Updated Wednesday, July 1, 2009 10:42 am TWN, AP

Dog-eaten passport cancels U.S. boy's trip to Peru

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin -- 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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