http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFiMSMM3pdw&feature=related

oh dear, i wonder how long they had been left alone for,

yep, that looks like my house when i get home.
and tess you will be surprised how quickly danes can wreak that sort of havoc. i can pop to the corner shop and they punish me in a matter of minutes

Well IMO they should not havebeen allowed to roam the house, they must have done that before.

its up to the owner really. i wouldnt consider confining mine to one room.

Well yes and would not be my choice to have my house ripped apart. if other people dont care thats their choice.

i think you have to be aware that it might happen, especially with a breed our size as the damage mine will do is so much more to what a yorkie would do for example.
i have been through 3 sofas in four years, and yes thats my choice. i dont consider that to be a good or bad choice, its just a choice i have made.  :)

> i have been through 3 sofas in four years

I can imagine how quick that sort of damage can happen. Buster shredded the Argos book into little pieces, in under 5 mins, it was everywhere (I was in the next room and I didn't hear a thing), as he's the only dog he doesn't have a buddy to egg him on to do more, thankfully :)

I couldnt get the video to load and play. Why?

Jean

it could be your broadband connection being too slow Jean or too many people looking at the same video causing a high bandwidth, try another video from the site and if that is the same I would suggest that maybe your problem!

Also make sure all your flash players etc are up to date

It is not just the risk of damage to possessions though there is the obvious dangers to the dog of ingesting dangerous substances or electrical wiring etc.  I notice the dogs in the clip had managed to cut themselves on something.

apart from fixtures and fittings my house is "dog proof" BUT you cannot guarantee everything you can try as much as you can but big dogs being big dogs they will destroy. i work part time and usually they are fine when i get home, if i then decide to pop to the corner shop no more than 2 minutes away they will find SOMETHING. ANYTHING.

I once bought a quite expensive book on dog training full of colour photo's.  I came home from work busting for the loo and left the book on the sofa while I dashed off.  When I came back a couple of minutes later the book was completely shredded.  It was quite out of character for my boys so I guess they didn't like the subject matter.

well i would be devastated if i came home and saw that my dog had done half of the damage that those 2 dogs had done to my home.

Goodness, had these been my dogs I'd be hiding my head in shame - sure as hang not videoing the evidence for all and sundry to watch on u-tube

I've had the odd chewed newspaper, slipper and toilet roll ( :-o ) but never anything like that.  I want my dogs to be able to be left for short or occasionally longer periods without any damage done to furnishings, belongings or the fabric of the building  

Apart from the cost to replace things, I want to be able to visit and stay over with family, friends and in hotels and taking them with me and although my dogs wouldn't be left unattended in any of those places they may not always be under close supervision so have to learn what's OK and what's no way.

> toilet roll ( :-o )

hehehe reminded me of my boy as a pup. left him with run of living room, hall and bedroom, closed kitchen and spare room door. popped out for 2 hours, came back,walked in front door, and silence! i was immediately terrified as my boy ALWAYS is at front door as im sure most of your dogs are, anyway,starts running around house trying to see where he is, eventually found him in spare room (OH hadnt shut door properly ), he had shut the door behind him and was confined. I walked in and it looked as though it had been snowing. the boy had got into my storage cupboard, found a brand new pack of 18 toilet rolls and proceeded to SHRED every single one.....into tiny tiny pieces. thats a lot of paper. he looked thoroughly pleased with himself :)

>Well yes and would not be my choice to have my house ripped apart. if other people dont care thats their choice.

Not sure if you all had sound on, but I think I heard the man say that "someone" (the wife!) didn't put the gate up all the way.

Won't forget next time eh

oh dear for that kind of damage the dogs must have been extremely bored and frustrated! Bless them need a good walk probably.

> popped out for 2 hours, came back,walked in front door, and silence! i was immediately terrified as my boy ALWAYS is at front door

I remember about 8 years ago, when I had been suffering from stress, and losing my hair quite badly.  My Bearded Collie, 2 at the time, didn't greet me when I walked in the house.  I had forgotten to close the living room door, and wondered if she had broken rules and wandered upstairs.

I raced upstairs, peered round the bedroom door,,,  to find her laid on my bed sucking one of my wigs!  :-0

<<I'd be hiding my head in shame - sure as hang not videoing the evidence for all and sundry to watch on u-tube>>

Actually I think these people have done this breed and dogs in general a favour: a very clear message to prospective owners that says give your dogs enough exercise, mental stimulation and training or accept the consequences! If it stops even one person from getting a dog (let alone two), who admires the breed but isn't able to keep on top of these three things then that has to be a good thing. At least these people had the grace and humour to accept that it was their fault--there are others who might have really punished or hurt the dogs. Lots of pets must end up at the dog pound this way.

i have to say i found the video amusing but if this was my WALL or TABLE id be very upset lol.
thing is though you only have yourself to blame,i dnt think that all chewers are to blame for lack of walking,some dogs just chew for teething some chew because of seperation anxiety(i had one).
its also your fault every time though,i can honestly say as much as ive been peeved at finding even something little chewed ive done no more than walk in ignore dogs and let them outside for toilet while i clean the mess.
my girlie became terribly attached to me at one point and it took a very long time to make her feel comfortable again with me not around,i came home one day to find kennel club registraition certificates chewed that i had re sent off.
i dont belive in shouting at them it doesnt work.lolThey would do it again they still love you and all your doing is releasing frustration.(as much as id like to mangle them lol lol lol)

i think this video shows people what can happen if you dont pay attention to your dogs full needs.
we've all had it!
otherwise how do we learn????

owners fault definately and to be fair most of the damage looked like a shredded newspaper

I like the cat on the window sill in the third room, makes you wonder what it was thinking! The problem with a big breed is everything is accessible, I mean the table is just chewing height.

Well you never know - the cat might have done it :) !