This is my Marley

If you have read Marley and Me, and are an owner of a dog that misbehaves, I think you will be able to relate to this most recent behavior upset we encountered with our dog. This is our version of Marley but, his name is Lincoln. Lincoln is our one and a half year old golden retriever. He can be very destructive when he wants to be. The picture above is when Lincoln is on his best behavior. Lincoln misbehaves when we are not home (we believe it is because he is bored and has nothing better to do).

When he was about 8 months old my husband and I thought Lincoln could handle being in the kitchen alone while we were away at work. Low and behold we were WRONG! If you look closely you can see in the picture below that Lincoln had decided to chew on our cabinets. Larry and I were not happy. We have only been in our home 3 years. He did not only chew on the cabinets but, the base molding, corner round molding, and the corners of certain walls in the kitchen.

After the first chewing episode with Lincoln we thought it would be best that he go back into his cage for awhile. We didn't want him destroying anything else in the kitchen. So for the next couple of months Lincoln had to spend the days while we were at work back in his cage. So, in December we decided to give him a little more freedom, again. We want to be able to have Lincoln have to run of the house; however, without damaging it. This will not be the case any time soon.

This next photo is his most recent damage to the house. What can I say except Lincoln loves the taste of drywall. This just happened on Thursday. Needless to say he has not grown out of chewing on the wall. Lets just say the kitchen area is going to be the only area he will be allow to roam in when we are not home.

A little more time grinding his teeth against the drywall he would have gone all the way through.