Sunday 17 November, 2024

Remember when this was the most terrifying thing on television?

Do you know where your dog is?

SHEEP WORRYING WAS a big part of life in the eighties.

So much so that there was a horrifying ad on TV about the dangers of letting your dog run wild.

The ad featured a genuinely distressing scene of sheep being savaged by a pack of dogs, as well as the heartbreaking aftermath.

They don’t make ‘em like they used to.

Video here: YouTube/Micksul67

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Remember when this was the most terrifying thing on television?

“Put a bit of butter on the spuds André: Our favourite Irish ad catchphrases>

11 symptoms of Post Bank Holiday Syndrome>

11 old Irish ads which prove things were better back in the day>