BY ANN KELLEY For NewsOk.com
HYDRO — Edwin Fry has a new dog, and he’s keeping the tiny, white Chihuahua on a short leash.
Using his flair for naming pets, Fry is calling this one Whittie Western Star. She was given to him by a woman in his hometown who heard about his wrangle with police and how they killed his poodle, Buddy Tough.
He said he will not let Whittie Western Star follow in her predecessor’s paw prints.
“She’s my girl,†Fry said. “She doesn’t go outside without me, and when I’m here, she follows me around the house.â€
Buddy Tough was euthanized while Fry was jailed for breaking the dog out of town’s pound. The 73-year-old veteran used bolt cutters to free the canine from a cage, and the two rode away on his riding lawn mower. He was arrested at gunpoint before they made it home.