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- Something a pet destroyed, ate, or refused to do this week. Submitted by you.
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The dog ate the sofa. Here’s what to do.
Issue 47 · 5 min read
Morning. Someone wrote in this week to say their beagle deconstructed an armchair down to the frame while they were on a call. We asked a behaviourist why, and the answer wasn’t “he’s bad,” it was “he’s bored in a very specific way.”
“Destructive chewing at 18 months is almost never spite. It’s under-stimulation wearing a costume.”
- Why sofa-chewing spikes around the one-year mark, and what it’s actually telling you
- A vet’s two-minute checklist before you call it a habit
- The $9 toy that actually survives a Labrador
Read the full breakdown below, and send us your worst furniture story — we’re building a wall of shame.
— Priya, Pet Weekly
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