The age-old excuse "a dog ate my homework" really came true, or so claimed one unfortunate teacher. Getty Images/iStockphoto Would you look at that: The dog really did eat their homework. A teacher ...

Dear reader, it astonished me when I read about Cecil, the well-behaved dog who ate $4,000. I know all about counter surfing because our Lab, Baby, was famous for snatching anything edible we left ...

I've known children who frittered away their time and told the teacher that the dog ate their homework. Any teacher or parent would know that the dog was not the problem, but rather that the child did ...