That's No Bone, Baby!

Jacksonville, Florida A Jacksonville man was shocked after he picked up a live military munition dug up by his dog, 'Baby', in his backyard. Mathew Sims says when he picked up the item, he quickly realized what it was that he was and slowly put it back down.

Sims said, "Okay is this live? You panic, then you drop. You couldn't tell what it was until you started pulling it up. Once I got it halfway out, I was like oh, I know what this is, let me gently put this back down."

According to the police department, while Sims's dog was digging in the backyard, he wanted to make sure Baby wasn't picking up anything she shouldn't. That is when he found the rusted object and pulled it out of the ground.

Sims said it was about a foot long and thought it weighed around 10 pounds. The munition had been buried there for some time based on the decay, according to the police report.

The Jacksonville bomb squad responded to safely remove the practice bomb from the property. Neighbors expressed their appreciation for the dog locating the ordnance. Good girl, Baby!