Target is now 1 1/2yrs old. He has what I'd like to call, selective hearing. He hears things when he wants to. We had picked Target up at 9wks of age. The first couple of days weren't so bad. He didn't chew, dig, shred, demolish, rip, or claw at much of anything. He was more interested in sniffing about & what I'd like to believe -- plotting his plan of action. His crazy antics began when he was just about 4 months of age.

 

    The first incident was the cable coaxle in the wall. He chewed through the entire wire, removing it from the wall. Yes, the wire was 'live', & yes -- the cable guy who repaired the (completely chewed through) wire told me the dog should be dead. It also cost me roughly $150. He lived through something that probably would have brought a normal human to their knees & going to the hospital over. He showed absolutely no signs of harm.

 

    The second incident was duvet cover, which I had now for over 16yrs. This cover had been handed down over generations, and generations. Well my generation was shot to hell & back. Ha! He tore holes the size of softballs, and sometimes big enough where his entire body would poke through. The stuffing was his favorite. He's rip the hole & de-stuff that duvet with such force. I'd walk out of the bedroom one second, & then the next second the duvet fluff would be distributed all over the floor in the bedroom, sprawled out to the living room. This was the death of the beloved duvet, it's fate ended itself in the garbage dump.

 

    My Husband & I has purchased a chair from his Mother's friend, a very nice one cushion high back chair. We had this before Target had arrived in the home. We never knew the chair has wooden arms, that is, until Target showed us. He ripped through the arms of the chair, tearing out the fluff & stuffing, just to expose the wood. Then he gnawed at the wooden arms till his gums bled. I often wondered what he got out of chewing till he bled, but it seemed to never really bother him. Needless to say, the chair also hit the dust. We tossed it soon thereafter.

 

    We then thought we had learned our lesson with Target. We bought what he believed to be indestructible toys -- nylabones, rubber tire chew toys, rope toys, tennis balls on rope, you name it. All of the following toys were labeled indestructible. Whatever! Did they have these items tested? Well, Target proved everyone wrong. Those toys could all be destroyed within hours, & sometimes even minutes. Dependeds on whether he was totally devoted on tearing it to smithereens, or giving himself a break for awhile. We'd also just for fun by those toys with the squeaker in the middle. This toy would be demolished within seconds. Just to get the squeaker. Once this was fulfilled the rest of the toy was left to rot.

 

    We gave gone through the following items being completely destroyed by our lovely Target: wires (all- or any kind you can think of), chairs, table legs, dry wall, window mantels, blinds (oh god the blinds), my sons toys, food dish bowls (now we use the metal ones), bedding (sheets, pillows, covers), couch, plumbing tubes, mail, money, he once swallowed an expensive pair of earrings (yes we got it once he pooped), telephone wires, stuffed animals, figurines, picture frames, beach toys (plastic kind), rugs, bathroom towels, toilet paper, paper towels, salt & pepper shaker, about 4 collars, 2 leashes, 2 harnesses, and so forth. The list truly does keep going, and going, and going. He's the destrutible energizer doggy.

 

    This is only a brief synopsis of what Target the lovely beagle does. Despite all of his mishaps of tearing stuff to shreds, we love him very much & he is a very happy and spoiled little boy. We wouldn't trade or change him for the World. Well, maybe the whole eating stuff he shouldn't, but nevertheless we still love him the way he is. :)