A naughty dog destroyed a sofa and chewed through his wire crate while his owner was at work.
Vickie Shelton, 51, of Benton, Tennessee, came home on 24 April to find her sofa destroyed and her living room covered in piles of white stuffing.
Initially believing she had been robbed, it was only when she saw rescue dog Bo wagging his tail in the middle of the destruction that she realized he was responsible.
The following day she put Bo in a crate in a spare bedroom to keep him out of trouble, but came home to find he had chewed through the wire and broken down part of the door.
Busted! Vickie Shelton, 51, of Benton, Tennessee, came home on 24 April to find her sofa destroyed and her living room covered in piles of white stuffing
Destruction: Initially believing she had been robbed, it was only when she saw rescue dog Bo wagging his tail in the middle of the destruction that she realized he was responsible
Determined: The following day she put Bo in a crate in a spare bedroom to keep him out of trouble, but came home to find he had chewed through the wire and broken down the door
By her side: A vet diagnosed Bo, who was found dumped in a cardboard box in a supermarket car park, with severe separation anxiety. Pictured, Vickie with her rescue dog
‘We’d only had the couch for four months when it all happened,’ she explained. ‘Bo sleeps on the couch a lot, that is definitely his domain. He loves it.
‘I was at work, and I was getting alerts from my pet camera that something was happening, but I thought it was just Bo being Bo. Never in a million years did I think he was destroying my couch.
‘I got home that afternoon and the dogs were greeting me at the door. I took a few steps inside and started seeing this white fluff everywhere.
‘Once I got to the living room, that’s when I saw the couch. My first thought was that I had been robbed and vandalised.
‘But then I saw the TV on the wall, and I thought, “well why would they tear the couch up and leave the TV?”
‘Bo then sits down in the middle of the mess, wagging his tail. He was very happy with himself. That’s when it all clicked. I couldn’t believe it.
King of his castle: Bo on the sofa with a cover on, before it was destroyed
Destroyed: Vickie came home to find her new sofa had been totally ruined by her dog
Who, me? Vickie found Bo playing in the stuffing and said he looked proud of himself. Pictured right, Bo sleeping on the sofa he destroyed
Getting better: Bo has been prescribed anti-anxiety medication and is behaving better
‘It took over two hours to clean it all up, and there were six huge plastic bags full of fluff.’
The next morning, HR worker Vickie put Bo in her son’s room in a crate before she went to work in the hope of avoiding a repeat of the day’s events.
She said: ‘I put the crate in my son’s bedroom and closed the door.
‘I turned on the TV with calming sounds, put on the fans, put his toys in with him. I thought he’s going to have a good day.
‘When I came home from work, there he was at the door. I thought “oh no, this cannot be good”.
Playful: Bo leaning over the back of the sofa before his stuffing-ripping rampage
The crate escape! Bo pulled apart the wires on his crate when he was shut away
No match for Bo! The dog used his strength to break down the bedroom door and escape
‘There was a massive hole in my son’s door, and he had chewed his way through the crate.
‘I panicked because I thought he had cut his mouth to pieces, so I took him to the vet. But he was totally fine.’
Photos of Bo’s antics went viral after Vickie shared photos and a video online.
A vet diagnosed Bo, who was found dumped in a cardboard box in a supermarket car park, with severe separation anxiety.
Bo has since been put on a low dose of an anti-anxiety medication and his behavior has improved.
Vickie added: ‘Bo was an unexpected gift, but it was just meant to be. I couldn’t imagine life without him. He has definitely got his own unique personality and I wouldn’t trade him for the world.’
‘An unexpected gift’: Vickie said she wouldn’t change Bo’s ‘unique’ personality ‘for the world’