[judel]

Did you all read about this? I would have posted it in the news section, but it looks like that's automated! Can you imagine your pet doing this? OMG!

MENOMONIE, Wis. - Debbie Hulleman's dog Pepper has been known to gnaw on lipstick, munch on shampoo bottles and chew on toothpaste. But Pepper got Hulleman into a real mess after gobbling nearly $750.

"This is probably the worst," Hulleman said Thursday, recalling how she poked through vomit and dog piles left in the yard to recover the cash.

Hulleman had asked her mother in Oakdale, Minn., to take care of Pepper and Zach, the family's other dog last month while she and husband went on vacation.

Pepper, an 8-year-old black Labrador-German shorthair, got into a purse belonging to her mother's friend and chewed the cash from an envelope.

Hulleman's mother recovered some of the money that Pepper spit out, thinking she had it all. But when Hulleman returned from the trip and went to clean up her dogs' mess outside, she noticed a $50 bill hanging from one pile.

The chore of sorting through dog feces netted about $400, the 50-year-old dog lover said. Between that and other bills that Pepper had either vomited or simply chewed on, the family recovered $647.

"We have a $100 bill that can't be recovered because you need three-fourths of a bill and it is only half of a bill," Hulleman said.

The family swapped the soiled money for fresh currency at a bank.

"It wasn't that bad. I soaked it and strained it and rinsed it. I just kept rinsing it and rinsing it. I had rubber gloves on of course," Hulleman said.

"Everyone said, 'I can't believe you did that.' Well, for $400, yeah, I would do that," she said.

Family searches feces of cash-eating dog - Yahoo! News

[Aliciane]

What a funny story but I am sorry for the cash loss. I remember the heart attack I nearly had when my dog ate my engagement ring....

[mtjam]

I would have died if that was my money! It's awesome that they were at least able to recover $647; they got lucky there.

[AJH]

That would have been devastating! I would be pretty upset!

[hazephase]

In that case I would always keep money away from my pets , I would not like to do any washing with some dog shit . Most people would have lost there mind with this one .

[attagirl]

What is causing the pet to eat everything like that. I would do some training as this is not normal and there could be other issues with the pet. Have you seen a vet about your dogs weird cravings.

[BostonIndy]

lol now I know why I keep everything on a higher level. I understand with a larger dog like that it would be difficult, but my little guy can only reach the coffee table.

[ladycat]

I once had a cat who would steal money if she could find it and she would hide it. Once a guest laid his wallet down and he caught her stealing his money!

[designspl]

Ouch glad she managed to recover as much as she did. With myself I doubt if I would even attempt to dig through the piles. But sounds like the dog will need some training soon because it's not good for it to be doing all of that.