Appearing on BBC’s Reporting Scotland programme, Ashley recreated the notorious second he destroyed the passport.
A rugby tremendous fan will miss being at Saturday’s World Cup ultimate after her dad’s canine ate a part of her passport.
Ellis McLeod, 26, had spent greater than £2,000 on the journey of a lifetime to Paris along with her dad Kenny.
But per week earlier than the large recreation she was shocked to search out his cocker spaniel, Ashley, had chewed by way of the ID web page of her passport.
With no time to get a substitute, the household will now should accept watching the sport on TV at home.
Ellis, from Dundee, had been taking care of Ashley whereas her dad travelled for work.
But whereas distracted by a piece name of her personal, she let the canine play unsupervised within the subsequent room.
Ellis discovered it was too late to get a brand new passport
Speaking to BBC Radio’s Good Morning Scotland programme, Ellis stated: “I did not actually suppose something of it.
“I really fully forgot my passport was even out to be sincere so I ended the decision and I went by way of to the bed room and located my destroyed passport mendacity on my bed room carpet.
“I could not fairly consider it at first and I assumed it was fairly humorous so I facetimed my dad to point out him what his naughty canine had been as much as. It in a short time dawned on us that we have been alleged to be flying to Paris in per week and it was a bit loopy from that time on.”
With her passport in shreds and Storm Babet raging outdoor leaving them unable to journey to the passport workplace, the household realised their World Cup dream was over.
“I phoned the passport workplace and I defined what had occurred,” Ellis stated. “We’d had Storm Babet and so they stated even when by some miracle you managed to get by way of to Glasgow with the flooding, a passport software takes seven to eight days from that time of the appointment.
“I requested about emergency same-day passports and so they stated they have been just for compassionate or medical journey and – sadly – this does not fall beneath compassionate, though it is very unhappy.”
Saturday’s recreation at Stade de France close to Paris will see New Zealand face South Africa to resolve who would be the first four-time champions.
Image supply, Ellis McLeod
Ellis McLeod and her dad Kenny are each eager rugby followers and sometimes journey collectively to video games
Ellis and her dad are each eager rugby followers and sometimes journey collectively to video games.
She stated he had determined to promote the tickets and be part of her in watching it from their home in Dundee.
“And he owes me a brand new passport,” she added.
Days later, Ellis sadly obtained to see the stays of her passport once more whereas taking Ashley for a walk.
“On Saturday we have been walking across the block and I noticed my passport once more – not in the identical approach I had seen it when it had gone in.
“I despatched my dad an image to cheer up his day simply as Ashley had cheered mine up.
“It was not so nice seeing it once more there. Even if I might salvage it, I do not suppose I’d need to.”
