{"id":2537,"date":"2024-06-25T01:33:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T01:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gtgoodtimes.com\/?p=2537"},"modified":"2024-06-25T01:33:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T01:33:24","slug":"the-family-dog-eats-the-cash-worth-4000-00-on-top-of-the-counter-and-the-owners-got-the-pieces-back-together-the-hard-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtgoodtimes.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/25\/the-family-dog-eats-the-cash-worth-4000-00-on-top-of-the-counter-and-the-owners-got-the-pieces-back-together-the-hard-way\/","title":{"rendered":"The Family Dog Eats the Cash Worth $4,000.00 On Top of the Counter, and the Owners Got the Pieces Back Together the Hard Way"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe dog ate my homework\u201d<\/em> is probably the oldest alibi students use when they go to school unprepared. However, for a couple in Pennsylvania, their dog literally ate more than just homework, and it cost them thousands of dollars – in cash!<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was the most expensive snack! Clayton and Carrie Law<\/strong><\/em> had prepared cash inside an envelope to do a home improvement and left it on top of the counter. Their dog, Cecil<\/strong><\/em>, decided to look for a snack near the counter and chewed on the envelope.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just walked around the house just doing stuff and came back, and then all of a sudden, I walked in on Cecil just standing over a pile of mutilated cash, essentially,\u201d<\/em> Clayton Law laughs.<\/p>\n

The couple said that 7-year-old Cecil never touched anything on the counter before and was usually snuggling up on the couch. Hence, their utter surprise. Clayton says they were stunned.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, this was like pretty shocking,\u201d<\/em> Carrie Law says of the well-behaved Cecil. \u201cIt\u2019s just never been of interest to him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was so out of character that it just didn\u2019t seem real,\u201d<\/em> Clayton said.<\/p>\n

Initially, Cecil seemed fine. However, the couple was awoken in the middle of the night by a sound every dog owner recognized: the gagging of their dog that was about to vomit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you hear that, you immediately just react, so I jumped out of bed and just made sure that he didn\u2019t throw up anywhere. Not great,\u201d<\/em> Clayton said. \u201cAnd then I went to pick it up… and I realized: \u2018There\u2019s a lot of like half-eaten and $100 bills and $50 bills here.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

After that night, the following days had the couple unfortunately sifting through the dog\u2019s droppings. Fortunately, Clayton and Carrie were able to retrieve most of the torn pieces of bills through this unpleasant task. They carefully washed them and taped them back together.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hit this point… of diminishing returns,\u201d<\/em> Clayton said. \u201cWe just kind of called it quits after two or three days.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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They put together as many pieces as they could. They had to have more than 50% of each bill for the bank to be able to replace them. In the end, they succeeded in recovering $3,550.00.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an expensive puzzle,\u201d<\/em> Clayton laughs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bank was \u2018really nice about it,\u2019\u201d<\/em> Carrie said. \u201cThey said it actually happens quite a bit because money just picks up so many scents, especially if it\u2019s used in the food industry. They said it happens all the time. I guess dogs pick up on that \u2014 they have such a good sense of smell \u2014 and something about it just drove him crazy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Their original plan for a home improvement project – a new fence – did not push through. However, the Laws decided to settle for a piece of art: the remaining pieces of money they couldn\u2019t put back together.<\/p>\n

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