Jan 22 2009Wear Your Effing Wriststrap!: Woman Hits Dog With Wiimote, Killing It, Neighbor Revives

Kathy White hit her five-month old miniature Sheltie, Ozzy, in the head with a Wiimote when she was bowling with her daughter. Note: she didn't actually throw the remote, she was still holding it.
"We had just got the Wii for Christmas," explained owner Kathy White, "so we were trying it out, and that's when Alexis and I were bowling and Ozzy was standing by me and he jumped up and I hit him in the temple and killed him instantly."
Her first instinct was to call her neighbor Pene Honey for help.
Thankfully, Pene managed to come over and revive the dog with a little mouth to nose action.
Now she knows you have to be careful when playing a Wii.
"I just want people to be aware of their environment," White said, "especially small dogs and children so this doesn't happen to them. Because it was a horrifying experience and I don't want anyone to go through this."
I take it you didn't read the instructions before playing, did you, Kathy? No? Didn't notice the warning screen either? Jesus, how have you not died in a kitchen fire? Kathy White: astonishingly still alive after 40 years of not following instructions.
Hit the jump for a video report that will make you want to call animal services.
Tiny dog revived after being killed by flying Wii remote [9news]
Thanks to Brianna and Shea, who have both kindly volunteered to show Kathy what getting beat in the head with a Wiimote feels like.

Reader Comments
1. forthelulz - January 22, 2009 2:18 PM
first
2. Ollie Williams - January 22, 2009 2:19 PM
Pene Honey sounds either like a porn star, or some sort of delicious italian dinner selection.
3. David - January 22, 2009 2:21 PM
Hello geekologie! Welcome to about 3 weeks ago!
4. Daisy - January 22, 2009 2:21 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Ozzy Osbourne fell down a well and had his dog go get Max to help out. Unfortunately for Max Sharon was hiding near the well, and pushed him down too. Fortunately for them, Sharon fell in too, so the dog went and got Baja to help out. When they all got out, they put Sharon through Baja's dad's wood chipper and she's now mingled with the remains of many hookers.
5. bar room hero - January 22, 2009 2:21 PM
@ 2 lol.
WTF, more Wii related accidents...I've never had a problem with breaking shit with wiimotes...dumbasses!
6. Thumperchica - January 22, 2009 2:23 PM
WTF? I sent that tip in last week! WTFE GW, WTFE.
7. Ms. + - January 22, 2009 2:23 PM
D:)
8. Peter - January 22, 2009 2:23 PM
Thank god he didn't die. It it did, it'd be the first Wii-mote related death. Imagine that! Video games can kill now. And should I rant?
I'm gonna let it slide this time.
9. catch22 - January 22, 2009 2:28 PM
almost happened with me and my german shepherd on thanksgiving...no lie... rocked her pretty good off the side of the head while also wii bowling... the problem is your head is farther forward than the arm and they just stuck their heads under your peripheral and get socked (as if the wiimote i was holding was a roll of quarters). my dog got a trip to the vet but apparently was just slightly concussed. shes not exactly the most brilliant dog to begin with... no mental changes as of yet were noticed... had it been with my american bulldog/bullmastiff mix id probly just have a broken hand and wiimote, and hed think i was petting him.... make note people...shelties and german shepherds werent built for blunt force trauma.
10. Gizmoduck - January 22, 2009 2:29 PM
FAIL
11. Gizmoduck - January 22, 2009 2:30 PM
i mean.
awww
12. Thumperchica - January 22, 2009 2:30 PM
Now, since I'm irritated, I'm going to repost my ending comments to GW from my last email, just to remind him - as if he's going to read this - he's an asshat.
"Why is it always Wii- bowling that causes the problems?????? OMG – that’s what you should’ve done to your ex! A “Wii accident” could’ve had her sleeping with the pin rack… or fishes… or something… Happy Saturday!
~Thumperchica"
13. WTF? - January 22, 2009 2:30 PM
How the hell do you revive a dog that was killed instantly? Mouth to mouth/nose revives the dead?
14. Richard - January 22, 2009 2:31 PM
Does she live next door to Jesus? How on earth do you revive a dead dog?
15. Zoid Elpertclam - January 22, 2009 2:34 PM
I'm too sexy for this blog site.
16. Deacon Jones - January 22, 2009 2:39 PM
I wish she had it on tape
17. VF - January 22, 2009 2:45 PM
Well Pene in Spanish is penis. . . I'm banking on Penis honey being to death what Penicillin is to infections.
18. Noshit - January 22, 2009 2:47 PM
#13 & #14:
I hope neither one of you have dogs or are ever needed in a situation like this. Oh, but in case you do, yes, you can revive an animal through mouth-to-snout resuscitation. Hold their mouth closed and breath short breaths into their nose. You're welcome, pinheads.
19. Dr.Known - January 22, 2009 2:49 PM
poor doggy
20. Dr.Known - January 22, 2009 3:00 PM
My god these people are the cream of the crop. From the irritating little girl who needs to motion wtf is being explained as if we're all f***ing deaf to the imbred-but-not-so-ugly mellowdramatic neighbor who demonstrates holding a phone to her acne battered cheek as if we need a phone answering demonstration with this re-enactment.
Listen to that little twank finish her moms sentence... 'in the temple' Little spoiled f***ing snob. Mom shoulda wii'd her in the f***ing temple for that little remark, bitch
21. forGawdssake - January 22, 2009 3:16 PM
Noshit @ 18 - WTF and Richard aren't pinheads. Their problem isn't with the rescue breathing reviving the dog, the problem is with the reporters and Kathy saying the dog was KILLED and brought back to life.
It wasn't "killed instantly" as Kathy asserts, it was knocked unconscious. Pene said she heard a heartbeat. That's still alive. 4 minutes without a heartbeat or breathing - that's dead.
22. Cameron - January 22, 2009 3:16 PM
18. Noshit - Yeah, I'm sure that works on a dog that is not breathing, but not on a dead one. If the dog had been "killed instantly" it would be *drum roll please* DEAD. It obviously wasn't "killed" instantly. What a stupid f***ing thing to say, it was knocked out instantly and yes, probably would have died if it had not made out with Mrs. Penis Honey.
23. Kurt - January 22, 2009 3:18 PM
idiots. I don't need to be warned not to smack a puppy in the head with a Wii-mote unless I have a life-giving Pene Honey living right next door. Jesus.
24. dubba - January 22, 2009 3:34 PM
how is this news???... there is no proof... my wiimote flew around the room and hit everyone in the nuts before sodomizing my friend bill... true story i can have my 4 friends testify on a webcam
@#9 how the f*** do you miss a german shepherd they are bigger than a sheltie?
25. Noshit - January 22, 2009 3:36 PM
Good point. Sorry!
26. Amaranth - January 22, 2009 3:43 PM
Women + Technology = Epic Fail
poor Lesie didn't see it coming hope he's bowling in his place up there xD
27. Pew³ - January 22, 2009 6:26 PM
Wasn't Pene Honey James Bond's secretary?
I was going to say that I'd let her give me mouth to mouth, but not after frenching a dog. ewie.
28. blackheart - January 22, 2009 6:33 PM
what a f***ing moron.
well said 20/
29. I'm a Computer - January 22, 2009 6:36 PM
@20 & 22. you made me L my Fing A O.
"put the phone to my face" and "killing it instantly" will make me pee pee my panties until tomorrow morning.
30. Elmo - January 22, 2009 6:44 PM
Soooo if the dude revived the dog, she didn't kill it....
31. Paul - January 22, 2009 6:52 PM
My god, how tragic. Their dog is now a zombie all because some moron (who couldn't stop chewing her gum long enough to make a video) larp'ed a MK vs Petz mashup FATALITY.
32. Mickey - January 22, 2009 6:56 PM
If theres one thing more annoying then the people who say "First" on comment threads, its stupid people who "instantly kill" their dogs playing Wii. f***in noobs..
33. JK - January 22, 2009 7:13 PM
@8
Shh! Do you want Jack Thompson to hear you? Being barred from being a lawyer isn't going stop him and his hate towards video games!
34. nick - January 22, 2009 7:38 PM
Even Joystiq beat you to this story. That's just sad.
35. markopulu - January 22, 2009 8:10 PM
"I hit him in the temple and killed him instantly."
"Thankfully, Pene managed to come over and revive the dog with a little mouth to nose action."
In what way then did she kill the dog? What an idiot.
36. formerly SPELLINGNAZI© - January 22, 2009 8:15 PM
Okay, once again....the Wii is f***ing gay. Just the fact that this can happen reinforces that.
Though knocking a puppy unconscious is f***ing hysterical, so it earned back one cool point for style.
37. Farva's Twin - January 22, 2009 8:32 PM
The hosebag resuscitated me the other day and got a mouthful of Pene Honey for her work.
38. Alex - January 22, 2009 9:40 PM
Only one thing to say: PPPFFFf HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Yes I hate dog, especially small one. I hope they hit the dog again and don't revive it! ... stupid dog
39. Hiya - January 22, 2009 10:22 PM
That... Is... The... Cutest... Dog... EVARRR~~!!!
40. Snoodle - January 22, 2009 11:36 PM
The stupidity amazes me. Also, why in hell would she need to wii-bowl with the force enough to KILL A SMALL DOG?
41. Facundo NUÑo!? - January 23, 2009 6:23 AM
I REALLY REALLY think that you SHOULD know that the name "Pene" (in spanish) means PENIS... so if you put together the spanish meaning and the english meaning of "Honey" you get a "Penis Honey" or a PENE MIEL... (Honey in spanish is MIEL, that sticky thing that bees produces...)
Your very loyal reader, Facundo... (Belive it or not... i`m from argentina...)
42. TheBeav - January 23, 2009 6:43 AM
Well my full standard Collie jumped up when we were playing and cracked his skull on the bridge of my nose and I got a horrible nose bleed. FYI, one really does "see stars" swimming around one's vision after a blow like that. My collie didn't feel a thing and was looking at me like "what's wrong with you?"
So, the problem is not the Wiimote, it's her dog isn't big enough. She should have busted out the cash for the larger model.
43. softlicious - January 23, 2009 7:47 AM
Mrs. Penis Honey, would you come over and make up with our dog? Try to give it some tongue will you? That is sweet, thank you dear Penis Honey!
44. catch22 - January 23, 2009 8:54 AM
@24 i didnt mis her you dipshit, i hit her in the f***ing head
...the problem is a playful dog doesnt know why your holding a chewtoy and flailing about the living room... and if they come from the side "ka-freakinPOW" you hamfist the poor pooch to next tuesday and neither of you see it coming
i do agree that this isnt news, i mean i should have my father in law testify on my behalf and get international coverage for not reading the warning on the intro screen too
45. Spam Artist - January 23, 2009 12:07 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a fake. The shadow's are all wrong.
This reminds me of a scene from the movie Tender Dracula where Dracula scientifically proves that retards should not be given the opportunity to hold a piece of plastic in their hand while moving, that television remote controls are to only be used while slouching in a chair like a sack of shit, and that the world has declined to unredeemable lows.
Noone recognises Dracula's research as noone is left who can read.
46. oceanic explorer - January 23, 2009 1:46 PM
Yep, same thing happened to me while I was on my 280 foot yacht last summer. We were cruising around the islands, sipping crystal and playing wii bowling. One of the 18 adopted kids whipped a wicked right hook with her wiimote and clocked a marlin right in the temple, killing it instantly. That thing thought she was trying to play 'fetch' and jumped right in front of her. As we watched it floating in the sea, a bunch of, uh, tourists floating by on a makeshift wooden raft saw this action go down. One of the rafters, amazingly, was this mythical "Penis Honey" that you speak of! Her skills with animal revival are legendary. She gave that fish some serious mouth to mouth action and it came back from death, just as this doggie did! Wow!
47. meow - January 23, 2009 8:55 PM
My God that is one cute dog.
48. Smeggit - January 25, 2009 9:43 PM
Title Fail: "Wear Your Effing Wriststrap!"
She didn't let go of the remote, a wriststrap would have made no difference.
49. R3DH34D - February 1, 2009 11:04 AM
That's sad. Poor doggy. At least they revived it! =^D.
But if you noticed, the girl nor her mom actually tighten the wriststrap. Something like that happened to me. When I first got it, I hadn't remembered about the strap and hit my head with the remote playing baseball x_x. It kinda slipped and knocked me dead center. It could come flying out so they should tighten it.
Not to say it's the wriststrap's fault.
They have a cute doggie! :3.
50. gege - March 19, 2009 7:18 AM
I HOPE HE READS THIS!!!
im going to stop you and i will come for you :)
51. arakuto - March 28, 2009 5:34 PM
this is incorrectly labeled...if the dog was killed, then it wouldn't be able to be revived...it was just knocked unconcious
52. taylor - April 22, 2009 2:52 AM
i feel soo so sorry for that dog now , it wasnt the owners falt and it wasnt the dogs falt soooooooooooo,but i feel realy bad 2 hear that a dog has died over being smacked in the head :( R.I.P doggie xxxxxxxxx