A Pennsylvania dog may have just had his most expensive snack ever.
Cecil, a Goldendoodle cared for by Clayton and Carrie Law, chose to devour a large chunk of $4,000 in cash that were left on the kitchen counter of his owner’s Pittsburgh home.
The couple had taken out a sizable sum of money from their savings account to pay for the building of a fence, but their big dog—who wasn’t renowned for eating food off the counter—got to it first, according to The Guardian.
“This dog, I swear to God, has never touched anything in his life,” Carrie said to the Pittsburgh City Paper after her dog ate a lot of $50 and $100 notes.
“I was shocked,” Clayton added. “It was so out of character for him. He wouldn’t eat food off a coffee table. I was just in shock because it was very unlike him.”
Cecil grabbed for the money and swallowed a sizable portion of it after it had only been out on the counter for around thirty minutes, Carrie told The Washington Post.
The couple said that as soon as the truth of what had happened set in, they contacted Cecil’s veterinarian to make sure he would be well. After realizing their four-legged friend was in good health, they did not lose heart and literally got their hands dirty in replenishing the original sum.
The pair revealed to the City Paper that over the course of the following three days, Cecil threw up – and excreted – several $50 and $100 notes, which they managed to patch back together. Clayton would gather up the trash and stand at the Laws’ utility sink, organizing the mess as he went. Carrie, instead, would tape the bits of dollars together while attempting to match their serial numbers.
The Laws were able to recoup around $3,500 of the initial $4,000 that Cecil tore up and consumed in this way. The seized money is still in their possession, and they intend to check with the bank to see whether it will be accepted. The latter had informed the pair that they would return the bills as long as they could see the serial numbers on them.
“I never thought I’d be able to say I’ve laundered money, but apparently there’s a first time for everything”, Carrie told The Washington Post.
