Now of course I am stuck with the idea of dogs wearing diapers rather than be trained, and having giggleworthy thoughts about whether the diapers would have to match the wedding decor.

Now I'm thinking about dogs attending funerals, where they have to wear black diapers.

Pete Wentz?

I think Fran Drescher did too. You see it on weird cable shows too.

I would posit that the upshot of the story is that many wild animals make crappy pets.

In that story, they make bad sanctuary inhabitants. Or there are plenty of bad sanctuaries.

I agree they make bad pets, btw -- but forty years ago when they brought the little guy home people were dumber about such things... and they didn't sell him to a lab (which happened plenty), they did the best they could by him. And now there is a good chance he'll end up dead.

I remember an episode of Emergency Vets where a bride's pot-bellied pig was the ringbearer.

In the Darwin award category, there was a teenager who was killed here other day at Six Flags when he was hit by the Batman ride [link] He had climbed two substantial fences with Danger and Restricted Area signs to get underneath the ride. I feel bad when teenage stupidity is terminal, but I don't know what else Six Flags could do, other than wrapping its guests in bubble wrap.

pets in weddings is odd.

Ginger, wasn't there a recent story of somebody decapitated by a rollercoaster when they did something similar?

(Somewhere in the south - NC, maybe.)

Your story is probably the one I was thinking of - I mean, how many teens get killed by rollercoasters in any given week?

I think that was the same story.

pets in weddings is odd

I am in this category, myself.

I would posit that the upshot of the story is that many wild animals make crappy pets.

And that this isn't rocket science.

I have friends whose dogs had wedding attire, but weren't actually at the wedding. I'll see if I can rustle up the pictures, because they are awesome.

Having originally missed the link to the chimp article, ita's post had me really alarmed for a moment.

God, me too!

I used to think I might do that, but it looks like a wedding is sufficiently Not Bloody Likely that it won't be an issue.