EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin teenager using a classic excuse for evading schoolwork missed a class trip to Peru despite his tale being true: The dog ate his passport.Officials at Chicago's O'Hare airport told 17-year-old Jon Meier the chewed-on document was fine, but authorities in Miami rejected it and wouldn't let him board the southbound aircraft.
His family's 1-year-old golden retriever, Sunshine, chewed a corner of the document, obscuring some numbers. Meier couldn't get another passport in time to join the trip with his Spanish class from Eau Claire North High School. The 12-day trip ended Monday.
Meier says he can't blame anyone, not even Sunshine: "I love her too much."
I feel really lucky to have found so many dog related stories on my journey through the wire services today. But what's with everyone blaming their dog for everything? (See next post) I can understand blaming your dog for making you sleep in, or for making you talk like a lunatic, but for destroying your belongings? Come on. Take a little responsibility for yourselves, fellow dog owners. If you left your passport on the ground, you deserve to have it chewed up. I hear they are quite tasty, actually.
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