“The dog ate my homework.”
You know the bit. It’s about as cliche as making a volcano for your class science experiment.
So no one should be surprised that we happen to have both in one story. And they said it was gonna be a slow news day!
According to ABC News, 13-year-old Payton Moody’s yellow Labrador, Reggie, had to be rushed to the vet because he actually ate her homework. Specifically, her candy-covered volcano project that was held together by 50 straight pins. Ouch.
Reggie managed to knock Payton’s project off her desk while the family was at a football game and scarfed down the entire thing. After discovering what happened, the family immediately rushed the dog to the vet to undergo emergency surgery to remove the pins and chocolates from his stomach. I think they may have found the remote while they were in there too.
Unfortunately, Payton learned the hard way that the ol’ “dog at my homework” excuse doesn’t work, even when it’s true: She had to redo the whole project.
But this tale does have a happy ending: She got an “A.” Oh, and the dog is fine too.
The rebuild wasn’t easy either. Reggie tried to eat the second version of the project as well. Maybe its time to rethink that whole “dogs are smarter than cats” thing. Also, maybe it’s time to keep your dog away from your pin and chocolate-filled volcano!
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