In another thread I talked about our new dog having chewed a hole in a section of carpeting in the living room. It's pretty hard to miss, as it's right there when you walk in the front door.
Yesterday the dog started on another area in the carpet, maybe two feet away. I caught her before she could do much damage. I gated her in the kitchen.
Prior to this, she'd knocked over a tall vase and broke it, tore up some potted plants, and did some other things that weren't as serious as the carpet.
Today I kept her in my office. Things were okay until about two hours ago. I heard some noise, looked over, and saw that she'd started chewing the window sill (our windows are floor to ceiling, so she could chew while lying down).
My wife just got home, asked how the dog had been, and I showed her the window sill. I said that it wasn't a big deal, but if the dog kept damaging things, the costs were going to add up.
Right away she said that she'd take the dog back to the pound tomorrow. She didn't say it in a "the dog is uncontrollable, we have to take it back" voice. She said it in a "if you're going to complain, I'm going to take the dog back, and then gripe about it for twenty years" voice.
I love marriage. If given a choice, I'd keep the dog and take my wife to the pound.
