“Destruct-o-dog strikes again”, that is what my husband says when our dog Abbey misbehaves. She is a typical destructive chewing year and a half old beagle. She's so cute though as everyone says and my husband's response to that is you just don't know her. I agree with the other person who said they look cute in order to survive. Since we adopted her from a shelter when she was just a puppy she's destroyed numerous items.

We or I at least think and am hoping it's just going to be a puppy/young dog stage thing that she'll grow out of but so far no luck. Sometimes I wonder if it's separation anxiety or boredom. We started out keeping her kenneled when we weren't home and she shredded blankets and towels we put in there with her. So, we stopped putting those in with her.

When she got a bit older we tried leaving her loose in the house for short periods of time. However that stopped when we came home one time to find she had chewed a hole in the blinds and pulled a section down.

Well anyways, here's the list of things our Abbey has chewed on or destroyed:

1. •1 slipper
   

2. •2 blankets
   

3. •3 towels
   

4. •1 lawn watering tractor
   

5. •1 lawn tractor ramp
   

6. •1 rose bush
   

7. •1 butterfly bush
   

8. •1 asian lily
   

9. •1 sock
   

10. •1 pair of underwear
    

11. •1 bra
    

12. •1 USB cable
    

13. •trash
    

14. •2 deck corners
    

15. •organic fertilizer
    

16. •2 living room blinds
    

17. •1 leash
    

18. •1 harness
    

19. •2 throw rugs
    

20. •1 laundry basket lid
    

21. •3 outdoor solar lights
    

22. •june bugs
    

23. •lightning bugs
    

24. •worms
    

25. •crickets
    

26. •cat poop
    

27. •cat food
    

28. •birdseed
    

29. •1 Christmas tree skirt
    

30. •and numerous stuffed and supposed indestructible dog toys
    

We love our Abbey but it definitely requires a lot of patience.