The dog ate my Aston Martin

A 42-year-old Brit gave his dog away after the border collie-spaniel mix chewed the fiberglass fender of his Aston Martin DB9 Volante while he was away from home, the Daily Mail reports.

Royston Grimstead, from Somerset, England, told the Mail he was already contemplating giving his dog, Luce, away because she didn't get along with his other dog. Then he came home to find $4,800 in damage to his Aston.

>See pictures of the actual dog-damaged Aston Martin at the Daily Mail

“I came home and saw her covered in white stuff and I thought she got a bird and it was feathers,” Grimstead told the Mail. “But it was the fiberglass from the car. She had chewed out a huge chunk. I just laughed. I mean, what else could I do? I'm not a crier, and she knew she had done something wrong because she had this guilty look on her face”

He also told the Mail he thought Luce heard him talking about giving her away, and maybe that's why she did it.

The Mail contacted an expert who said that some dogs have issues with being left alone, and will chew door frames and cabinets. We're sure that made Grimstead feel better: “Your dog had issues.”

Grimstead had the dog for three years, and said that Luce never chewed any of his other things. He also admitted to the Mail that he may have hid what she did from the saints who took this pooch.

“I didn't tell the new owners what she had done. I expect when they hear, I'll find Luce right back on my doorstep.”

By Jake Lingeman