Fox News host Jesse Watters revealed Monday that he was attacked by a dog on Thanksgiving — and insisted the dog belonged to Democrats because the owner didn’t recognize him and was driving a Subaru.
Watters, 45, showed off his scarred hand two weeks after telling his Fox co-hosts that his dog Duchess, a Bernadoodle, was “dumped” because “it didn’t work out.”
Watters and his wife Emma are also believed to own a miniature poodle, Rookie.
The news anchor told viewers Monday that he went for a walk over the Thanksgiving holiday and came across a woman with a large dog that he immediately felt she couldn’t control.
Jesse Watters told viewers Monday night that he was bitten by a dog during Thanksgiving
“We’re on a narrow part of the trail and I notice the dog is all wet and she says, ‘Oh, that’s my dog, you know, kind of wet, he was just swimming in the pond,’ and I’m like to “This is kind of crazy,” Watters said.
“You let your dog swim in a 37 degree pond in a nature reserve?” That’s my first clue.
“Second clue: The woman is having difficulty keeping the dog on a leash.”
He continued: “The dog comes by and I try to step back, just give her some space – the dog bites me.” Twice. Nibbles on my groin and takes a piece from my hand.’
He then asked the camera crew in the studio to zoom in on his hand, which had a visible scar.
“Do you see it? Zoom in. “Zoom in. And I never like to show pain, I never say ouch,” he said.
“I mean, thank God she bit me. She hasn’t bitten anyone as argumentative as Judge Jeanine. She would have been tied up in court for a year.’
It is believed that Watters’ mini poodle, Rookie, still lives with her family
Watters then claimed she was a Democrat.
“I could tell she was a Democrat because when I drove my car onto the reservation, there was a Subaru Outback there. A clear giveaway. Besides, she didn’t recognize me.’
He concluded, “So that was my Thanksgiving. How was yours?”
Watters had said two weeks earlier that his family had gotten rid of Duchess – the sister of Jeanine Pirro’s dog.
Both Watters and his wife posed with the dog on October 11, with a photo captioned, “Life is short, get the dog!!” Meet the newest member of the Watters family – DUCHESS (Duchy for short) !!!
“Thank you @judge_jeanine for leading me to her (fun fact: Judge Jeanine’s dog and Duchy are sisters).
“I love our new baby Bernadoodle.”
Emma Watters and the family’s Bernadoodle, Duchess
The family shared a photo of the Duchess on October 11, but by November 15 the dog had “disappeared.”
Judge Jeanine brings up “the dog” that Jesse Watters “got rid of.” Rookie is a dog he has had for years. Duchess is the dog he got rid of. How difficult would it be to say, “I found her a new home” or “I gave her back to the breeder.” The original clip is attached. pic.twitter.com/g38fw0y3OO
— Decoding Fox News (@DecodingFoxNews) November 16, 2023
But on Nov. 15, Watters told his Fox colleagues on The Five, “We ended up getting rid of the dog we got.”
Co-host Greg Gutfeld said, “Don’t say you got rid of it.”
Watters replied, “Go to God is a euphemism.”
When asked what the euphemism meant, Watters said: “I won’t go there.” Didn’t work. Didn’t work.’
Fox News host Jesse Watters reveals that a ‘Democrat voter’s’ giant dog bit him in the groin and ‘took a piece out of my hand’ while hiking in a nature reserve