Mist is 20 months now and from the beginning she has been destructive. She stayed at the farm longer than Pip, he was 7 weeks when we got him, she was 10 weeks. They lived in the the stalls in the barn with straw for bedding. Pip was very easy to house train, Mist not so, we still come down to a mess every morning. Their last toilet is 10.30pm and their first is 7am during the week and 8am at weekends.
At first they had a large travel cage each to sleep in. Pip loved his cage and would go in when we were eating or he wanted peace from wwe Evie and Josh. Mist ripped hers, then Pips, so we got an extra large (Great Dane size) metal one, she destroyed the plastic base within a week, 2 soft beds, 4 huge cushions, bedding plus every soft toy she could find. We bought one with a metal base for her, she ate her bedding, 2 walls, a curtain, a towel and socks she pulled in, Pips teddy
and 2 plastic beds. They have a cage each. We don't use the cages for punishment, they're for sleeping in at night, going in when we're eating or go out and 'their space' when the children are round. They have water and biscuits when we go out and we never leave them for more than 3hrs, strangely Mist doesn't mess when we're out, she did however eat the gear stick top when she and Pip ware left in the car while we went in a pet shop to get dog biscuits, she's never left in the car now.
I've had a destructive dog before, it ate through a wall and letter box but when I got a friend for her she was fine.
Both dogs are very, very affectionate, they think they're lap dogs. They get on well with our cats especially the kittens, they get cleaned regularly by the dogs and are often found curled up with them, our 2 older cats snarl, hiss and strike out but the dogs never react. We would not be without Mist, it would just be nice to get up to a clean, undamaged cage. Anyone have any ideas?