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Beehive-eating retriever earns dubious distinction

Do dogs get hives? A Santee family discovered that their Labrador retriever does.  One-year-old Ellie found and ate an entire beehive — honeycombs, bees and all. The story began in April when Martha Coe noticed honeybees entering the cover of an ottoman with a storage compartment that had been placed next to the house. We Got Ya! Pest Control quickly dispatched a man with a pesticide sprayer, who warned the family to steer clear of the doused ottoman for a couple of days. But no one told Ellie.   To read the entire San Diego Union-Tribune story, click here.