Hungarian Scientists Say Dogs Have Morals; Tabloid Slut Queen Not So Much

A study unveiled in Budapest a few weeks back supports a theory that dogs have developed a sense of right or wrong down the centuries "in order to negotiate the complex social world of people." Dr Peter Pongracz from Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, and colleagues have produced evidence that dog barks contain information which people can understand. But there was fresh evidence of a much older theory last week: the one that says a dog is just like its owner. Which is why Hungary's whore of fame Anna Kelemen's dog Zeusz exhibits no moral fiber whatsoever.

Blikk has photographic evidence (so blurred that it was evidently taken by a neighbor quaking in terror) that Annácska is continuing to walk Zeusz without a muzzle despite his worrying taste for the ladies, or rather nénis. So far, the mutt, which narrowly escaped the lethal injection last year, has attacked no fewer than seven elderly Buda residents, some more than once. One terrified neighbor has even taken to carrying a length of vacuum cleaner pipe around with her. So, given that we know Annácska and Zeusz have a bit of sexual thing going on, it is reasonable to suggest that Zeusz is not only the canine image of his owner, but also the substitute for the terrifying steroid-pumped néni-stomping bunkó you would expect to see at her side.