It’s history’s oldest excuse for missing homework for good reason. A pair of peckish pups in the Philippines were caught in the act: eating their human brother’s homework. In a clip captured ...

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.

My dog went on my homework is one excuse that's used in a popular book from 1965 that's called "Up the Down Staircase." SIMON: This is Bel Kaufman's novel about a New York City high school. Right.

The oldest excuse in the book is true — dogs really do eat homework! Last month, a family in the Philippines was shocked to discover that their two dogs, Sam and Mayor, crept into the living ...

The first instance of a dog eating homework, meanwhile, appeared in a 1929 article published in The Manchester Guardian by retiring headmaster James Bewsher who quipped: "It is a long time since I ...

After laundering the money and carefully piecing it back together, they recovered 3,550. So, maybe it is true that dogs can eat homework. CAPS is seeking board members. We need energetic, enthusiastic ...