You've heard (or maybe used) the excuse of "my dog ate my homework." Well, here's a new twist on that theme: my puppy drove my car into the pond. John Costello from Boston claims that he had taken his 3-month-old German shepherd for a walk abound Bolivar Pond in Canton, Massachusetts and started it up so he could drive it home. Apparently that's when the puppy took over. Costello told a local news station, "The dog just jumped into the car and hit the gear shift ... when she slammed it into drive she fell on top of the gas pedal. The car went for a swim. We all did."

Canton Police Officer Robert Quirk said the car was totaled after being completely submerged in the pond, but the dog and owner escaped unharmed. "The perp says she was just going with the flow of traffic," Quirk said in a Twitter post showing a picture of the puppy.

Possible Preaching Angle:

At some point we all have stop blaming other people or puppies and start "owning" our own issues.