DOESN'T WORK HERE!
We went on business/vacation to FL for almost 2 weeks the end of January. Too many YT's and too expensive to put them into a boarding home and they've always had freedom, only one cage for new puppies. I fenced off one section of our family room to keep them sort of in one area but gave them plenty of room, put down heavy plastic so if they had an accident........etc, etc. Our almost 13 year old granddaughter stopped in every day before and after school, and her dad before bed. Needless to say, I can't even start to describe what all they did to our room. We also had one in heat at the time, but couldn't postpone the trip because of business. So she was caged. On top of the cage, I had some things that they have never bothered, including a big pine cone I brought back from Palm Springs almost 20 years ago. I thought I'd be smart and cover everything with a sheet, very well tucked in. WRONG! That was like an invitation to explore. They chewed up the pine cone, they found some other things that probably should have been moved but the day before we left, I wasn't able to stand up without the room spinning and spent the day resting. Our granddaughter called me almost everyday while we were gone with something new they had done or gotten into! One day Reggie jumped over the fence, then jumped over the gate into the kitchen, got up on the counter top and knocked off some things I had used getting my dolls ready for the show. One day they got a whole roll of paper towels that Emilee had used to clean up. They proceeded to carpet the room with them. By then end of the second week, our granddaughter decided she no longer wanted to be a vet! We drove and didn't get home until 9pm. I was up until 2 cleaning up the room. Then I slept on the couch with all of them piled on top of me so they knew I was home to stay. They don't do these things when we're here. They are told no. But go away, even if for 10 minutes, and it's like their way of punishing us for leaving them alone. There's lots more, but it would take a book. So, good luck to you! Keep the dog, get rid of guy. Sounds like it's going to end up being one or the other.
