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!

[Angie, Hudson and Lily]

I can just see him doing all of that with a big Doodle smile on his face! It looks like he had a great time while you were gone!

[Donna K & Quincy]

A true case of while the cat's away the mice will play. Hey maybe it was mice and not Zeus, I think that should be his defense.

[Barbie]

LOL! The mouse defense - kinda reminds me of the Twinkie defense that was once actually used in California (the defendant was on a sugar-high and wasn't in the right frame of mind when he commited two murders).

[Camilla and Darwin]

Wow, what an eclectic style! Darwin is more into subtle touches. You know, he leaves everything in place but sprinkles some decor every here and there.

 

[Kathy, Harley & Roxie]

Harley and Darwin must have tutored under the same designer.  lol

[Katie, John & Parker pup]

lol!!! I love this..he looks so guilty!

[Melody & Bruin]

love this pic...looking so cute & innocent

[Barbie]

Ha-ha, Darwin has "puddin' face"! So cute! Oh my, that's what my toilet paper looked like when Zeus was done with it. They should be more conservative and only use what they need.

[Becka]

I love this picture! He looks like he is really waiting for your honest opinion on his work!

[Susan Blacharczyk]

WOW,  We leave our two doodles Ebby 21 months and Nelson 14 months old and they have never (knock on wood) done anything like that.  They have really not even torn anything up besides their own stuff like toys.  I think they know their mama would shame them to death.  Guess they see and hear me rant on the kids and they dont want to listen to me for they cant say shut the hello up.  lol   Nelson likes to drag my daughters panties out in the back yard and he steels socks he can sniff them out takes them off the tops of dressers and the dryer. He loves to drag stuff outside we litterly have to clean up the yard everyday.  

[Barbie]

Ha-ha, that reminds me of Hercules when he was a puppy. I still have yet to figure out where my TV remote control went. I searched the entire backyard, and while out there, another mystery evolved when I found a raw dead fish laying on the ground - yah, inside a 6-ft. tall wood-paneled fence. Hmm...

[Cindy M, Zachary & the Frenchies]

My 3 adult dogs (not doodles) range in age from almost 7 to 3. I would only trust one of them loose in the house when I'm gone. They have a "dog" room (or their bedroom) that they stay in when I am good. It has toys and  a couple of blankets - no furniture!! The best Zach can hope ffor is moving from the crate to the dog room when he gets older!