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MENOMONIE, Wis. (AP) - 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


i wouldn't put the dog to sleep . but i sure make sure it was caged or chained up .as not to be able to do anything like this again .

http://apnews.excite.com/article/200...D8QG1KEO0.html

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oblongmelon

Awww poor dog..he needed some chew toys! they should have spent five bucks and bought him one before he went nuts and ate everything in sight. I wouldn't dig through poo for any thing though..no thanks. I did too much of that when I was still working in the hospital..

Napoleon54

Meh, it's just poo. I'd certainly recover the money... not 'cause I really care about the money THAT much, but because I don't care about the poo. I'd have scooped it into a colander and rinsed away the big chunks with a garden nose, then put the bills in a mesh bag and run 'em through the washing machine a few times. Should be good as new.

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1boogie

I would need a gas mask, very thick gloves and a lot of water.

I would try and recover as much money as possible

RIVERWIDOW

Exactly, I'm not proud. Thats what soap and water are for. And I am certainly not rich enough that I would kiss off $750 just because it came wrapped in a little dog sh*t. Plus ,it couldn't be any worse that the diapers I changed when my oldest son had salmonella. Those were disgusting beyond bellief.

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wait, if he chewed it, wont the bills brake apart? this is kinda weird, unless he just swallowed it whole, then i would make more sense as far as there being whole dollar bills in his poop, my wiener dog ate a 5 dollar bill and it dint come out in one piece,

pics or it dint happen

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zippyjuan

They had pictures of it on the news. If you can get enough pieces of a bill (at least half and hopefully a serial number) you can get the bills replaced.

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funny stuff
i changed diapers for almost 3 years at work and for two more years later with my son very rarely did i find money in them <and what i did find i couldnt keep>
the confused elderly will hide almost anything in their briefs

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oblongmelon

omg how did he get salmonella???

TofuNinja

I agree, doggy needed a Kong or something

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I thought this was a "hit for hire" thread... oh well.

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uncledaddy

Fortunately for this elderly woman dogs don't chew as people do..couple bites then swallow. And I believe you need about 2/3 of a bill to exchange. Wonder if the owner reimbursed the rest?

uncledaddy

Funny...