Bodie only gets about 1-2 hours a day to be free in the house. And only when we're around to watch/play with him.
At night he sleeps in a crate in our bedroom. He then goes into his dog run outside during the day. When we get home from work it's walk and play time. He then goes back into the dog run so we can all eat dinner. After dinner he gets his 1-2 hours of family time in the house. After which time he goes into a portable pen in our living room. This allows him to be with us in the evenings but not running free. He usually just lies down and chews on toys or sleeps. Then it's a final potty run and into the crate for the night.
So you see we don't give him all that free time to get into trouble. He gets lots of attention and love but doesn't have to be loose to get that. I would recommend incorporating some structure with him so he's not free like that. There really is no other option other then replace items he destroys.
At night he sleeps in a crate in our bedroom. He then goes into his dog run outside during the day. When we get home from work it's walk and play time. He then goes back into the dog run so we can all eat dinner. After dinner he gets his 1-2 hours of family time in the house. After which time he goes into a portable pen in our living room. This allows him to be with us in the evenings but not running free. He usually just lies down and chews on toys or sleeps. Then it's a final potty run and into the crate for the night.
So you see we don't give him all that free time to get into trouble. He gets lots of attention and love but doesn't have to be loose to get that. I would recommend incorporating some structure with him so he's not free like that. There really is no other option other then replace items he destroys.
