Dog v God

A rug in a US sheriff's office mistakenly reading 'in dog we trust'

The BBC reports on a mix up over the words adorning a rug in a US sheriff's office in Florida and while I can see why it could well become a 'collector's item, I think they should have just left the old in place especially as it took two months for anyone to notice the difference. 

'In dog we trust' misprint on US sheriff's office rug

It took two months for the error at the Florida office to be spotted

A rug has been removed from a sheriff's office in Florida after it was noticed that it read "in dog we trust" instead of "in God we trust".

The $500 (£329) mat lay at the entrance to the office in Pinellas County for two months before someone noticed, a spokeswoman said.

The error was made by the rug's manufacturer and is being corrected.

But there have been several offers to buy the misprinted rug on the office's Facebook page.

"I'd buy or donate to a charity to get one," wrote one user.

"I'm a great dog person and really find that a rug like that would be wonderful for my dogs to have for beds," wrote another.

The Pinellas County office is yet to respond to the offers. The rug was put away on Wednesday after a deputy spotted the mistake.

"In God we trust" was adopted as the national motto of the US in 1956. It is also the official motto of Florida.
The error, made by the rug's manufacturer, is being corrected

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