Carbon Fiber vs. Staffordshire Terrier

June 9, 2009 · Posted in Rambles 

Here’s an amusing story about a squirrel, a little dog and a carbon fiber hood scoop:

Chuck-TaylorMeet Chuck-Taylor.
He is a Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel who lives in the yard and enjoys a healthy diet of sunflower seeds. Chuck has been a regular visitor in the yard for a few years and has quite a maze of underground tunnels all over the place. He also has many hiding places; woodpiles, sheds and under the hoods of cars. Chuck is a brave little guy and loves to run around the yard tormenting the dog.

DoodlesMeet Doodles.
She is a three year old Staffordshire Terrier who suffers from a mild case of separation anxiety with a touch of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In the short time that Doodles has been around, she has managed to destroy thousands of dollars worth of personal possessions; Cadillac headrests, numerous shoes, hats and other various articles of clothing, books, luggage, RAM sticks, Shure headphones, sofa cushions, rugs, dog beds, and one carbon fiber hood.

SubaruMeet “The Little Blue Car”
She’s a 2002 Subaru WRX. Although, it isn’t apparent from this photo, the hood is made out of carbon fiber. Carbon fiber is supposed to be strong, right? Formula One race cars are built out of it; along with bicycles, boats, golf clubs and toilets. Carbon fiber may be strong, however, it is apparently not Doodle proof.


The squirrel spends much of its day running around the yard, scooping up sunflower seeds and peeking out from under the hoods of cars. The dog spends much of her day chasing the squirrel around the yard including over and under the cars parked in the driveway. Well, one day Chuck chose to tease the dog by peaking out from under the hood scoop of the Subaru. Eventually, the poor dog became so irate that she jumped up onto the hood and began to rip chunks out of the hood scoop. This is the result of what a pissed off little dog can do to some carbon fiber:

Hood Scoop

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