The family that trained Ripken The Bat Dog — best known for fetching bats and football kicking tees during sporting events in North Carolina — says the black Labrador has died. In a Facebook ...

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The family that trained Ripken The Bat Dog — best known for fetching bats and football kicking tees during sporting events in North Carolina — says the black Labrador has ...

Ripken the bat dog, a black labrador retriever who fetched the hearts of sports fans across North Carolina, died on New Year’s Day. The O’Donnell family, owners of Ripken, announced the ...

Ripken was usually seen retrieving the kicking tee after kickoffs at NC State football games. He also played the role of "bat dog" at Durham Bulls games, going out to fetch bats after plate ...

Ripken the Bat Dog, the endlessly eager black Labrador ... and performing the ceremonial puck drop at the Hurricanes “North Carolina” night. Ripken joined the rest of the state’s mascots ...

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The family that trained Ripken The Bat Dog — best known for fetching bats and football kicking tees during sporting events in North Carolina… ...

Ripken was happiest when he was surrounded by people and making friends (and maybe eating a hot dog or two),” the Facebook post said. Ripken assisted both the Durham Bulls and the NC State ...

On Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, while at her Wabamum Lake cabin, west of Edmonton, Sasha Marks let her two-year-old dog Tigger outside and saw her dog scurry off into the bushes. She thought Tigger was ...