Builder gives his dog away - because she ATE the outside of his £80,000 Aston Martin

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Builder gives his dog away - because she ATE the outside of his £80,000 Aston Martin

Royston Grimstead re-homed Luce (right) after she ate part of his prized car. (SWNS)

A builder decided to re-home his dog - after the mischievous pet chewed through part of his £80,000 Aston Martin.

Royston Grimstead, 42, came home to find that border collie spaniel cross Luce had gnawed at the fibreglass wheel arch of his luxury motor.

Mr Grimstead saw that his four-year-old pet ‘was covered in white stuff’ so gave her away the very next day - after claiming Luce also didn’t get on with his other dog.

The impatient pet owner, from Chedzoy, Somerset, said: ‘She had chewed out a huge chunk. I just laughed. I mean, what else could I do?

'I came home and saw her covered in white stuff and I thought she had got a bird and it was feathers - but it was the fibreglass from the car.

'I'm not a crier and she knew she had done something wrong because she had this guilty look on her face.'

Divorced Mr Grimstead, from Chedzoy, Somerset, got Luce three years ago, and claimed she had never snacked on any of his possessions before she chewed on his car last Wednesday.

He justified giving away the border collie by stating that Luce does not get on with his other dog, a 10-year-old border collie called Jess.

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Mr Grimstead gave Luce away by putting an advert on a dog rehoming website last week. Her new owners also live in Somerset.

He added that he was already considering re-homing her before she chewed at his vehicle - which he described as 'the final straw'.

It's fiberglass - how important could it be?

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[phillygirl]

I love the term "rehome".

[Celeste Chalfonte]

First off, I wouldn't pay over $130K for a damned car if I had more money than I knew what to do with. So the dog should've given HIM away as a bad case of STOOPID.

Now, if it has never chewed anything before, there's something way off about this story. Dogs that chew eat your furniture, your shoes, the tires off your boat trailer (yes, my cousin had one that did that). They don't just suddenly pick your expensive ride to use as a chewtoy. And then, WTF was the dog doing out in the driveway alone? Or was she maybe LOCKED IN THE GARAGE FOR HOURS????????????

[scott]

First off, I wouldn't pay over $130K for a damned car if I had more money than I knew what to do with. So the dog should've given HIM away as a bad case of STOOPID.

Now, if it has never chewed anything before, there's something way off about this story. Dogs that chew eat your furniture, your shoes, the tires off your boat trailer (yes, my cousin had one that did that). They don't just suddenly pick your expensive ride to use as a chewtoy. And then, WTF was the dog doing out in the driveway alone? Or was she maybe LOCKED IN THE GARAGE FOR HOURS????????????

My dog chewed some fiberglass on my RV. It was in the front driveway and she got out of the back yard.

[Gingersnap]

I love the term "rehome".

That term started as a legit description in rescue. The money you pay for any real rescue dog goes to defray (not cover) expenses involved in vet services, food, travel expenses, etc.

Now I see this term used as euphemism for "sale". Instead of 'dog for sale' ads you see ads for dogs who require a 'rehoming fee'.

I have even seen breeders use this terminology. It's nuts.

[Adam]

First off, I wouldn't pay over $130K for a damned car if I had more money than I knew what to do with. So the dog should've given HIM away as a bad case of STOOPID.

Now, if it has never chewed anything before, there's something way off about this story. Dogs that chew eat your furniture, your shoes, the tires off your boat trailer (yes, my cousin had one that did that). They don't just suddenly pick your expensive ride to use as a chewtoy. And then, WTF was the dog doing out in the driveway alone? Or was she maybe LOCKED IN THE GARAGE FOR HOURS????????????

Erm....

When I was growing up, Rosie was in the driveway by himself all the time. Same goes for the front yard, the back yard, sometimes the neighbors' yards... That a dog is on his own outside is hardly strange or unusual. He also spent lots of time locked in the garage. He didn't mind it a bit.