When Mitt Romney strapped his Irish setter to the roof of his car in 1983 and drove all the way to Canada as the dog defecated in fear , he couldn't have guessed his decision would follow him for decades, enraging animal lovers and raising questions about his character and management style.

Sure enough the dog incident has gotten a lot of press (Gail Collins has mentioned it 19 times in her columns) and is sure to be a favorite topic among Romney detractors during his 2012 campaign for president.

On Thursday, a Romney protestor in South Carolina strapped a stuffed dog to his roof, as seen below in the photo by ABC's Emily Friedman . See a photo of the late Romney dog, Seamus, here .

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