Govt reimburses man for 'mutt-ilated' currency.

Govt reimburses man's 'mutt-ilated' currency

HELENA, Mont. -- A Montana man who painstakingly gathered and reassembled parts of five $100 bills eaten by his 12-year-old golden retriever has been reimbursed by the U.S. Treasury for the ''mutt-ilated'' currency.

Wayne Klinkel of Helena received a $500 check on Monday.

''It was great to get the check after all the c__p I went through,'' Klinkel, a graphic artist at the newspaper, joked.

Sundance, downed all but half of one of the bills in December. Sundance, a rescue from a Wyoming animal shelter, snacked on the cash left in the family vehicle while Klinkel and his wife ate at a...