YEP ! Had that shredding problem too with Remy ,I sprayed the pee pad with that bitter apple spray and that stopped the problem. I had to do it again at about one week intervals to make sure she didnt start tearing them up again.I finally stopped putting pads down when she was about six months old and started her on a schedual of going outside every three hours. Remy is almost nine months old now and has only had a couple of accidents in the house.