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‘This is Cecil. He has never done anything bad in his life until he ate $4,000.’
Quote:Clayton intrepidly donned a mask and gloves, grabbed a bunch of plastic bags and accompanied Cecil on his backyard rounds over the next two days as the dog relieved himself.
He and Carrie then sifted through the dog’s droppings and washed the torn bits of bills with dish soap in a utility sink.
She and Clayton were able to retrieve about $1,800 from Cecil’s backyard deposits, boosting their total to $3,550.
Carrie said she plans to send the washed remnants they couldn’t piece together to the Treasury Department, in the hope they might get some of it back.
If not, the Laws said it’s the price they must pay for a family story they can pass down to their son.
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