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Dog Eats Passport, Cancels Wisconsin Boy’s Trip To Peru

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.”

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  • http://www.militaryspousesconnect.blogspot.com/ armywife65

    What I would have done, was told my kid, lets find out, first, if they will take it.
    His parents should of thought of that. He's a kid, not enough life experience for the what if's

  • http://www.dogmad.com/ dog gift

    If his folks took out travel insurance it would pay them to pay up – the PR they'd get would be priceless!

  • http://www.militaryspousesconnect.blogspot.com/ armywife65

    What I would have done, was told my kid, lets find out, first, if they will take it.
    His parents should of thought of that. He's a kid, not enough life experience for the what if's

  • http://www.dogmad.com/ dog gift

    If his folks took out travel insurance it would pay them to pay up – the PR they'd get would be priceless!

Jun 30, 2009Comments: 4