Hobo was a shoe eater. The other two just have an underwear fetish. They'll snag it any chance they get. Sanity got mad at me for coming home late the other night and while I was sleeping opened up the closet door and devored my $80 favoritest bra. I couldn't even look at him in the morning, I was so angry.
Awwww, poor puppy. She had such a great time chewing and smelling your favorite bra. She has no idea it was anything to you, it was just a good frustration reliever that smells like you to her. And let me tell you, she had a GREAT time chewing it up.
You can never take this pleasure away from her. Each time she repeats this behavior, she is more likely to seek out an article of your clothing AGAIN to chew. It is like a big wheel turning. If you don't stop it, it will keep grinding on, faster and faster usually.
You know that she already has this tendency, so it's very important for you to keep these things out of her reach whatever it takes.
I was just counseling a client about a similar issue yesterday, and I reminded her just how expensive and heart wrenching gut surgery is. Blockages can kill before you even know they are there as well.
I go for the safe route.
Keep things put away, and use crates or otherwise confine your dog to a safe area when you can't supervise.
I may be right in the same boat with you soon, my pup is 11 mos old and I want to start letting her sleep outside the crate. I've been thinking of that for a couple of months.
So of course a few days ago I walk into the living room to find an ink pen on her bed, all chewed up, and ink everywhere.
Not even the trainer's pups are perfect.
