Is Your Doodle an Interior Designer?

[Barbie]

Today was my first day back to school since Zeus came home a month ago. He just turned 25 weeks old and other than stealing dish and hand towels from the kitchen countertop, rolling the bathroom in toilet paper, and converting one of the dog beds into a golf course by skillfully engineering a putting hole in the middle of the fabric and foam (while I was in the room next to him), he’s done very well since I granted him parole from puppy prison 2½ weeks ago. So, I decided to leave him “unsecured” again under the supervision of Hercules and off to school I went. While I was gone (less than 4 hours), my little devil darling decided to redecorate the living room. Wasn’t that sweet of him?

Here’s the BEFORE photo:

And here’s the AFTER photo (my visual as I walked in the door):

I can’t say that I’m very fond of his style and technique . . . and neither was Hercules (poor guy had no comfy bed). BTW, in the AFTER pic., Zeus dragged those other two beds from another room. I had them wrapped in old blankets and sheets because one has damaged fabric and the other is the one Zeus made into a golf course. All of the fiberfill wads and piles you see in the pic. came from my dining room chair cushions (not any dog toys). Luckily, my microfiber suede sofas survived without any damage. 

I’d love to see pix of your Decorator Doodle’s work-of-art. Maybe we can compare their masterpiece showrooms and decide which Dood is the most skillful in interior design.

 

UPDATE: Before I left for school today, I put Zeus in a “gated community” right next to the porcelain goddess. I placed his golf course (damaged dog bed) in there for him, along with some toys, installed the baby gate, then moved his crate in front of the gate to prevent him from jumping over the top. He’s outgrown the crate and the bathroom is the only room downstairs with an interior door. So, I tell him he’s a good boy, give him and Hercules a kiss and off to school I went. When I returned home 4 hours later, I was so excited to open the door to my neat and clean home, be greeted by Hercules, and then by Zeus after I released him from the porcelain goddess prison. Well, when I got the door open, visions of sugar plums were not dancing in my head. This is what I saw:

And this is the bathroom from where he escaped. How the heck did he get out of there? The gate was still secured to the door frame!

 

My “designer dog” is certainly living up to his label. Maybe I should change his name to Houdini. Looks like I’ll have to shut the bathroom door next time. I was trying to be nice and let him see out, but my ONE good dining chair cushion was apparently too enticing to him . . . not to mention the largest and most expensive dog bed that only needed a new cover. Argh!

[Barbie]

Yeah, I thought about the double or even triple gate thing, but "genius" over here would likely find some way to get out of that also. So far I've taught him sit, lay down, "Go Potty", "Eat Your Din-Din", "Go Nite-Nite", and "Hello" (paw/hand shake). He's getting the hang of "stay" but I think I need some tips on that one so that I can get him fully trained.

[Mimi Linna, Lilly and Lolly]

this just cracked me up..thanks for sharing...lol  sorry for the $ down the drain...good thing they are cute ..hugs

[Mimi Linna, Lilly and Lolly]

instead of Design Star..they should have Design Doodle

[J and Riley (and Luna)]

Luna "redesigned" her bed a while back.. thankfully the damage was minimal (I just had to put the stuffing back in).  She doesn't get a bed while we're away anymore!  She still has her crate (with comfy blanket she doesn't destroy) and bath mats in the bathroom (strangely also doesn't destroy those).

 

Why destroy her bed?  I have no idea.

 

Maybe you will find solace in the fact that other people have had the same issues:

 

Stuff my pets destroyed (URL has swearing in it)

[Mimi Linna, Lilly and Lolly]

these were cute...loved the training video chewed up.