From HuckFunn: The neighbors kept Ricky Bobby alive by feeding him hamburgers and Spam.
Via ABC:
An Australian Cattle Dog was rescued this month in California after waiting in the yard for his deceased owner, officials said.
Ricky Bobby, 13, was found outside a boarded-up home in Mojave, according to Zach Skow, founder and executive director at Marley’s Mutts Dog Rescue in Tehachapi, California.
“We named him Ricky Bobby because it was ironic,” Skow wrote to ABC News, referring to the fictional race car driver from the movie “Talladega Nights.”
“He is so big and fat but when he walked on a leash, tried to run,” Skow said, noting that the dog is 108 pounds. “He likes to try and go fast, but just can’t quite get there.”