to check conformation, only for the dog to suddenly fall over on his side.
I guess you had to be there.
posted by owlhouse at 10:19 PM on November 20, 2009
The real Sonny Seiler appeared as the judge in the movieof Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil while UGA V played the part of UGA IV.
UGA VI even had a movie made about him. Damn Good Dog.