We had a lot of yard work to get done so we decided that she's been so good lately that we both went outside to do our chores (lawn mowing, twig and branch collection, etc.) and we opened the front door keeping the glass door closed so she could sit and watch. Previously, she had passed my 45 minute test where I planted bulbs in the front yard and let her sit and watch me and she was perfect. There was only a little whining but overall it was really an A+ behavior day. So we did our chores, and only got about 75% done when Abe needed to run back inside to get something. He came back out and said, "go see what your precious little muffin did to the house." I was like, "WHATTTTT!!! AHHH!"
Scene: An entire roll of paper towels chewed up and distributed throughout the office and entryway. A red solo cup that previously held paint - half eaten, half destroyed, all over the place. And the worst part.... gray paint paw prints on the office rug.
She had somehow weaseled herself into the dining room where we hadn't finished cleaning up from our painting last weekend and brought it all over the place. I wasn't aware that paint that was dry could become wet again... and this is obviously all our fault 1. for leaving her uncrated alone in the house as a puppy, and 2. not taking every single thing that would be bad out of her reach. I took things like electronics, mail, magazines, liquids, etc. out of her reach but I never thought that she would be able to get into the dining room - foolishly. She is pretty much an expert at getting into trouble and now she has paint on her chest, nose and paws... not that she cares.
Now she needs to earn back our trust... which may take months and months. That innocent mug isn't going to persuade me anymore.
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