This is Copper, he is now 11 months old. I am absolutely convinced beagles are so cute so they live to adulthood - call it nature's protective camouflage - I know you can relate.

Although Copper has eaten an impressive list of things (more on that later),  his housebreaking challenges get him jailed much more often. I cannot understand how a puppy that can sit, down, stay, off, inside, out, drop it, leave it, get it, kennel, high five and otherwise shows signs of superior intelligence, but cannot find the door to ask to go out! And most infuriating is he KNOWS he is not supposed to be peeing in the house, so he runs around everywhere (peeing as he goes) to his kennel where he knows he will be sent anyway as soon as I catch him. At least he's finally stopped using his kennel as his own personal toilet, which gives me hope that there is a slender beam of light on in his head and he'll eventually get it.

That said, since this is "things my dog ate" here we go...In the 6 months we have had Copper he has eaten or otherwise defaced:

1. •one kitchen cupboard
   

2. •one bathroom washstand
   

3. •one leather clog
   

4. •1 1/2 pairs of rubber flip-flops
   

5. •one of my son's favorite crocs
   

6. •5 stuffed toys my son was fond of and
   

7. •all of our older dog's soft toys,
   

8. •two bath towels and one washcloth,
   

9. •one wooden leg of our sofa,
   

10. •several used socks
    

11. •(don't even get me started on the underwear) 
    

12. •cat food - I don't even know how he could reach it
    

13. •and of course the litterbox is full of tasty snacks,
    

14. •the contents of the bathroom wastebasket, one castle sand toy, and a partridge in a pear tree.
    

Okay, so he didn't eat the partridge, but if he could find it I'm sure he would.

What really gets me is that I would swear I was keeping an eye on him most of the time! Oh, well. He IS really cute....