Kiefer's dog fears

Feb 4, 2007, 11:30 GMT

Kiefer Sutherland - © Glenn Harris / Photorazzi

Kiefer Sutherland is scared of lap dogs.

The '24' star recoiled in terror when a fan recently approached him in a Beverly Hills restaurant carrying a tiny Yorkshire Terrier to ask him for an autograph.

A source told the National Enquirer magazine: "When Kiefer jumped the pooch went berserk, growling, yapping and snapping.

"The lady giggled and told him, 'He doesn't bite.'"

Kiefer replied: "I'm sure, but let's not take the chance. I'll give you the autograph, but why don't you and your doggie go back to your table."

The action hero then signed a napkin the woman had brought over and got a waiter to deliver it to her table.

Meanwhile, Kiefer has confessed he sabotaged the release of his own action figure after setting fire to the prototype on a drunken night out.

The toy - modelled on Kiefer's '24' character Jack Bauer - will hit the shops later this year, but would have been out much sooner if the actor hadn't destroyed the original doll during a night out with friends.

Kiefer said: "We took the doll out for a night to have some fun and we'd had some drinks. We sat it on the corner of the table. We started torturing him around 11pm and by 2am we set him on fire in the parking lot.

"We got up the next day and there was just this puddle of wax. His clothes didn't burn, which I thought was pretty cool."

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