Considering some of the humans who have held the office, this shouldn't be considered such a bad deal:
RABBIT HASH, KY (AP) - Following the death of its mayor, the small northern Kentucky town of Rabbit Hash is preparing to elect a new leader.
The only candidate so far is a border collie named Lucy Lou.
The situation isn't unusual for the Boone County town. The former mayor was a black labrador retriever named Junior Cochran, who died May 17 after serving since 2004.
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According to the Web site www.rabbithash.com, candidates for the office may be humans or animals but not ducks or geese.
Not sure about the ducks and geese prohibition, unless it's a fear about illegal aliens from Canada sneaking into office. But let's give the place some credit for electing the best dog. A few years ago, I did a lot of research on the most popular 100 dog breeds for an online book that sold about 10 copies. Based on that, I concluded that the poodle was the smartest dog. But the border collie was in my top five, and I wouldn't argue with it being the smartest.
