Barking Up The Wrong Tree

Most Destructive Dogs: Great Dane And.. The Chihuahua?!?

According to a new survey by eSure of 3000 dog owners, the Great Dane cost its owners on average £669.64 in its lifetime through stained carpets, chewed cables and ripped sofas and also chihuahuas notch up a remarkable £638.41worth of damage.

Mastiffs came third in the destructive survey, costing £585.71 over a lifetime and Basset Hounds were found to cause £564.13 worth of damage.  The Whippet completes the top five, with destruction totalling £518.75.

Other dogs with destructive tendencies include Bulldogs, English Setters, Boxers and Dachshunds.

There were also a few horror stories such as a Great Dane who, thinking the patio doors were open, hurtled to them and actually knocked them out of the wall – and a Border Collie’s wagging tail knocked red wine onto a cream carpet, that had just been laid costing £3,000.

Chihuahua owners are not impressed:

Wendy Thorogood, 44, from Brighton: “It’s down to the owners, not the dogs.  You have got to let them know who’s boss and what you say goes.”

Sylvia Brady, 64, a chihuahua breeder from Sailsworth in Lancashire, said:  “Alright they can be quite feisty little things and they sometimes chew things and scratch wallpaper, but what dog doesn’t?”

Mike Pickard, Head of Risk and Underwriting at esure pet insurance, said much destructiveness is due to boredom:

“To help minimise your dog’s destructive behaviour, remember to house train them from a very early age, maintain their health with regular vet check-ups, and give them plenty of exercise.”

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Sep 04, 2008 | 1 | News